Development of pecking damage in layer pullets in relation to dietary protein source

British Poultry Science

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 33-42

  McKeegan, D E F ^a   Savory, C J ^a,b   MacLeod, M G ^a   Mitchell, M A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b SCOTTISH AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; PROGESTERONE; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

AGGRESSION; ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL FOOD; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CANNIBALISM; CHICKEN; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; EGG LAYING; FEATHER; FEMALE; PHYSIOLOGY; PROTEIN INTAKE; RANDOMIZATION;

AGGRESSION; ANIMAL FEED; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CANNIBALISM; CHICKENS; DIETARY PROTEINS; ESTRADIOL; FEATHERS; FEMALE; OVIPOSITION; PLANT PROTEINS; PROGESTERONE; RANDOM ALLOCATION;

EID: 85047681375     PISSN: 00071668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/713655013     Document Type: Article

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