Behaviour of fast- and slow growing broilers to 12 weeks of age and the physical consequences

By E. Bokkers, P. Koene. 2003

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Chemical composition of chicken meat produced in extensive indoor and free range rearing systems (2010, background): “Genotype, sex and age stand out among biological factors (Lewis et al., 1997; Bokkers and Koene, 2003; Hellmeister et al., 2003).”
Welfare of broilers: a review (2006, background): “Bokkers and Koene (2003) found that more slow growing than fast growing broilers used perches.”
Genetic selection of broilers and welfare consequences: a review (2019, background): “Fast-growing birds spend more time sitting, less time walking and perching, and perform less locomotor activity compared to slower-growing birds (Bokkers and Koene 2003; Wilhelmsson et al. 2019), which, in turn, has been linked to the increased incidence of contact dermatitis (Bessei 2006).”
A multicriteria approach for measuring the sustainability of different poultry production systems (2012, background): “On the contrary, the tenderness of such birds was reduced as a likely result of their older age (Bokkers and Koene, 2003) and higher motor activity (Sirri et al.”