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Publikováno v:
Poultry Science, Vol 103, Iss 4, Pp 103423- (2024)
ABSTRACT: Keel bone damage, which presents as fractures and/or deviations of the keel, has been detected in laying hens housed in all types of systems. Factors leading to keel bone damage in hens housed with limited vertical space, such as those hous
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https://doaj.org/article/13662732241c43ac99ff3b8e4a66ba9d
Publikováno v:
Poultry Science, Vol 103, Iss 3, Pp 103369- (2024)
ABSTRACT: The behavioral activity of laying hens in an aviary is indicative of their welfare and health. Furthermore, hens’ usage of the different locations within an aviary has been shown to influence laying performance and egg quality. For exampl
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https://doaj.org/article/31f948e25d2143e589aee5fcf12541dc
Publikováno v:
Poultry Science, Vol 103, Iss 3, Pp 103434- (2024)
ABSTRACT: Chicken combs carry important information about the individual, especially the size has been related to sexual reproduction, health, and social signaling. Comb size is usually estimated by weighing removed combs or by calculating the produc
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https://doaj.org/article/d8a8fadb57df4a0f9beb7617ef8d47d1
Autor:
Allison N. Pullin, Christina B. Rufener, Suzanne T. Millman, John F. Tarlton, Michael J. Toscano, Richard A. Blatchford, Maja M. Makagon
Publikováno v:
Poultry Science, Vol 103, Iss 3, Pp 103357- (2024)
ABSTRACT: Spatial abilities of hens are particularly sensitive to development during early life. Experiences in pullet housing may have lasting consequences on adult hens’ movements in cage-free environments. We tested whether opportunities to acce
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https://doaj.org/article/832aeeccf13f4a3695668fcfd9390202
Publikováno v:
Scientific Reports, Vol 13, Iss 1, Pp 1-10 (2023)
Abstract Measuring intra- and inter-individual variation in movement can bring important insights into the fundamental ecology of animals and their welfare. Although previous studies identified consistent differences in movements of laying hens withi
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https://doaj.org/article/295263cb703d4f3dac6f1f60d3fb8515
Publikováno v:
Royal Society Open Science, Vol 10, Iss 5 (2023)
Past research has supported the importance of animal personalities for the productivity and welfare of farm animals. However, current assessments of personality traits are commonly conducted over short periods using standardized assays and may not re
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https://doaj.org/article/159d7ff2dcee4e83a8a08f2546b452f6
Autor:
Michael J. Toscano, Ian C. Dunn, Jens-Peter Christensen, Stefanie Petow, Kathe Kittelsen, Reiner Ulrich
Publikováno v:
Poultry Science, Vol 99, Iss 9, Pp 4183-4194 (2020)
The current article served to provide the most up-to-date information regarding the causes of keel bone fracture. Although elevated and sustained egg production is likely a major contributing factor toward fractures, new information resulting from th
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https://doaj.org/article/622678c9f1524c9da32368807361ac69
Publikováno v:
Frontiers in Veterinary Science, Vol 8 (2021)
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/aa7ae486481448428d4069baa6354460
Autor:
Camille Marie Montalcini, Bernhard Voelkl, Yamenah Gómez, Michael Gantner, Michael J. Toscano
Publikováno v:
Sensors, Vol 22, Iss 2, p 659 (2022)
Tracking technologies offer a way to monitor movement of many individuals over long time periods with minimal disturbances and could become a helpful tool for a variety of uses in animal agriculture, including health monitoring or selection of breedi
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https://doaj.org/article/59095ea846064eb29c0773f2b6eb897a
Autor:
Elena A. Armstrong, Bernhard Voelkl, Sabine Voegeli, Sabine G. Gebhardt-Henrich, Jonathan H. Guy, Victoria Sandilands, Tim Boswell, Michael J. Toscano, Tom V. Smulders
Publikováno v:
Frontiers in Veterinary Science, Vol 7 (2020)
Access to outdoor areas is provided as a means of enhancing welfare in commercial systems for laying hens (Gallus gallus domesticus), but substantial individual differences exist in their proportional use. Baseline cell proliferation levels of Adult
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https://doaj.org/article/2be580da4095438c8f73e7e0f49f14fa