Cage height preference and use in battery-kept hens
- 30 March 1985
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Veterinary Record
- Vol. 116 (13) , 345-347
- https://doi.org/10.1136/vr.116.13.345
Abstract
Caged hens are shown to have a strong preference for cages which have a large vertical space allowance. When filmed in cages of unrestricted head room, nearly 25 per cent of hens' head movements occurred above 40 cm, which is the proposed CEC recommendation.Keywords
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