The effect of keel fractures on egg-production parameters, mobility and behaviour in individual laying hens

Animal Welfare

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 127-135

  Nasr, M A F ^a,b   Murrell, J ^a   Wilkins, L J ^a   Nicol, C J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b Zagazig University   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Animal welfare; Behaviour; Egg production; Keel fracture; Laying hen; Mobility

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BODY TEMPERATURE; BONE STRENGTH; DISEASE SEVERITY; EGG LAYING; EGG PRODUCTION; EGG SHELL; EGG SIZE; FEMALE; FRACTURE; HEN; INFLAMMATION; KEEL FRACTURE; MOBILIZATION; NONHUMAN; SCORING SYSTEM;

ANIMALIA; AVES;

EID: 84856404261     PISSN: 09627286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7120/096272812799129376     Document Type: Article

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