Raising laying hens: housing complexity and genetic strain affect startle reflex amplitude and behavioural response to fear-inducing stimuli

Individual variation in fearfulness can be modified during ontogeny, and high levels of fear can affect animal welfare. We asked whether early-life environmental complexity and genetic strain affect fear behaviour in young laying hens (pullets). Four replicates of brown (B) and white (W) genetic str...

ver descrição completa

Detalhes bibliográficos

Principais autores:	Ana K. Rentsch, Alexandra Harlander, Lee Niel, Janice M. Siegford, Tina M. Widowski
Formato:	Artigo
Idioma:	Inglês
Publicado em:	The Royal Society 2024-03-01
coleção:	Royal Society Open Science
Assuntos:	laying hen rearing aviary fear behaviour novel object novel arena startle reflex
Acesso em linha:	https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rsos.231075
Tags:	Adicionar Tag Sem tags, seja o primeiro a adicionar uma tag!