Essays about: "induced broodiness"

Found 1 essay containing the words induced broodiness.

  1. 1. To be a chick mother : variation in maternal care and its effect on chick behavioural development

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Animal Nutrition and Management

    Author : Linnéa Christenson; [2021]
    Keywords : maternal behaviour; natural broodiness; induced broodiness; social ranking; hen chick interaction; chick behavioural development; poultry; layers; feather peck;

    Abstract : In Swedish poultry production today over 7 million chicks are incubated, housed and reared without maternal care. Studies indicate that chicks behavioural development and welfare may benefit from hen maternal care and potentially maternal care could be artificially provided in the commercial situation. READ MORE