Papers: Influence of housing system and design on bone strength and keel bone fractures in laying hens

Veterinary Record

Volumn 169, Issue 16, 2011, Pages 414-

  Wilkins, L J ^a   McKinstry, J L ^a   Avery, N C ^a   Knowles, T G ^a   Brown, S N ^a   Tarlton, J ^a   Nicol, C J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL HOUSING; ANIMAL WELFARE; ARTICLE; BONE; CHICKEN; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; EGG LAYING; FEMALE; FRACTURE; HISTOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMAL WELFARE; ANIMALS; BONE AND BONES; CHICKENS; FEMALE; FRACTURES, BONE; HOUSING, ANIMAL; OVIPOSITION;

EID: 80054729404     PISSN: 00424900     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/vr.d4831     Document Type: Article

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