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Importance of Basic Research on the Causes of Feather Pecking in Relation to Welfare.
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- Integrated Welfare Monitoring in Laying Hens: A Systematic Literature Review, Expert Insights and a Camera Proof-of-Concept.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2026Review
- The Glutamatergic System Regulates Feather Pecking Behaviors in Laying Hens Through the Gut-Brain Axis.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2025Article
- Reduction of wing area affects estimated stress in the primary flight muscles of chickens.Royal Society open science · 2023Article
- Malfunctioned inflammatory response and serotonin metabolism at the microbiota-gut-brain axis drive feather pecking behavior in laying hens.Poultry science · 2023Article
- Environmental Enrichment as Part of the Improvement of the Welfare of Japanese Quails.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2022Article
- 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
- Working for food is related to range use in free-range broiler chickens.Scientific reports · 2021Article
- Effects of poor plumage conditions on egg production, antioxidant status and gene expression in laying hens.Tropical animal health and production · 2021Article
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Abstract
Feather pecking is a prominent issue in the commercial egg industry, associated with economic losses and welfare problems. A non-systematic literature search suggests that studies on feather pecking are predominantly concerned with applied research goals. That is to say, they aim to solve or diminish the effects of this problematic behavior by orienting towards practical approaches. The strong emphasis on this research approach has skewed our knowledge of the causes of feather pecking in relation to welfare. While the need for such research is high, there is an equivalent need for basic research that has not received corresponding effort. Also, current research predominantly focuses on the negative effects on the birds being pecked, whereas too little attention is given to the possible welfare problems of the peckers. We argue that more basic research is needed for obtaining comprehensive science-based knowledge of behavioral needs and abilities of hens, in particular with respect to behavioral problems that threaten their welfare.
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