Effects of Population Size, Floor Space, and Feeder Space upon Productive Performance, External Appearance, and Plasma Corticosterone Concentration of Laying Hens
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- 1 February 1987
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Elsevier BV in Poultry Science
- Vol. 66 (2), 251-257
- https://doi.org/10.3382/ps.0660251
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