Investigating social discrimination of group members by laying hens

Behavioural Processes

Volumn 81, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 1-13

  Abeyesinghe, Siobhan M ^a   McLeman, Morven A ^a   Owen, Rachael C ^a   McMahon, Claire E ^a   Wathes, Christopher M ^a  

^a ROYAL VETERINARY COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Hens; Operant learning; Social discrimination

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANIMAL WELFARE; COMMERCIAL SPECIES; CONSPECIFIC; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; LEARNING; MATE RECOGNITION; POULTRY; SENSORY SYSTEM;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EGG LAYING; HEARING; HEN; LEARNING; MAZE TEST; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; NONHUMAN; SENSORY EVALUATION; SMELLING; SOCIAL DISCRIMINATION; VISION;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CHICKENS; CONDITIONING, OPERANT; DISCRIMINATION (PSYCHOLOGY); DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; HOUSING, ANIMAL; MAZE LEARNING; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 63349103540     PISSN: 03766357     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.beproc.2008.11.017     Document Type: Article

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