Individual perching behaviour of laying hens and its effects in cages (1992)

Appleby, M. C., Smith, S. F., Hughes, B. O.

Abstract

Caged hens spent more time on softwood perches than on hardwood, metal or plastic perches. Overall, birds spent about 25% of the day time on perches.

Published
1992

Animal Type
Bird, Chicken

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Citation
Appleby, M. C., Smith, S. F., Hughes, B. O. 1992. Individual perching behaviour of laying hens and its effects in cages. British Poultry Science 33, 227-238.

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