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Behaviour, welfare, husbandry and environment

Ability of laying hens to negotiate horizontal perches at different heights, separated by different angles

G. B. Scott Poultry Science Department, SAC Auchincruive, Ayr, KA6 5HW, Scotland
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N. R. Lambe Poultry Science Department, SAC Auchincruive, Ayr, Scotland
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D. Hitchcock Biomathematics and Statistics Scotland, SAC Auchincruive, Ayr, Scotland
Pages 48-54 | Accepted 27 May 1996, Published online: 08 Nov 2007

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