Blar i Doctoral theses (VetMed) på emneord "Animal welfare"
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Effects of environmental complexity during rearing and laying on fearfulness, spatial cognition and neural plasticity in laying hens
(PhD Thesis;2023:56, Doctoral thesis, 2023)Due to an increased demand from citizens, the egg industry in the European Union is moving towards more welfare friendly housing systems. However, these environments are often more complex, and hens are still exposed to ... -
Effects of the rearing period and the production phase on fear-related responses in adult laying hens
(PhD Thesis;2017:48, Doctoral thesis, 2017)In 2013, almost seven billion laying hens (Gallus gallus domesticus) produced eggs for human consumption (CIWF, 2013). Under commercial egg production, specialised rearing farmers keep the birds until they are nearly ...