The relative preferences for feathers, straw, wood-shavings and sand for dustbathing, pecking and scratching in domestic chicks

1995/07/01 by G. S. Sanotra, G.S. Sanotra, K.S. Vestergaard +5 · 3 citations
Agricultural and Biological Sciences · Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · #Agronomy #Animal Behavior and Reproduction #Animal Nutrition and Physiology #Animal Vocal Communication and Behavior #Animal science #Biology #Ecology #Feather #Feather pecking #Pecking order #Straw

paper · doi:10.1016/0168-1591(95)00562-7

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Citations

• Dust-bathing in the domestic fowl — diurnal rhythm and dust deprivation
• Dustbathing as related to proximal and distal feather lipids in laying hens

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