Genetic and environmental factors influencing the behaviour and health of laying hens with emphasis on feather pecking
The aim of this work was to investigate the effects of feather availability and imprinting to loose feathers in the litter on the incidence of feather pecking behaviour (FP), condition of the integument and fear reactions in two genotypes of laying hens. Hens that were deprived from loose feathers i...
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| Format: | Doctoral Thesis |
| Language: | English |
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Universitätsbibliothek Leipzig
2007
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| Online Access: | http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bsz:15-20071211-095426-8 http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bsz:15-20071211-095426-8 http://www.qucosa.de/fileadmin/data/qucosa/documents/3507/Ramadan_Dissertation.pdf |