Welfare issues in broiler chickens: overview

B Tainika, A Şekeroğlu, A Akyol… - World's Poultry …, 2023‏ - Taylor & Francis
Development of quality welfare assessment protocols is a necessary step towards achieving
high broiler welfare standards. Rapid growth rate and highly intensive commercial …

The history, implementation, and application of personality tests in livestock animals and their links to performance

MMW Setser, HW Neave, JHC Costa - Applied Animal Behaviour Science, 2023‏ - Elsevier
Animal personality refers to consistent individual differences in behavior that are widely
seen across the animal kingdom, but only recently has interest in animal personality of …

Welfare of broilers on farm

EFSA AHAW Panel (EFSA Panel on Animal … - EFSA …, 2023‏ - Wiley Online Library
Abstract This Scientific Opinion considers the welfare of domestic fowl (Gallus gallus) related
to the production of meat (broilers) and includes the kee** of day‐old chicks, broiler …

[HTML][HTML] Enhancing their quality of life: environmental enrichment for poultry

L Jacobs, RA Blatchford, IC De Jong, MA Erasmus… - Poultry Science, 2023‏ - Elsevier
Providing environmental enrichments that increase environmental complexity can benefit
poultry welfare. This Poultry Science Association symposium paper is structured around four …

[HTML][HTML] Effects of housing system on anxiety, chronic stress, fear, and immune function in bovan brown laying hens

AM Campbell, AM Johnson, ME Persia, L Jacobs - Animals, 2022‏ - mdpi.com
Simple Summary The objectives of this study were to determine if housing Bovan brown
laying hens in conventional cages or enriched floor pens impacted novel physiological and …

Welfare of broilers on farm

EA Panel, SS Nielsen, J Alvarez, DJ Bicout… - EFSA …, 2023‏ - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Abstract This Scientific Opinion considers the welfare of domestic fowl (Gallus gallus) related
to the production of meat (broilers) and includes the kee** of day‐old chicks, broiler …

Environmental complexity and reduced stocking density promote positive behavioral outcomes in broiler chickens

L Evans, GC Brooks, MG Anderson, AM Campbell… - Animals, 2023‏ - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Broiler chickens are usually housed in high-density, relatively barren
conditions that limit their opportunities to express natural behaviors and be active. This study …

[HTML][HTML] Better welfare for broiler chickens given more types of environmental enrichments and more space to enjoy them

J Vas, N BenSassi, G Vasdal, RC Newberry - Applied Animal Behaviour …, 2023‏ - Elsevier
Providing an increased variety of environmental enrichment options, with sufficient space to
use them, could increase the behavioural expression of positive affective states in …

An effective environmental enrichment framework for the continual improvement of production animal welfare

PS Taylor, P Schrobback, M Verdon, C Lee - Animal Welfare, 2023‏ - cambridge.org
Substrates and objects are provided to farm animals on the assumption that they improve
animal welfare by enriching the environment, but these often fail to consider the extent to …

[HTML][HTML] The relationships between age, fear responses, and walking ability of broiler chickens

SN Rasmussen, M Erasmus, AB Riber - Applied Animal Behaviour Science, 2022‏ - Elsevier
Several validated fear tests rely on animals' ability to approach or avoid a fear-provoking
stimulus. However, as broiler chickens often suffer from walking impairments, inaccurate …