Influence of farm factors on the occurrence of feather pecking in organic reared hens and their predictability for feather pecking in the laying period

By M. Bestman, P. Koene, J. Wagenaar. 2009

91 citations recorded by the source corpus.

Subfields: Animal Science and Zoology, Small Animals

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In Animal Science and Zoology

1. Christine J Nicol
2. A. Gilani
3. T. Knowles
4. J. Wagenaar
5. Lucy Asher
6. M. Bestman
7. J. Elizabeth Bolhuis

In Small Animals

1. Christine J Nicol
2. A. Gilani
3. J. Wagenaar
4. M. Bestman
5. J. Elizabeth Bolhuis

Citations in the corpus

• Clustering and synchrony in laying hens: The effect of environmental resources on social dynamics (2011, background): “, 2001); an increase in injurious behaviour such as feather pecking (Bestman et al., 2009); increased potential for disease transmission; reduction in freedomofmovement; and in extreme cases physical injury caused by overcrowding (Frankenhuis et al.”
• Predicting feather damage in laying hens during the laying period. Is it the past or is it the present (2014, background): “This is in agreement with other studies which show that SFP and feather damage during rearing can increase the risk of feather damage at laying (Nicol et al., 2001a; Bestman et al., 2009; Lambton et al., 2013; Gilani et al., 2013).”
• The effect of rearing environment on feather pecking in young and adult laying hens (2013, background): “The feather condition of each flock was further assessed by estimating the percentage of birds with missing feathers at 16 and 35 weeks by scoring whether or not the birds had missing feathers on the lower back, in 100 animals in different areas of the house (Bestman et al., 2009).”
• The prevention and control of feather pecking: application to commercial systems (2013, background): “Given the importance of early access to substrate (Rodenburg et al., 2013), practices such as grain scattering and the presence of litter during the first four weeks of life can be highly protective during the rearing period (Van de Weerd and Elson, 2006; Knierim et al., 2008; Bestman et al., 2009).”