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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Main Authors: G. Vasdal, R.O. Moe, I.C. de Jong, E.G. Granquist
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018-01-01
Series:Animal
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1751731117001434