such as foraging and dustbathing. Health status and housing conditions impact the
expression of these behaviors. This study compared the impact of novel flooring treatments
on broiler chicken behavioral repertoire. We found that broilers' behavior was impacted by
novel flooring treatments at 5 and 6 weeks of age. Differences were found in prevalences of
drinking, foraging, preening, locomoting, and in generally being active. Generally, broilers …