Associations between welfare indicators and environmental choice in laying hens

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 78, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 413-424

  Nicol, Christine J ^a   Caplen, Gina ^a   Edgar, Joanne ^a   Browne, William J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

animal welfare; choice decision making; Gallus gallus; laying hen; stress; welfare indicator

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL WELFARE; BLOOD; BODY TEMPERATURE; DECISION MAKING; DIGESTIBILITY; GLUCOSE; GROOMING; NUMERICAL MODEL; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; POULTRY; PREFERENCE BEHAVIOR;

ANIMALIA; AVES; GALLUS GALLUS;

EID: 68349160832     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2009.05.016     Document Type: Article

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