Multi-factorial investigation of various housing systems for laying hens

British Poultry Science

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 31-42

  Shimmura, T ^a,c   Hirahara, S ^b   Azuma, T ^a   Suzuki, T ^a   Eguchi, Y ^a   Uetake, K ^a   Tanaka, T ^a  

^a AZABU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Kanagawa Prefectural Livestock Industry Technical Center   (Japan)

^c NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL HOUSING; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BODY WEIGHT; BONE; CHICKEN; EATING; EUROPEAN UNION; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; IMMUNOLOGY; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; PHYSIOLOGY; STANDARD;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BODY WEIGHT; BONE AND BONES; CHICKENS; EATING; EUROPEAN UNION; FEMALE; HOUSING, ANIMAL; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

AVES;

EID: 77949338823     PISSN: 00071668     EISSN: 14661799     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00071660903421167     Document Type: Article

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