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Behaviour, welfare, husbandry and environment

Behavioural and anatomical consequences of two beak trimming methods in 1‐ and 10‐d‐old domestic chicks

M. J. Gentle Roslin Institute (Edinburgh), Scotland; Roslin Institute (Edinburgh), Roslin, Midlothian, EH25 9PS, Scotland
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B. O. Hughes Roslin Institute (Edinburgh), Scotland
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A. Fox Roslin Institute (Edinburgh), Scotland; Department of Biological and Molecular Science, University of Stirling, Stirling, FK9 4LA, Scotland
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D. Waddington Roslin Institute (Edinburgh), Scotland
Pages 453-463 | Accepted 14 Mar 1997, Published online: 08 Nov 2007

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