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Feather pecking

Term · Agriculture and food · MLC-T-AGR-002427

Feather pecking is an abnormal behavior whereby some birds peck feathers from other birds or themselves. It can lead to feather loss, skin damage and even death.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-AGR-002427
FieldAgriculture and food
SubjectAnimals, Livestock, One Health
ReferencesNAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary (CC BY 4.0)
See alsoVices; Defeathering; Aggression; Pecking
TranslationsSpanish: picoteo de las plumas
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-AGR-002427",
  "term": "Feather pecking",
  "field": "Agriculture and food",
  "definition": "Feather pecking is an abnormal behavior whereby some birds peck feathers from other birds or themselves. It can lead to feather loss, skin damage and even death.",
  "subject": "Animals, Livestock, One Health",
  "see_also": [
    "vices",
    "defeathering",
    "aggression",
    "pecking"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "es": "picoteo de las plumas"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/feather-pecking/"
}

Record 2,402 of 6,798 in Agriculture and food terminology (MLC-0114). Request the full dataset.