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Perching behaviour and perch height preference of laying hens in furnished cages varying in height

E. Struelens Animal Sciences, Institute for Agricultural and Fisheries Research, Melle, Belgium; Technology and Food Unit, Institute for Agricultural and Fisheries Research, Merelbeke, BelgiumCorrespondence[email protected]
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F.A.M. Tuyttens Animal Sciences, Institute for Agricultural and Fisheries Research, Melle, Belgium
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L. Duchateau Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Physiology and Biometrics, Ghent University, Merelbeke, Belgium
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T. Leroy Faculty of Bioscience Engineering, Division Measure, Model and Manage Bioresponses (M3-BIORES), Catholic University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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M. Cox Provincial Centre for Applied Poultry Research, Geel, Belgium
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E. Vranken Faculty of Bioscience Engineering, Division Measure, Model and Manage Bioresponses (M3-BIORES), Catholic University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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J. Buyse Laboratory of Physiology, Immunology and Genetics of Domestic Animals, Catholic University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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J. Zoons Provincial Centre for Applied Poultry Research, Geel, Belgium
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D. Berckmans Faculty of Bioscience Engineering, Division Measure, Model and Manage Bioresponses (M3-BIORES), Catholic University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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F. Ödberg Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Animal Nutrition, Genetics, Breeding and Ethology, Ghent University, Merelbeke, Belgium
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B. Sonck Animal Sciences, Institute for Agricultural and Fisheries Research, Melle, Belgium
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Pages 381-389 | Accepted 20 Feb 2008, Published online: 14 Aug 2008

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