vent pecking

noun

Definitions

  1. An abnormal behaviour of birds, primarily commercial egg-laying hens, characterised by…

    An abnormal behaviour of birds, primarily commercial egg-laying hens, characterised by pecking damage to the cloaca, the surrounding skin and underlying tissue.

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