Production, modeling, and education survey of egg producers on the introduction of alternative housing systems for laying hens in Flanders, Belgium

Poultry Science

Volumn 90, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 941-950

  Tuyttens, F A M ^a   Sonck, B ^a   Staes, M ^a   van Gansbeke, S ^b   van den Bogaert, T ^b   Ampe, B ^c  

^a INSTITUTE FOR AGRICULTURAL AND FISHERIES RESEARCH ILVO   (Belgium)

^b Department of Agriculture and Fisheries   (Belgium)

^c GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Aviary; Egg producer; Furnished cage; Laying hen; Survey

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL HOUSING; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMAL WELFARE; ARTICLE; BELGIUM; CHICKEN; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; METHODOLOGY; STANDARD;

AGRICULTURE; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMAL WELFARE; ANIMALS; BELGIUM; CHICKENS; FEMALE; HOUSING, ANIMAL; HUMANS;

EID: 79952633680     PISSN: 00325791     EISSN: 15253171     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3382/ps.2010-01122     Document Type: Article

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