Effects of Restraint Stress on Circulating Corticosterone and Met Enkephalin in Chickens: Induction of Shifts in Insulin Secretion and Carbohydrate Metabolism

Authors: Colin G. Scanes, Krystyna Pierzchała-Koziec, Alina Gajewska

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: corticosterone, glucose, insulin, insulin resistance, Met-enkephalin, stress

2024

Effects of Restraint Stress on Circulating Corticosterone and Met Enkephalin in Chickens: Induction of Shifts in Insulin Secretion and Carbohydrate Metabolism

Authors: Colin G. Scanes, Krystyna Pierzchała-Koziec, Alina Gajewska

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: corticosterone, glucose, insulin, insulin resistance, Met-enkephalin, stress

2024

Domestic animal welfare at the zoo: The impact of an animal visitor interaction program on chickens

Authors: M Ramont, M Leahy, KA Cronin

Publication/Journal: Animal Behavior and Cognition

Keywords: ambassador animal, animal encounter, animal visitor interaction (AVI), behavior, gallus gallus, human-animal relationships

2021

Domestic animal welfare at the zoo: The impact of an animal visitor interaction program on chickens

Authors: M Ramont, M Leahy, KA Cronin

Publication/Journal: Animal Behavior and Cognition

Keywords: ambassador animal, animal encounter, animal visitor interaction (AVI), behavior, gallus gallus, human-animal relationships

2021

Vocalisations in Farm Animals: a Step Towards Positive Welfare Assessment

Authors: Karin A Laurijs, Elodie F Briefer, Inonge Reimert, Laura E Webb

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: emotions, farm animals, positive welfare, vocalisations

2021

Hens with benefits: Can environmental enrichment make chickens more resilient to stress?

Authors: Misha Ross, Quinn Rausch, Brittany Vandenberg, Georgia Mason

Publication/Journal: Physiology & Behavior

Keywords: chickens, environmental enrichment, stress, welfare

2020

Assessing animal welfare at the farm level: do we care sufficiently about the individual?

Authors: C. Winckler

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: animal welfare, group measures, individual measures, on-farm assessment, purpose, welfare improvement

2019

The development of fault bars in domestic chickens (Gallus gallus domesticus) increases with acute stressors and individual propensity: implications for animal welfare

Authors: A. Arrazola, S. Torrey

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: animal welfare, feather growth, gallus gallus domesticus, psychological stress, stress response, welfare indicator

2019

Effects of environmental enrichment on activity and lameness in commercial broiler production

Authors: Guro Vasdal, Judit Vas, Ruth C. Newberry, Randi Oppermann Moe

Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science

Keywords: behavioral activity, broiler chickens, environmental enrichment, lameness, poultry welfare

2019

Improving Leg Health in Broiler Chickens: A Systematic Review of the Effect of Environmental Enrichment

Authors: I. J. Pedersen, B. Forkman

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: animal welfare, broiler chicken, environmental enrichment, leg health, light, stocking density

2019