The relationship between the comb and social behaviour in laying hens

The question of whether attributes of the combs of laying hens have any consistent relationship with dominance behaviour has yet to be answered unequivocally. This study sought to address this by investigating whether a relationship existed between the competitive ability of hens within stable group...

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Published in:	Applied animal behaviour science Vol. 135; no. 4; pp. 293 - 299
Main Authors:	O’Connor, Emily A., Saunders, John E., Grist, Hannah, McLeman, Morven A., Wathes, Christopher M., Abeyesinghe, Siobhan M.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Elsevier B.V 31-12-2011
Subjects:	body weight color Comb colour Comb size humans Laying hen laying hens pullets Social behaviour social dominance wavelengths Social behaviour Comb colour Comb size Laying hen
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