Physical characteristics of feathers play a role in feather eating behavior

Poultry Science

Volumn 88, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1800-1804

  Harlander Matauschek, A ^a   Feise, U ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOHENHEIM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Feather eating; Feather pecking; Laying hen; Preference

Indexed keywords

AVES;

EID: 69949186404     PISSN: 00325791     EISSN: 15253171     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3382/ps.2008-00566     Document Type: Article

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