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The effect of visual pattern complexity of feeders on food consumption of laying hens

J. F. Hurnik Department of Animal and Poultry Science and Department of Psychology, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, N1G 2W1, Canada
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D. J. Piggins Department of Animal and Poultry Science and Department of Psychology, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, N1G 2W1, Canada
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B. S. Reinhart Department of Animal and Poultry Science and Department of Psychology, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, N1G 2W1, Canada
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J. D. Summers Department of Animal and Poultry Science and Department of Psychology, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, N1G 2W1, Canada
Pages 97-105 | Received 10 May 1973, Published online: 08 Nov 2007

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