Preening cups in duck housing are associated with an increase in central dopamine activity that suggests a negative affective state

Autor: Bergman, M.M. ^*, Schober, J.M. ^*, Oluwagbenga, E.M., Frey, D., Parnin, H., Fraley, G.S. ^*

Publikováno v: In Poultry Science May 2024 103(5)

Differences in central dopamine, but not serotonin, activity and welfare associated with age but not with preening cup use in commercial grow-out Pekin duck barns.

Autor: Bergman MM; Animal Sciences, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA., Schober JM; Animal Sciences, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA., Novak R; Animal Sciences, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA., Grief A; Animal Sciences, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA., Plue C; Animal Sciences, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA., Frey D; Culver Duck Farms, Inc., Middlebury, IN, USA., Parnin H; Culver Duck Farms, Inc., Middlebury, IN, USA., Fraley GS; Animal Sciences, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA. Electronic address: gfraley@purdue.edu.

Publikováno v: Poultry science [Poult Sci] 2024 Nov 10; Vol. 104 (1), pp. 104542. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Nov 10.