When stimuli from the environment are perceived to be a threat or potential threat then
animals initiate stress responses, with activation of the hypothalamo–pituitary–adrenal axis …

Simple Summary In poultry production, chickens are confronted with a wide range of
potential stressful conditions including restricted movement, long light phases or poor air …

Fluctuations in abiotic and biotic conditions exist in almost all habitats (Dunlap, Loros, &
DeCoursey, 2004; Stevenson et al., 2015). Some fluctuations like the alternation between …

Globally, laying hen production systems are a focus of concern for animal welfare. Recently,
the impacts of rearing environments have attracted attention, particularly with the trend …

Cook, NJ 2012. Review: Minimally invasive sampling media and the measurement of
corticosteroids as biomarkers of stress in animals. Can. J. Anim. Sci. 92: 227–259. The …

High ambient temperatures affect animal production and welfare in tropical and sub-tropical
regions of the world. Feed intake, growth rate, mortality, egg production, hatchability and …

Little is known about the relationship between welfare traits and production in laying hen
parent stock (PS). In commercial laying hens and pure lines, it is known that aspects …

Severe feather pecking (SFP) in commercial laying hens is a maladaptive behavior which is
associated with anxiety traits. Many experimental studies have shown that stress in the …

Animal 'personality'describes consistent individual differences in suites of behaviors, a
phenomenon exhibited in diverse animal taxa and shown to be under natural and sexual …

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 …