Domestic animals often seek and enjoy interacting with humans. Positive human–animal
relationships can elicit positive emotions and other positive welfare outcomes. Nevertheless …

Maternal effects can adaptively modulate offspring developmental trajectories in variable but
predictable environments. Hormone synthesis is sensitive to environmental factors, and …

Although most work on prenatal stress has been conducted on mammalian species, birds
provide useful alternative models since avian embryos develop outside the mother's body in …

Severe feather pecking (SFP) in commercial laying hens is a maladaptive behavior which is
associated with anxiety traits. Many experimental studies have shown that stress in the …

Animal welfare is a key and distinct component of sustainable agriculture and food security.
People, both as citizens and consumers, have become more concerned about the …

Comparative studies have shown that alterations in physiology, morphology and behaviour
have arisen due to the domestication. A driving factor behind many of the changes could be …

Disturbance to wildlife from human recreational activities is increasing as remote areas
become accessible to greater numbers of people. We used Global Positioning System …

Early life experiences can be important in determining offspring phenotypes and may
influence interaction with the environment and hence health, welfare, and productivity. The …

Despite considerable research on hormone-mediated maternal effects in birds, the
underlying physiology remains poorly understood. This study investigated a potential …

Avian eggs contain a variety of steroid hormones, which have been attributed as a tool for
maternal phenotypic engineering. The majority of studies focuses on androgens, but also …