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Behaviour, Welfare & Environment

Influence of front curtain design on nest choice by laying hens

K. Stämpfli Swiss Federal Veterinary Office, Centre for Proper Housing: Poultry and Rabbits, 3052 Zollikofen, SwitzerlandCorrespondence[email protected]
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T. Buchwalder Swiss Federal Veterinary Office, Centre for Proper Housing: Poultry and Rabbits, 3052 Zollikofen, Switzerland
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E.K.F. Fröhlich Swiss Federal Veterinary Office, Centre for Proper Housing: Poultry and Rabbits, 3052 Zollikofen, Switzerland
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B.A. Roth Swiss Federal Veterinary Office, Centre for Proper Housing: Poultry and Rabbits, 3052 Zollikofen, Switzerland
Pages 553-560 | Accepted 09 Dec 2011, Published online: 03 Jan 2013

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