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The value of environmental resources to domestic hens: A comparison of the work-rate for food and for nests as a function of time (2003)

Cooper, J. J., Appleby, M. C.

Abstract

Hens place a higher value on gaining access to a discrete nest-site prior to oviposition than they do on gaining access to food following 4 h food deprivation. (p. 39)

Published
2003

Animal Type
Bird, Chicken
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Citation
Cooper, J. J., Appleby, M. C. 2003. The value of environmental resources to domestic hens: A comparison of the work-rate for food and for nests as a function of time. Animal Welfare 12, 39-52.

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