Browsing Brage NMBU by Author "Moe, Randi Oppermann"

A Descriptive Study of Keel Bone Fractures in Hens and Roosters from Four Non-Commercial Laying Breeds Housed in Furnished Cages

Kittelsen, Käthe Elise; Moe, Randi Oppermann; Hansen, Tone Beate; Toftaker, Ingrid; Christensen, Jens Peter; Vasdal, Guro (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)

The keel bone in birds is an extension of the sternum. Fractures to the keel are common in modern laying hen breeds. Several of the proposed causal mechanisms behind keel bone fractures (KBF) are linked to selection for ...

Air quality in alternative housing systems may have an impact on laying hen welfare. Part II-ammonia

David, Bruce; Mejdell, Cecilie Marie; Michel, Virginie; Lund, Vonne; Moe, Randi Oppermann (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015)

Air quality in alternative housing systems may have an impact on laying hen welfare. Part I—Dust

David, Bruce; Moe, Randi Oppermann; Michel, Virginie; Lund, Vonne; Mejdell, Cecilie Marie (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015)

An evaluation of two different broiler catching methods

Kittelsen, Kathe E.; Granquist, Erik Georg; Aunsmo, Agnete Lien; Moe, Randi Oppermann; Tolo, Elisiv (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)

Association between animal-based measures at 11 weeks and slaughter data at 20 weeks in turkey toms (Meleagris gallopavo)

Vasdal, Guro; Marchewka, Joanna; Moe, Randi Oppermann (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)

Associations among gait score, production data, abattoir registrations, and postmortem tibia measurements in broiler chickens

Kittelsen, Käthe Elise; David, Bruce; Moe, Randi Oppermann; Poulsen, H.D.; Young, Jette F.; Granquist, Erik Georg (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)

Associations between carcass weight uniformity and production measures on farm and at slaughter in commercial broiler flocks

Vasdal, Guro; Granquist, Erik Georg; Skjerve, Eystein; De Jong, Ingrid C.; Berg, Charlotte; Michel, Virginie; Moe, Randi Oppermann (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)

In poultry flocks, flock weight uniformity is often defined as the percent individuals within 10% of the mean body weight (BW) and the variability of this uniformity can be expressed as the CV of BW. Flock weight uniformity ...

Associations between on-farm welfare measures and slaughterhouse data in commercial flocks of turkey hens (Meleagris gallopavo)

Marchewka, Joanna; Vasdal, Guro; Moe, Randi Oppermann (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)

There is a growing demand for documentation of animal welfare in meat production industry. Research on turkey welfare has mainly focused on toms at the end of production cycle, and information on the relationship between ...

Associations between qualitative behaviour assessments and measures of leg health, fear and mortality in Norwegian broiler chicken flocks

Muri, Karianne; Stubsjøen, Solveig Marie; Vasdal, Guro; Moe, Randi Oppermann; Granquist, Erik Georg (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)

Qualitative behavioural assessments (QBA) is an animal-based welfare measure that has been included in several on-farm welfare assessment protocols, including the Welfare Quality® (WQ) protocol for poultry. However, there ...

Comparison of flock characteristics, journey duration and pathology between flocks with a normal and a high percentage of broilers 'dead-on-arrival' at abattoirs

Kittelsen, Käthe; Moe, Randi Oppermann; Hoel, Kristian; Kolbjørnsen, Øyvor; Nafstad, Ola; Granquist, Erik Georg (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)

Comparison of organic and conventional food and food production. Part II: Animal health and welfare in Norway

Bøe, Knut Egil; Bernhoft, Aksel; Hansen, Inger; Hoel, Kristian; Moe, Randi Oppermann; Seehus, Siri Christine; Svihus, Birger; Whist, Anne C; Østerås, Olav; Andreassen, Åshild Kristine; Arukwe, Augustine; Braastad, Bjarne Olai; Erikson, Ulf Gøran; Haugen, Margaretha; Hemre, Gro Ingunn; Hjeltnes, Brit Kristine; Krogdahl, Åshild; Källqvist, Torsten; Lassen, Jørgen Fredrik; Mortensen, Stein Håkon; Næss, Bjørn; Olsen, Rolf-Erik; Rimstad, Espen; Skåre, Janneche Utne; Steffensen, Inger-Lise; Sundheim, Leif; Torrissen, Ole; Alexander, Jan (VKM Report, Research report, 2014)

Dyrevelferd i zoologiske hager: En kasusstudie på anvendbarheten av WelFur ved velferdsvurdering av rev i ekstensive anlegg i Norge.

Debenham, John James; Moe, Randi Oppermann (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)

Early environmental effects on laying hen development

Tahamtani, Fernanda Machado (PhD Thesis;2016:57, Doctoral thesis, 2018-05-04)

Chickens are widely used by humans in both farm production and in scientific research as model organisms. In the farming industry, they total 27 billion individuals worldwide (FAO, 2013). Over 6 billion of these are laying ...

Effects of subclinical footpad dermatitis and emotional arousal on surface foot temperature recorded with infrared thermography in turkey toms (Meleagris gallopavo)

Moe, Randi Oppermann; Bohlin, Jon; Flø, Andreas Svarstad; Vasdal, Guro; Erlandsen, Henrik; Guneriussen, Eivind; Sjökvist, Elin Charlotte; Stubsjøen, Solveig Marie (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)

Experimental factors affecting the within- and between-individual variation of plantar foot surface temperatures in turkeys (Meleagris gallopovo) recorded with infrared thermography

Moe, Randi Oppermann; Flø, Andreas Svarstad; Bohlin, Jon; Vasdal, Guro; Erlandsen, Henrik; Guneriussen, Eivind; Sjökvist, Elin Charlotte; Stubsjøen, Solveig Marie (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)