Dustbathing in relation to early pecking experience in game pheasants (Phasianus colchicus)
1999
Vestergaard, K.S. | Bildoese, M. (The Royal Veterinary and Agricultural Univ., Frederiksberg (Denmark))
Studies on domestic chicks have indicated that preferences for dustbathing substrates are related to early pecking experience before full dustbathing behaviour has appeared. In this study we investigated if this was also the case in game pheasant (Phasianus colchicus), a close relative of fowl. We suggest that like domestic chicks game pheasant chicks imprint on dustbathing substrates by pecking at them during the first days of life.
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pp. 141-148
其它主题
Animales jovenes; Ingestion de piensos
语言
英语
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Summaries (Cs, En)
3 graphs, 1 table; 22 ref.
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Summary
1999-08-15
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