Essays about: "Lovisa Åkerstedt"

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  1. 1. Short- and Long-Term Effects of Filial Imprinting on a Model Hen on the Emotional State of White Leghorn Chicks (Gallus gallus domesticus)

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Institutionen för fysik, kemi och biologi

    Author : Lovisa Åkerstedt; [2023]
    Keywords : chick; cognition; emotional state; fear; filial imprinting; model hen; White Leghorn; Gallus gallus domesticus;

    Abstract : In layer hen commercial production systems, chicks are not raised by hens and do therefore not receive any maternal care. In the wild, after hatching, chicks undergo filial imprinting where they create a social bond with a stimulus in their surrounding environment, usually the mother hen. READ MORE