The Celle Plumage and Integument Condition Scoring System for Welfare and Health in Laying Hens allows to perform a comprehensive assessment of the condition of living hens. It includes a detailed plumage condition scoring scheme for the regions head, neck, back, wing, tail, breast and belly. Furthermore, it is suitable to record injuries, assess damages of the keel bone, food pads and digital pads as well as claws
AbstractA computer model for welfare assessment in laying hens was constructed. This model, named FO...
Various plumage and integument scoring methods are commonly used to deduce the occurrence of severe ...
Keel bone damage (KBD) in laying hens is an important welfare problem in both conventional and organ...
The assessment of plumage and integument condition in laying hens provides useful information about ...
To increase the validity of evaluations and facilitate expansion and maintenance of assessment syste...
The conditions under which laying hens are kept remain a major animal welfare concern. It is one of ...
Broody hens welfare in an alternative maintenance system was the focus of the undertaken attempt. Bo...
Feather damage (FD) due to feather pecking behavior is an ongoing welfare concern among commercial e...
Feather pecking and high mortality levels are significant welfare problems in non-cage housing syste...
Methods available to assess animal welfare at farm level are based on a range of welfare parameters,...
Because of the vast array of indicators that reflect an animal’s welfare, it is a difficult variable...
The aim of this study was to compare the blood plasma mineral profile (Ca, P, K, Mg, Zn, Cu and Se) ...
This study compared welfare assessment results in aviary flocks using 3 approaches: 1) A novel Aviar...
In laying hen farms, birds’ feet are exposed to prolonged contact with soil, litter, housing equipme...
A computer model for welfare assessment in laying hens was constructed. This model, named FOWEL (fow...
AbstractA computer model for welfare assessment in laying hens was constructed. This model, named FO...
Various plumage and integument scoring methods are commonly used to deduce the occurrence of severe ...
Keel bone damage (KBD) in laying hens is an important welfare problem in both conventional and organ...
The assessment of plumage and integument condition in laying hens provides useful information about ...
To increase the validity of evaluations and facilitate expansion and maintenance of assessment syste...
The conditions under which laying hens are kept remain a major animal welfare concern. It is one of ...
Broody hens welfare in an alternative maintenance system was the focus of the undertaken attempt. Bo...
Feather damage (FD) due to feather pecking behavior is an ongoing welfare concern among commercial e...
Feather pecking and high mortality levels are significant welfare problems in non-cage housing syste...
Methods available to assess animal welfare at farm level are based on a range of welfare parameters,...
Because of the vast array of indicators that reflect an animal’s welfare, it is a difficult variable...
The aim of this study was to compare the blood plasma mineral profile (Ca, P, K, Mg, Zn, Cu and Se) ...
This study compared welfare assessment results in aviary flocks using 3 approaches: 1) A novel Aviar...
In laying hen farms, birds’ feet are exposed to prolonged contact with soil, litter, housing equipme...
A computer model for welfare assessment in laying hens was constructed. This model, named FOWEL (fow...
AbstractA computer model for welfare assessment in laying hens was constructed. This model, named FO...
Various plumage and integument scoring methods are commonly used to deduce the occurrence of severe ...
Keel bone damage (KBD) in laying hens is an important welfare problem in both conventional and organ...