ArticleFrontiers in veterinary science2017
Welfare Consequences of Omitting Beak Trimming in Barn Layers.
Article in Frontiers in veterinary science, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 14 papers.
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- An analysis of the maxillary beak shape variation between 2 pure layer lines and its relationship to the underlying premaxillary bone, feather cover, and mortality.Poultry science · 2023Article
- Regulation of the MyD88 gene in chicken spleen inflammation induced by stress.Journal of animal science · 2023Article
- The Impact of ProbioticAnimals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2022Review
- The Effect of Hard Pecking Enrichment during Rear on Feather Cover, Feather Pecking Behaviour and Beak Length in Beak-Trimmed and Intact-Beak Laying Hen Pullets.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2022Article
- Comparison of Behavioral Time Budget and Welfare Indicators in Two Local Laying Hen Genotypes (Atak-S and Atabey) in a Free-Range System.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2021Article
- Feather Pecking in Non-Beak-Trimmed and Beak-Trimmed Laying Hens on Commercial Farms with Aviaries.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2021Article
- Farm Animals Are Long Away from Natural Behavior: Open Questions and Operative Consequences on Animal Welfare.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2021Article
- Laying hen mortality in different indoor housing systems: a meta-analysis of data from commercial farms in 16 countries.Scientific reports · 2021Article
- Associations between welfare and ranging profile in free-range commercial and heritage meat-purpose chickens (Gallus gallus domesticus).Poultry science · 2020Article
- Keel bone fractures in laying hens: a systematic review of prevalence across age, housing systems, and strains.Journal of animal science · 2020Article
- Effects of Management Strategies on Non-Beak-Trimmed Laying Hens in Furnished Cages that Were Reared in a Non-Cage System.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2020Article
- Psychological and Physiological Stress in Hens With Bone Damage.Frontiers in veterinary science · 2020Article
- Effects of nest boxes in natural mating colony cages on fear, stress, and feather damage for layer breeders1,2,3.Journal of animal science · 2019Article
- The Influence of Keel Bone Damage on Welfare of Laying Hens.Frontiers in veterinary science · 2018Review
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Abstract
Beak trimming is used worldwide as a method of reducing the damage to feathers and skin caused by injurious pecking in laying hens. However, beak trimming also causes some welfare issues as trimming the beak results in pain and sensory loss. Due to this dilemma, there is an ongoing discussion in several European countries about whether to ban beak trimming. In this study, we investigated the welfare consequences of keeping layers with intact beaks and examined for links between injurious pecking damage and keel bone damage on an individual level. A study was conducted on 10 commercial farms housing laying hens in the barn system. Each farm participated with a flock of beak-trimmed hens (T) and a flock of non-trimmed (NT) hens that were visited around 32 and 62 weeks of age. During visits, the condition of plumage, skin, feet, and keel bone of 100 hens was assessed. Mortality was recorded by the producers. NT flocks had a lower prevalence of hens with good plumage condition around 32 weeks of age (94.1 vs. 99.6%,
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