Reduction in feather pecking and improvement of feather condition with the presentation of a string device to chickens

Nonparametric Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences.

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Behavioral Measurement, Statistics, Behavioral Sciences +1

The influence of strain and environmental factors upon feather pecking and cannibalism in fowls

B. O. Hughes, I.J.H. Duncan · British Poultry Science · 1972 · 340 citations

Changes in feather condition in relation to feather pecking and aggressive behaviour in laying hens

Linda Keeling · British Poultry Science · 1999 · 288 citations

Effect of rearing factors on the prevalence of floor eggs, cloacal cannibalism and feather pecking in commercial flocks of loose housed laying hens

Stefan Gunnarsson · British Poultry Science · 1999 · 210 citations

Breeding Behavior, Housing System, Engineering +16

Feather pecking in domestic chicks: its relation to dustbathing and foraging

B. Huber-Eicher, Beat Wechsler · Animal Behaviour · 1997 · 184 citations

Behavioral Sciences, Engineering, Foraging +6