Invasive and noninvasive measurement of stress in laying hens kept in conventional cages and in floor pens

Poultry Science

Volumn 88, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 1346-1351

  Singh, R ^a   Cook, N ^b   Cheng, K M ^a   Silversides, F G ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b LACOMBE RESEARCH CENTRE   (Canada)

^c Agassiz Research Centre   (Canada)

Author keywords

Conventional cage; Egg corticosterone; Floor pen; Heterophil:lymphocyte ratio; Laying hen

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTERONE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL HOUSING; ANIMAL WELFARE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CHICKEN; CLINICAL TRIAL; EGG; EGG LAYING; FEMALE; LYMPHOCYTE; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMAL WELFARE; ANIMALS; CHICKENS; CORTICOSTERONE; EGGS; FEMALE; HOUSING, ANIMAL; LYMPHOCYTES; OVIPOSITION; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL;

EID: 70149084741     PISSN: 00325791     EISSN: 15253171     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3382/ps.2008-00300     Document Type: Article

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