The relationship between measures of fear of humans and lameness in broiler chicken flocks
In the Welfare Quality® assessment protocol for broilers, the touch test is included to assess the human–animal relationship in the flock. The test is designed to measure the animals’ fear of humans, assuming that broilers will withdraw from the observer if they are fearful. However, many broilers c...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2018-01-01
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Series: | Animal |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1751731117001434 |