Pain issues in poultry

Autor: Michael J. Gentle
Rok vydání: 2011
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Zdroj: Applied Animal Behaviour Science. 135:252-258
ISSN: 0168-1591
DOI: 10.1016/j.applanim.2011.10.023
Popis: This review highlights the possible pain experienced by layer and broiler poultry in modern husbandry conditions. Receptors which respond to noxous stimulation (nociceptors) have been identified and physiologically characterised in many different part of the body of the chicken including the beak, mouth, nose, joint capsule and scaly skin. Stimulation of these nociceptors produces cardiovascular and behavioural changes consistent with those seen in mammals and are indicative of pain perception. Physiological and behavioural experiments have identified the problem of acute pain following beak trimming in chicks, shackling, and feather pecking and environmental pollution. Chronic pain is a much greater welfare problem because it can last for long periods of time from weeks to months. Evidence for possible chronic pain is presented from a variety of different conditions including beak trimming in older birds, orthopaedic disease in broiler and bone breakage in laying hens. Experiments on pain in the chicken have not only identified acute and chronically painful conditions but also have provided information on qualitative differences in the pain experienced as well as identifying a cognitive component providing evidence of conscious pain perception.
Databáze: OpenAIRE
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