ReviewAnimals : an open access journal from MDPI2022
The Relationships between Damaging Behaviours and Health in Laying Hens.
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13 citing papers in PubMed.
- Quality of life framework in poultry: a methodological approach to characterize the behavior of chickens reared under free-range conditions.Frontiers in veterinary science · 2026Article
- Ethological, Clinical, and Neurobiological Studies on Cannibalism in Black-Necked Pheasants (Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2025Article
- The right fit: A decision tree to select a protocol for assessing the welfare of laying hens.Poultry science · 2025Review
- Relevance of state-behaviour feedbacks for animal welfare.Biological reviews of the Cambridge Philosophical Society · 2025Review
- Environmental Gradients and Hen Spatial Distribution in a Cage-Free Aviary System: Internet of Things-Based Real-Time Monitoring for Proactive Management.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2025Article
- Laying Hens: Why Smothering and Not Surviving?-A Literature Review.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2024Review
- The effect of worker clothing color on stress in laying hens.Archives animal breeding · 2024Article
- Stress-Related Gene Expression in Liver Tissues from Laying Hens Housed in Conventional Cage and Cage-Free Systems in the Tropics.Veterinary medicine international · 2024Article
- Can the assessment of skin injuries and keel bone damage at the slaughterhouse replace on-farm assessments?PloS one · 2024Article
- Effects of light color and intensity on discrimination of red objects in broilers.Journal of animal science · 2023Article
- Flock Factors Correlated with Elevated Mortality in Non-Beak Trimmed Aviary-Housed Layers.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2022Article
- The Potential of Understory Production Systems to Improve Laying Hen Welfare.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2022Review
- The Relationship between Animal Welfare and Farm Profitability in Cage and Free-Range Housing Systems for Laying Hens in China.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2022Article
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Abstract
Since the ban in January 2012 of conventional cages for egg production in the European Union (Council Directive 1999/74/EC), alternative systems such as floor, aviary, free-range, and organic systems have become increasingly common, reaching 50% of housing for hens in 2019. Despite the many advantages associated with non-cage systems, the shift to a housing system where laying hens are kept in larger groups and more complex environments has given rise to new challenges related to management, health, and welfare. This review examines the close relationships between damaging behaviours and health in modern husbandry systems for laying hens. These new housing conditions increase social interactions between animals. In cases of suboptimal rearing and/or housing and management conditions, damaging behaviour or infectious diseases are likely to spread to the whole flock. Additionally, health issues, and therefore stimulation of the immune system, may lead to the development of damaging behaviours, which in turn may result in impaired body conditions, leading to health and welfare issues. This raises the need to monitor both behaviour and health of laying hens in order to intervene as quickly as possible to preserve both the welfare and health of the animals.
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