Causes of keel bone damage and their solutions in laying hens

World's Poultry Science Journal

Volumn 71, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 461-472

  Harlander Matauschek, A ^a   Rodenburg, T B ^b   Sandilands, V ^c   Tobalske, B W ^d   Toscano, M J ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c SCOTTISH AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

bone; damage; fracture; keel; laying hen; welfare

Indexed keywords

EID: 84941064462     PISSN: 00439339     EISSN: 17434777     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0043933915002135     Document Type: Conference Paper

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