Short- and long-term movement patterns in complex confined environments in broiler chickens: The effects of distribution of cover panels and food resources

Poultry Science

Volumn 89, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 643-650

  Estevez, I ^a,b   Mallapur, A ^a   Miller, C ^c   Christman, M C ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b NEIKER and a Vaccine producing Commercial Company CZVSL   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Broiler chicken; Cover panel; Domestic fowl; Food resource; Movement and space use

Indexed keywords

AVES; GALLUS GALLUS;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL HOUSING; ARTICLE; CATERING SERVICE; CHICKEN; DEPTH PERCEPTION; ENVIRONMENT; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; HABITUATION; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CHICKENS; ENVIRONMENT; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD SUPPLY; HABITUATION, PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGIC; HOUSING, ANIMAL; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MOVEMENT; SPACE PERCEPTION;

EID: 77953058874     PISSN: 00325791     EISSN: 15253171     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3382/ps.2009-00433     Document Type: Article

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