Feather-pecking response of laying hens to feather and cellulose-based rations fed during rearing

Poultry Science

Volumn 91, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 1514-1521

  Kriegseis, I ^a   Bessei, W ^a   Meyer, B ^b   Zentek, J ^b   Wurbel H ^c   Harlander Matauschek, A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOHENHEIM   (Germany)

^b FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^c VETSUISSE FACULTY UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Diet; Feather eating; Feather pecking; Fiber; Laying hen

Indexed keywords

EID: 84862285307     PISSN: 00325791     EISSN: 15253171     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3382/ps.2011-01865     Document Type: Article

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