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Behaviour, Welfare, Husbandry & Environment

Perch width preferences of laying hens

Dr. E. Struelens Animal Sciences, Institute for Agricultural and Fisheries Research, Melle, 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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B. Ampe Department of Physiology and Biometrics, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ghent University, Merelbeke, Belgium
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F. Ödberg Department of Animal Nutrition, Genetics, Breeding and Ethology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ghent University, Merelbeke, Belgium
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B. Sonck Animal Sciences, Institute for Agricultural and Fisheries Research, Melle, Belgium
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L. Duchateau Department of Physiology and Biometrics, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ghent University, Merelbeke, Belgium
Pages 418-423 | Accepted 27 Jan 2009, Published online: 04 Sep 2009

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