Abstract 1. Head injuries caused by aggressive pecking are an important welfare problem in quail farming. The aim of experiments one to three was to reduce the rate of aggressive pecking in breeder groups. 2. The quails were housed in pens containing litter, nest boxes and a dustbathing box
Higher animals establish a rank-order, which provides advantages to the social life of these animals...
Injurious pecking in laying hen flocks comprises feather pecking and tissue pecking, the latter ofte...
Environmental enrichment (EE) protocolDuring the EE in the brood boxes (8-28 days old), 3 different ...
ABSTRACT Agonistic behavior in male Japanese quail, shown by aggressive pecking after feed restricti...
The incidence of aggressive behaviors in mature poultry is a topic of high concern from a welfare an...
A total number of 720 Japanese quail females, reared under identical management conditions, and rece...
The intensification of animal production systems presents a potential impact on the welfare of anima...
Aspects of reproduction of feral and domestic Japanese quail (Coturnix japonica) were compared under...
Feather pecking is a prominent issue in the commercial egg industry, associated with economic losses...
This study aimed at verifying if beak-trimming methods in Japanese quail pullets could optimize prod...
Woldwide, but especially in Europe, poultry husbandry will undergo significant changes due to the pr...
ABSTRACT Results are presented for a replicated mass selection experiment for high and low cumulativ...
The relationship between pecks received by individual birds and the feather and skin damage of those...
Aggression is a fundamental part of animal social behaviour. In avian species, little is known about...
In domestic Quail raised under normal conditions, the sexual vigor and aggressivity of males are ver...
Higher animals establish a rank-order, which provides advantages to the social life of these animals...
Injurious pecking in laying hen flocks comprises feather pecking and tissue pecking, the latter ofte...
Environmental enrichment (EE) protocolDuring the EE in the brood boxes (8-28 days old), 3 different ...
ABSTRACT Agonistic behavior in male Japanese quail, shown by aggressive pecking after feed restricti...
The incidence of aggressive behaviors in mature poultry is a topic of high concern from a welfare an...
A total number of 720 Japanese quail females, reared under identical management conditions, and rece...
The intensification of animal production systems presents a potential impact on the welfare of anima...
Aspects of reproduction of feral and domestic Japanese quail (Coturnix japonica) were compared under...
Feather pecking is a prominent issue in the commercial egg industry, associated with economic losses...
This study aimed at verifying if beak-trimming methods in Japanese quail pullets could optimize prod...
Woldwide, but especially in Europe, poultry husbandry will undergo significant changes due to the pr...
ABSTRACT Results are presented for a replicated mass selection experiment for high and low cumulativ...
The relationship between pecks received by individual birds and the feather and skin damage of those...
Aggression is a fundamental part of animal social behaviour. In avian species, little is known about...
In domestic Quail raised under normal conditions, the sexual vigor and aggressivity of males are ver...
Higher animals establish a rank-order, which provides advantages to the social life of these animals...
Injurious pecking in laying hen flocks comprises feather pecking and tissue pecking, the latter ofte...
Environmental enrichment (EE) protocolDuring the EE in the brood boxes (8-28 days old), 3 different ...