| The prevention and control of feather pecking in laying hens: identifying the underlying principles TB Rodenburg, MM Van Krimpen, IC De Jong, EN De Haas, MS Kops, ... World's Poultry Science Journal 69 (2), 361-374, 2013 | 311 | 2013 |
| Farm level factors associated with feather pecking in organic laying hens MWP Bestman, JP Wagenaar Livestock Production Science 80 (1-2), 133-140, 2003 | 251 | 2003 |
| The prevention and control of feather pecking: application to commercial systems CJ Nicol, M Bestman, AM Gilani, EN De Haas, IC De Jong, S Lambton, ... World's Poultry Science Journal 69 (4), 775-788, 2013 | 159 | 2013 |
| Influence of farm factors on the occurrence of feather pecking in organic reared hens and their predictability for feather pecking in the laying period M Bestman, P Koene, JP Wagenaar Applied Animal Behaviour Science 121 (2), 120-125, 2009 | 134 | 2009 |
| Health and welfare in Dutch organic laying hens M Bestman, JP Wagenaar Animals 4 (2), 374-390, 2014 | 91 | 2014 |
| Utilising intrinsic robustness in agricultural production systems: inventions for a sustainable development of agriculture J Napel, F Bianchi, M Bestman Inventions for a sustainable development of agriculture, 32-53, 2006 | 57 | 2006 |
| Laying hen performance in different production systems; why do they differ and how to close the gap? Results of discussions with groups of farmers in The Netherlands … F Leenstra, V Maurer, F Galea, M Bestman, Z Amsler-Kepalaite, ... European Poultry Science 78, 1-10, 2014 | 56 | 2014 |
| Performance of commercial laying hen genotypes on free range and organic farms in Switzerland, France and The Netherlands F Leenstra, V Maurer, M Bestman, F van Sambeek, E Zeltner, ... British Poultry Science 53 (3), 282-290, 2012 | 52 | 2012 |
| Feather-pecking and injurious pecking in organic laying hens in 107 flocks from eight European countries M Bestman, C Verwer, C Brenninkmeyer, A Willett, LK Hinrichsen, ... Animal Welfare 26 (3), 355-363, 2017 | 48 | 2017 |
| Predation in organic and free-range egg production M Bestman, J Bikker-Ouwejan Animals 10 (2), 177, 2020 | 45 | 2020 |
| How to fulfill EU requirements to feed organic laying hens 100% organic ingredients MM Van Krimpen, F Leenstra, V Maurer, M Bestman Journal of Applied Poultry Research 25 (1), 129-138, 2016 | 37 | 2016 |
| The role of management and housing in the prevention of feather pecking in laying hens MWP Bestman Human-animal relationship: stockmanship and housing in organic livestock …, 2000 | 33 | 2000 |
| Possible risk factors for keel bone damage in organic laying hens L Jung, K Niebuhr, LK Hinrichsen, S Gunnarsson, C Brenninkmeyer, ... animal 13 (10), 2356-2364, 2019 | 31 | 2019 |
| The effects of harvest date and frequency on the yield, nutritional value and mineral content of the paludiculture crop cattail (Typha latifolia L.) in the first year after … J Pijlman, JJM Geurts, RJE Vroom, M Bestman, C Fritz, NV Eekeren | 30 | 2019 |
| Presence of avian influenza risk birds in and around poultry free-range areas in relation to range vegetation and openness of surrounding landscape M Bestman, W de Jong, JP Wagenaar, T Weerts Agroforestry Systems 92, 1001-1008, 2018 | 25 | 2018 |
| Factors related to free-range use in commercial laying hens M Bestman, C Verwer, T van Niekerk, F Leenstra, B Reuvekamp, ... Applied Animal Behaviour Science 214, 57-63, 2019 | 23 | 2019 |
| Husbandry conditions and welfare outcomes in organic egg production in eight European countries L Jung, C Brenninkmeyer, K Niebuhr, M Bestman, FAM Tuyttens, ... Animals 10 (11), 2102, 2020 | 22 | 2020 |
| Mutilations in organic animal husbandry: dilemmas involving animal welfare, humans and environmental protection. C Menke, S Waiblinger, M Studnitz, M Bestman | 22 | 2004 |
| Monitoring organic pig farms in The Netherlands HM Vermeer, H Altena, M Bestman, L Ellinger, I Cranen, HAM Spoolder, ... Proc. of the 51st annual meeting of the European Association of Animal …, 2000 | 21 | 2000 |
| The diversity of organic livestock systems in Europe. S Roderick, B Henriksen, RG Trujillo, M Bestman, M Walkenhorst | 18 | 2004 |
