Early feather pecking as a form of social exploration: the effect of group stability on feather pecking and tonic immobility in domestic chicks

By B. Riedstra, Ton G. G. Groothuis. 2002

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Subfields: Animal Science and Zoology, Developmental Biology, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics

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In Animal Science and Zoology

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4. J. Wagenaar
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1. Christine J Nicol
2. J. Koolhaas
3. B. Riedstra

Citations in the corpus

• Predicting feather damage in laying hens during the laying period. Is it the past or is it the present (2014, background): “, 2007; Bright, 2009) but SFP and consequent damage can develop already at an early age (Blokhuis and van der Haar, 1992; Johnsen et al., 1998; Riedstra and Groothuis, 2002; de Haas et al., 2014).”
• The prevention and control of feather pecking: application to commercial systems (2013, background): “Gentle feather pecking (GFP) is commonly observed during the rearing period (HuberEicher, 1999; Huber-Eicher and Sebo, 2001; Chow and Hogan, 2005) and can start from as early as one day after hatching (Riedstra and Groothuis, 2002).”
• Feather damaging behaviour in parrots: A review with consideration of comparative aspects (2009, background): “observations that more pecks are directed to unfamiliar than familiar chicks is also indicative of the social function of this behaviour (Zajonc et al., 1975; Riedstra and Groothuis, 2002).”
• Feather pecking in laying hens: new insights and directions for research? (2004, background): “At this age, ground pecking is not fully developed and dustbathing hardly occurs (Riedstra and Groothuis, 2002).”
• Selection method and early-life history affect behavioural development, feather pecking and cannibalism in laying hens: A review (2008, background): “Gentle feather pecking can be explorative (Riedstra and Groothuis, 2002) or stereotyped gentle feather pecking.”
• The effect of rearing environment on feather pecking in young and adult laying hens (2013, background): “Some propose GFP is explorative behaviour, which comes naturally to the birds and is not harmful, as it does not result in plumage damage (Riedstra and Groothuis, 2002).”
• Chronic increase of dietary L-tryptophan decreases gentle feather pecking behaviour (2004, background): “However, severe feather pecks were mostly embedded in bouts of gentle feather pecking, suggesting a common underlying motivation and neurobiological system (Riedstra and Groothuis, 2002). Savory et al. (1999) suggested that sedative-like properties of TRP were responsible for the decrease in feather”