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Webster, A.J.F., A. Tuddenham, C.A. Saville, and G.B. Scott (1993). Thermal stress on chickens in transit. British Poultry Science 34(2):267-277.
NAL call number: 47.8 B77
Weeks, C.A. and H.M. Wyld (1994). Quantifying thermal stress in transit using a model hen. In: Proceedings of the 9th European poultry conference, Glasgow, UK, 7-12, August, 1994: Volume 2. Symposia papers. Andover, UK: WPSA
(United Kingdom Branch), p. 419-422.
NAL call number: SF481.2 E97 1994
Xie, R.B. (1993). Long-distance transport of chicks. Poultry Husbandry and Disease Control (3):19-20.
NAL call number: SF481.75 C6Y35
Xin, H. and S.R. Rieger (1995). Physical conditions and mortalities associated with international air transport of young chicks. Transactions of the American Society of Agricultural Engineers 38(6):1863-1867.
NAL call number: 290.9 Am32T
Xin, H. and J.D. Harmon (1996). Responses of group-housed neonatal chicks to posthatch holding environment. Transactions of the American Society of Agricultural Engineers 39(6):2249-2254.
NAL call number: 290.9 Am32T
Xin, H. and K. Lee (1996). Use of Aqua-Jel and feed for nutrient supply during long journey air transport of baby chicks. Transactions of the American Society of Agricultural Engineers 39(3):1123-1126.
NAL call number: 290.9 Am32T
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Handling Live Birds [videocassette]. University Park, PA: Pennsylvania State University Ag; 1988; 1/2" VHS, 20 min. (available for loan from Penn State Audiovisual Services)
Keyword: Hens, handling.
Note: Demonstrates correct method for holding hens to examine for behavioral and physical characteristics related to health and performance.
Poultry at Home [videocassette]. Ipswich, UK: Farming Press
Videos. Distributed in N.
America by Diamond Farm Enterprises,
Alexandria Bay, NY; 1993; 1/2" VHS, 77 min.
Keyword: Raising
chickens, basic management, health.
Note: A beginner's guide to
poultry health and management. Victoria Roberts and Julie Musk use over 50
pure breeds to illustrate the various points. Topics include: choosing
your breed, housing, handling, predators, feed and digestion, diseases and
parasites, breeding, sexing, candling eggs, and rearing chicks.
NAL
call number: Videocassette No. 1914.
Poultry Heat Stress [videocassette]. 1 hr., TC-33 (available from Oklahoma State University Cooperative Extension)
Keyword: Chickens, heat stress, management.
Note: Techniques to alleviate heat stress of poultry during hot weather.
Restraint and Handling of the Bird [videocassette]. Davis, CA: School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California at Davis; 1978; 1/2" VHS, 12 min.
Keyword: Birds, handling, restraint.
Note: Discusses common anatomical characteristics of all birds. Common physical and chemical restraint techniques used on most birds are demonstrated.
NAL call number: Videocassette No. 1907.
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