The effects of environmental enrichment on broiler chicken behaviour

Peta S Taylor; Paul H Hemsworth; Jean-Loup Rault

The effects of environmental enrichment on broiler chicken behaviour

Peta S Taylor
, Paul H Hemsworth
, Jean-Loup Rault

Animal Science

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The provision of enrichment items is intended to increase the welfare of animals in captivity, and is often mandatory for welfare assurance schemes. However the effect of such items is poorly understood and evidence of successful, practical enrichment items is often lacking. We investigated the effects of enrichment, either physical items or increased human contact, on the behaviour of broiler chickens. Day-old mixed-sex ROSS 308 broilers (n=108) were allocated to a control (C), physical environmental enrichment (P) or human contact (H) group.

Original language	English
Pages	1-1
Publication status	Published - 2015
Event	Behaviour 2015: 34th International Ethological Conference - Cairns Conventional Centre, Cairns, Australia Duration: 9 Aug 2015 → 14 Aug 2015

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Conference	Behaviour 2015: 34th International Ethological Conference
City	Cairns, Australia
Period	9/08/15 → 14/08/15

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