title: [Effect of the laying nest on cortisone levels in the plasma of laying hens prior to oviposition].
abstract: The effects of a laying nest on egg-laying behaviour and plasma corticosterone levels are described. Three causes of increasing corticosterone levels are discussed: (1) an increase during egg-laying behaviour; (2) an increase during oviposition; (3) an increase due to removal of the laying nest.
authors.affiliation: Centrum voor Onderzoek en Voorlichting voor de pluimveehouderij Het Spelderholt, Beekbergen.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Beuving
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001522:Behavior, Animal / Q000502:physiology; D002645:Chickens / Q000097:blood* / Q000502:physiology; D003348:Cortisone / Q000097:blood*; D005260:Female; D006799:Housing, Animal; D010058:Oviposition; D013239:Stereotyped Behavior
chemical_list: D003348:Cortisone
vernacular_title: Invloed van het legnest op het corticosterongehalte in plasma van leghennen voor de ovipositie.