Behavioral responses of neonatal chicks exposed to low environmental temperature

Poultry Science

Volumn 88, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 917-922

  Mujahid, A ^a   Furuse, M ^a  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Behavioral response; Cold stress; Distress vocalization; Neonatal chick; Spontaneous activity

Indexed keywords

GALLUS GALLUS;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; BODY TEMPERATURE; CHICKEN; COLD; EATING; NEWBORN; PHYSIOLOGY; WEIGHT GAIN;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BODY TEMPERATURE; CHICKENS; COLD TEMPERATURE; EATING; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 67649225083     PISSN: 00325791     EISSN: 15253171     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3382/ps.2008-00472     Document Type: Article

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