Farm environmental enrichments improve the welfare of layer chicks and pullets: A comprehensive review

D Xu, G Shu, Y Liu, P Qin, Y Zheng, Y Tian, X Zhao… - Animals, 2022 - mdpi.com
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 …

The Impact of Probiotic Bacillus subtilis on Injurious Behavior in Laying Hens

S Jiang, JY Hu, HW Cheng - Animals, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Injurious behavior prevention is a critical issue in the poultry industry due
to increasing social stress, leading to negative effects on bird production and survivability …

An automatic classifier for monitoring applied behaviors of cage-free laying hens with deep learning

X Yang, R Bist, S Subedi, Z Wu, T Liu, L Chai - Engineering Applications of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Poultry behavior is an important indicator of their welfare, health, and production
performance. The welfare of layers and broilers such as walking ability, breast blisters, hock …

Effects of outdoor access and indoor stocking density on behaviour and stress in broilers in the subhumid tropics

R Sanchez-Casanova, L Sarmiento-Franco… - Animals, 2019 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary The stressors affecting chickens in farming systems differ from those
confronting their wild ancestors; thus, the ability to cope with an outdoor environment may …

Effect of different free-range systems on the growth performance, carcass traits, and meat quality of Yangzhou geese

J Chen, K Weng, J Liu, W Gu, S Luo, M Zheng… - Animal …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
This study was conducted to investigate the effects of different free-range systems on the
growth performance, carcass traits, and meat quality of geese. Grass pasture zones in the …

[HTML][HTML] Spatiotemporal understanding of behaviors of laying hens using wearable inertial sensors

T Shimmura, I Sato, R Takuno, K Fujinami - Poultry Science, 2024 - Elsevier
Automatic detection of behaviors and locations has been increasingly needed in the
management of non-cage systems where hen behaviors are highly diverse and active. Here …

Поведенческие реакции и благополучие сельскохозяйственной птицы (обзор)

ЛИ Сулимова, КВ Жучаев… - Сельскохозяйственная …, 2020 - cyberleninka.ru
Обеспечение благополучия птицы и производство высококачественной продукции
остаются актуальными проблемами как в мировом птицеводстве, так и в России в связи …

[PDF][PDF] Behavioural assessment of three chicken genotypes under free-range, semi-intensive, and intensive housing systems

S Ahmad, A Mahmud, J Hussain, K Javed… - Ankara Üniversitesi …, 2021 - dergipark.org.tr
The present study evaluated the effects of housing systems (free-range, semi-intensive, and
intensive) on the behaviour of chickens over 10 weeks period (7-16 weeks of age. A total of …

The effect of housing environment (deep litter with or without access to different plant species outdoor) on welfare and behavior across two strains of laying hens

B Tainika, A ŞEKEROĞLU, A Akyol… - Turkish Journal of …, 2024 - journals.tubitak.gov.tr
The impact of housing environment and strain on welfare and behavior of laying hens was
the focus of this study. Lohmann LSL Classic (W) and Lohmann Sandy (S) were assessed …

Effects of poor plumage conditions on egg production, antioxidant status and gene expression in laying hens

J Li, C Zhang, R Ma, R Qi, Y Wan, W Liu, T Zhao… - Tropical Animal Health …, 2021 - Springer
The objective of this study was to investigate the effects of poor plumage conditions on
production performance, antioxidant status and gene expression in laying hens. Two …