The effects of modifying the amount of human contact on behavioural, physiological and production responses of laying hens (1994)

Barnett, J. L., Hemsworth, P. H., Hennessy, D. P. et al.

Abstract

Increasing the amount of human contact reduced the level of fear of humans ... and decreased corticosterone response to handling, with consequent positive effects on production.

Published
1994

Animal Type
Bird, Chicken

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Citation
Barnett, J. L., Hemsworth, P. H., Hennessy, D. P. et al. 1994. The effects of modifying the amount of human contact on behavioural, physiological and production responses of laying hens. Applied Animal Behaviour Science 41, 87-100.

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