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Application of open field, tonic immobility, and attention bias tests to hens with different ranging patterns

Assessment of negative affective states is a key component of animal welfare research. In laying hens, excessive fearfulness results in reduced production and increased sensitivity to stress. Fearfulness can be defined as a response to a known threat, but anxiety is a response to an unknown threat a...

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Autores principales: Campbell, Dana L.M., Dickson, Emily J., Lee, Caroline
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: PeerJ Inc. 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6882422/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31788364
http://dx.doi.org/10.7717/peerj.8122