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Task-based Learning and Memory in Laying Hens

Published by the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers, St. Joseph, Michigan www.asabe.org

Citation:  2012 Dallas, Texas, July 29 - August 1, 2012  121338349.(doi:10.13031/2013.42703)
Authors:   W Zheng, G T Sales, A R Green, R S Gates
Keywords:   Poultry, domestic fowl, cognition, ammonia, welfare

Relatively little is known regarding task-based cognitive abilities of domestic fowl. A better understanding of chicken learning and memory may contribute to the design of improved experimental methods regarding hen perceptions.

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