Why in earth? Dustbathing behaviour in jungle and domestic fowl reviewed from a Tinbergian and animal welfare perspective

By A. Olsson, L. Keeling. 2005

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The welfare of layer hens in cage and cage-free housing systems (2017, methodology): “It acts to remove skin parasites, regulate the amount of feather lipids, and maintain plumage condition (Olsson and Keeling, 2005).”
To pace or not to pace? A review of what abnormal repetitive behavior tells us about zoo animal management (2017, background): “Species-typical behavior patterns result from environmental selection pressures (Olsson and Keeling, 2005; Meehan and Mench, 2007); therefore, husbandry practice and enclosure design will support positive welfare when considerate of this evolutionary perspective.”
The Science of Animal Suffering (2008, background): “Some natural behaviours, such as the opportunity to scratch and dustbathe in hens can be shown to be positively reinforcing in that hens will push heavy weights to gain access to earth or litter substrates (Olssen & Keeling 2005).”