Effects of cage height and stocking density on the frequency of comfort behaviours performed by laying hens housed in furnished cages

Animal Welfare

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 419-424

  Albentosa, M J ^a   Cooper, J J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LINCOLN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Animal welfare; Cage height; Comfort behaviour; Furnished cage; Laying hen; Stocking density

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL HOUSING; ANIMAL WELFARE; ANIMAL WELLBEING; ARTICLE; CAGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EGG LAYING; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; LAW; NONHUMAN; PILOT STUDY; STOCKING DENSITY;

ANIMALIA; AVES; PERCIDAE;

EID: 8544253978     PISSN: 09627286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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