[HTML][HTML] Dietary strategies to alleviate high-stocking-density-induced stress in broiler chickens–a comprehensive review

S Sugiharto - Archives Animal Breeding, 2022 - aab.copernicus.org
Stocking broilers at a high density has been a strategy to optimize the area of the cage and
hence increase the efficiency of broiler production. If the environmental (microclimate) …

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 …

[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] Reducing stocking density benefits behaviour of fast-and slower-growing broilers

JAJ van der Eijk, H Gunnink, S Melis… - Applied Animal …, 2022 - Elsevier
The broiler industry has come under sustained pressure from welfare organizations to
improve broiler welfare. Breed and stocking density are important factors for broiler welfare …

[HTML][HTML] Social-pair judgment bias testing in slow-growing broiler chickens raised in low-or high-complexity environments

MI Lourenço-Silva, A Ulans, AM Campbell… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
Impacts of environmental complexity on affective states in slow-growing broiler chickens
(Gallus gallus domesticus) are unknown. Chickens' performance in judgment bias tests …

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] Providing environmental enrichments can reduce subclinical spondylolisthesis prevalence without affecting performance in broiler chickens

MI Lourenço da Silva, ICL Almeida Paz, AS Jacinto… - Plos one, 2023 - journals.plos.org
Environmental enrichment can increase the occurrence of natural behavior and improve leg
health and other animal welfare outcomes in broiler chickens. This study aimed to assess …

A literature review of broiler chicken welfare, husbandry, and assessment

CH Wilcox, V Sandilands, N Mayasari… - World's Poultry …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Literature surrounding key aspects of broiler chicken husbandry and its relation to animal
welfare are reviewed, for the context of broiler chicken farming in Indonesia. This review …

[HTML][HTML] Positive Welfare Indicators and Their Association with Sustainable Management Systems in Poultry

M Papageorgiou, M Goliomytis, O Tzamaloukas… - Sustainability, 2023 - mdpi.com
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 …

[HTML][HTML] Government guidance fund empowers the supply chain financing decision of marine ranching considering environmental enrichment and friendliness

X Wan, Z Teng, J Song, Y Zhai, K Zhang - Animals, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary The capital shortage for marine ranch construction will reduce their
economic, ecological, and social benefits. By constructing the supply chain decision model …