Growth of beaks in layers following re-trimming

International Journal of Poultry Science

Volumn 1, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 158-160

  Glatz, P C ^a  

^a SOUTH AUSTRALIAN RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Beak length and cauterisation; Beak trimming; Laying hens

Indexed keywords

EID: 7044276022     PISSN: 16828356     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/ijps.2002.158.160     Document Type: Article

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