Reducing stress during welfare inspection: Validation of a non-intrusive version of the laywel plumage scoring system for laying hens

British Poultry Science

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2011, Pages

  Kjaer, J B ^a   Glawatz, H ^b   Scholz, B ^a   Rettenbacher, S ^c   Tauson, R ^d  

^a FEDERAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR ANIMAL HEALTH   (Germany)

^b LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE FOR FARM ANIMAL BIOLOGY FBN   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE   (Austria)

^d SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTERONE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL HOUSING; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMAL WELFARE; ARTICLE; CHICKEN; EVALUATION; FEATHER; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMAL WELFARE; ANIMALS; CHICKENS; CORTICOSTERONE; FEATHERS; HOUSING, ANIMAL; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL;

AVES;

EID: 79956223802     PISSN: 00071668     EISSN: 14661799     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00071668.2011.554799     Document Type: Article

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