Development of quality welfare assessment protocols is a necessary step towards achieving
high broiler welfare standards. Rapid growth rate and highly intensive commercial …

Abstract This Scientific Opinion considers the welfare of domestic fowl (Gallus gallus) related
to the production of meat (broilers) and includes the keeping of day‐old chicks, broiler …

Providing environmental enrichments that increase environmental complexity can benefit
poultry welfare. This Poultry Science Association symposium paper is structured around four …

Simple Summary The objectives of this study were to determine if housing Bovan brown
laying hens in conventional cages or enriched floor pens impacted novel physiological and …

Providing an increased variety of environmental enrichment options, with sufficient space to
use them, could increase the behavioural expression of positive affective states in …

Simple Summary Broiler chickens are usually housed in high-density, relatively barren
conditions that limit their opportunities to express natural behaviors and be active. This study …

Substrates and objects are provided to farm animals on the assumption that they improve
animal welfare by enriching the environment, but these often fail to consider the extent to …

Abstract This Scientific Opinion considers the welfare of domestic fowl (Gallus gallus) related
to the production of meat (broilers) and includes the keeping of day‐old chicks, broiler …

Simple Summary Broiler chickens should be able to express highly motivated behaviors,
such as foraging and dustbathing. Health status and housing conditions impact the …

The intrinsic quality of meat is directly related to muscle and fat tissues. Factors such as the
rate and extent of anaerobic glycolysis affect muscle pH, influencing the meat's color, water …