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Behaviour, welfare, husbandry and environment

Comparative analysis of pre‐laying behaviour in battery cages and in three alternative systems

F. M. Meijsser AFRC Institute of Animal Physiology and Genetics Research, Edinburgh Research Station, Roslin, Midlothian, EH25 9PS, Scotland; Oud‐Vellerseweg 20, 3772, PA Barneveld, Netherlands
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B. O. Hughes AFRC Institute of Animal Physiology and Genetics Research, Edinburgh Research Station, Roslin, Midlothian, EH25 9PS, Scotland
Pages 747-760 | Received 16 Sep 1988, Published online: 08 Nov 2007

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