Analysis of landing behaviour of three layer lines on different perch designs

British Poultry Science

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 419-426

  Scholz, B ^a   Kjaer, J B ^a   Schrader, L ^a  

^a FEDERAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR ANIMAL HEALTH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL HOUSING; ANIMAL WELFARE; CHICKEN; FEMALE; FLYING; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMAL WELFARE; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CHICKENS; FEMALE; FLIGHT, ANIMAL; HOUSING, ANIMAL;

EID: 84911110294     PISSN: 00071668     EISSN: 14661799     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00071668.2014.933175     Document Type: Article

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