Welfare of the laying hen
The welfare of egg-producing poultry is a topic of great concern to the poultry industry and to researchers in applied animal behaviour. It is also subject to increased legislation. Issues such as battery cages, space requirements, access to daylight an ''free-range'' eggs have a...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Wallingford, Oxfordshire :
CABI Publishing ,
c2004
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| Series: | Poultry science symposium series
no. 27 |
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| Online Access: | https://www.cabi.org/cabebooks/FullTextPDF/2004/20043127394.pdf |
| Summary: | The welfare of egg-producing poultry is a topic of great concern to the poultry industry and to researchers in applied animal behaviour. It is also subject to increased legislation. Issues such as battery cages, space requirements, access to daylight an ''free-range'' eggs have attracted public interest. |
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| Item Description: | Also available in electronic resource Papers from the 27th Poultry Science Symposium held in Bristol, July 2003 |
| Physical Description: | xv, 430 p. : ill. ; 26 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| ISBN: | 0851990363 (e-book) 0851998135 (e-book) 9780851990361 (e-book) 9780851998138 |