There is increasing public concern about poultry welfare; the quality of animal welfare is
closely related to the quality of livestock products and the health of consumers. Good animal …

Globally, laying hen production systems are a focus of concern for animal welfare. Recently,
the impacts of rearing environments have attracted attention, particularly with the trend …

In free-range and organic production systems, hens can make choices according to their
needs and desires, which is in accordance with welfare definitions. Nonetheless, health and …

To be ethically acceptable, new husbandry technologies and livestock management
systems must maintain or improve animal welfare. To achieve this goal, the design and …

Laying hens are typically moved to a novel environment after rearing, requiring adaptability
to cope with change. We hypothesized that the standard rearing of laying hen chicks, in non …

Assessment of negative affective states is a key component of animal welfare research. In
laying hens, excessive fearfulness results in reduced production and increased sensitivity to …

Recent research on free-range chickens shows that individual behavioral differences may
link to range use. However, most of these studies explored individual behavioral differences …

SUMMARY A recent definition of animal welfare states that “the welfare of an animal is its
positive mental and physical state related to the fulfilment of its physiological and …

Animals can navigate an environment relying on different sources of information, such as
geometrical or featural cues. The favoring of one type of information over another depends …

Simple Summary Layer industries that are still using cage housing systems should
encourage the provision of appropriate farm enrichments, especially at an early stage. Farm …