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Level of stress in relation to emotional reactivity of hens

Agnieszka KozakInstitute of Biological Basis of Animal Production, University of Life Sciences in Lublin, Lublin, PolandCorrespondence[email protected]
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Iwona Rozempolska-RucińskaInstitute of Biological Basis of Animal Production, University of Life Sciences in Lublin, Lublin, PolandORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0001-5025-0225
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Kornel KasperekInstitute of Biological Basis of Animal Production, University of Life Sciences in Lublin, Lublin, PolandORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0003-4305-8168
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Adam BownikInstitute of Biological Basis of Animal Production, University of Life Sciences in Lublin, Lublin, PolandORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0003-3623-838X
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Pages 1252-1258 | Received 20 Feb 2019, Accepted 07 Jul 2019, Published online: 07 Aug 2019

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