Farm level factors associated with feather pecking in organic laying hens

By M. Bestman, J. Wagenaar. 2003

180 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. H. Hirt
3. E. Zeltner
4. A. Gilani
5. T. Knowles
6. J. Wagenaar
7. T. Rodenburg
8. P. Koene

In Small Animals

1. Christine J Nicol
2. H. Hirt
3. E. Zeltner
4. A. Gilani
5. J. Wagenaar
6. T. Rodenburg
7. P. Koene
8. M. Bestman

Citations in the corpus

• Factors involved in the improvement of the use of hen runs (2008, background): “These results correspond to those of Bestman and Wagenaar (2003), who detected low levels of feather-pecking damage when use of the outdoor run was stimulated by making it attractive with vegetative and artificial cover.”
• The risk factors affecting the development of gentle and severe feather pecking in loose housed laying hens (2010, unknown): “Access to litter at an early age in commercial perchery and aviary systems (Gunnarsson et al., 1999) and good use of the outdoor range, younger birds at purchase and cockerel presence (Bestman and Wagenaar, 2003) were associated with reduced plumage damage.”
• Predicting feather damage in laying hens during the laying period. Is it the past or is it the present (2014, background): “In other 460 studies prevalence was substantially higher: 57% (Green et al., 2000), 65% (Gilani et al., 2013), 461 71% (Bestman and Wagenaar, 2003), 69-86% (Lambton et al., 2010), which can be due to lack 462 of beak treatment, age at recording, threshold level used, genetic crosses and housing…”
• The effect of rearing environment on feather pecking in young and adult laying hens (2013, background): “There is not much literature on the effect of the caretaker on feather pecking, but two other epidemiological studies have tested it for laying hens (Bestman and Wagenaar, 2003) or pullets (Lambton, 2008), though so far it has never been a significant variable.”
• A review of key health-related welfare issues in organic poultry production (2009, background): “Outdoor use can be stimulated by offering a range that is attractive to the chickens in that it provides cover in the form of trees, bushes or hedges or artificial structures (Bestman and Wagenaar, 2003, Bestman and Keppler, 2005; Hegelund, et al., 2005).”
• The impact of group size on damaging behaviours, aggression, fear and stress in farm animals § (2007, background): “Bestman and Wagenaar (2003) studied feather pecking on organic farms and found that a high percentage of hens using the outdoor run helped to reduce problems with feather pecking.”
• Use of outdoor ranges by laying hens in different sized flocks (2014, background): “…et. al., 2011), experience 68 through exposure to an outside area during rearing (Grigor et al., 1995a; 69 4 but see Gilani et al, in press) or age (Bestman and Wagenaar, 2003; Icken 70 et al., 2008), cockerel presence and ratio, cover (Bestman and Wagenaar, 71 2003; Gilani et al., in press;…”
• The prevention and control of feather pecking: application to commercial systems (2013, background): “Bestman and Wagenaar (2003) found little or no plumage damage at 50 weeks in 29% of non-trimmed organic flocks, moderate damage in 19%, and severe damage in 52% of flocks.”