Human–Bird Interactions
Fig. 2.1 Defra poster providing authoritative information on the avian flu and allaying fears about pet bird keeping 2.2 Birds as Symbols Birds cross-culturally have long been powerful symbols linking…
The Physical Environment and Its Effect on Welfare
Fig. 6.1 Relative spectral sensitivity of the photopic domestic broiler fowl and the human, normalized to a sensitivity of 100% at 550 nm. (Adapted from Prescott and Wathes, 1999a) Birds respond…
The Future of Poultry Welfare
Fig. 12.1 World inventory of (live) food producing animals, based on 2007 data (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 2008) GF = Guineafowl Fig. 12.2 Changes in consumption…
The Impact of Disease on Welfare
Fig. 8.1 Relationship between lameness (gait score) and liveweight of 3 genotype groupings of 13 genotypes at 54 days of age fed a non-limiting (NL) or Label Rouge (LR) diet….
The Welfare of Captive Birds in the Future
Anthony, N.B., Emmerson, D.A., Nestor, K.E. and Bacon, W.L. (1990). Divergent selection for body weight and yolk precursor in Coturnix coturnix japonica. 8 A summary of correlated responses. Poultry Science,…
The Welfare and Ethical Assessment of Housing for Egg Production
Fig. 10.1 The amount of space required by hens to perform a range of behaviours (circles) compared to the amount of space typically provided by a conventional cage (square) (after…
Nutrition, Feeding and Drinking Behaviour, and Welfare
CrossRef Aggrey, S.E., Kroetzl, H. and Foelsch, D.W. (1990). Behaviour of laying hens during induced moulting in three different production systems. Applied Animal Behaviour Science, 25, 97–105.CrossRef Alodan, M.A. and…
Managing Poultry: Human–Bird Interactions and Their Implications
Fig. 9.1 Model of human–animal interactions These sequential human–animal relationships indicate opportunities to improve animal behaviour, productivity and welfare by improving the attitudes and behaviour of stockpeople. Indeed, studies in…
Stunning and Slaughter
Butterworth, A. (1999). Infectious components of broiler lameness: A review. World’s Poultry Science Journal, 55, 327–352.CrossRef Cantieni, J. (1976). Ein Beitrag zur CO2-Betabung von Schlachtschweinen. Schweizer Archiv für Tierheilkunde, 119,…
Training Companion Birds
Ian J. H. Duncan and Penny Hawkins (eds.)Animal WelfareThe Welfare of Domestic Fowl and Other Captive Birds10.1007/978-90-481-3650-6_4© Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 2010 4. Training Companion Birds Greg Glendell1 (1) The Pet Parrot Consultancy, Axbridge, BS26 2WD,…
