Keeping laying hens in furnished cages and an aviary housing system enhances their bone stability
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- 1 October 2005
- journal article
- clinical trial
- Published by Taylor & Francis in British Poultry Science
- Vol. 46 (5) , 536-544
Abstract
(2005). Keeping laying hens in furnished cages and an aviary housing system enhances their bone stability. British Poultry Science: Vol. 46, No. 5, pp. 536-544.Keywords
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