In animals, including humans, free access to high-quality (generally energy-dense) food can
result in obesity, leading to physiological and health problems. Consequently, various …

Abnormal repetitive behaviours (ARBs) are associated with past, or present, welfare
problems and are common elements of the behavioural repertoire of some captive animals …

Genetics is key to the improvement of welfare in broiler chickens at both juvenile and adult
(breeder) stages but progress is hampered currently by the seemingly conflicting demands …

The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of stocking density on the heterophil to
lymphocyte ratio (H: L), blood corticosterone concentration, immune response, and some …

Under current practices, broiler parent stock (broiler breeders) encounter several welfare
problems, such as feed restriction and injury during mating. Intensive selection for …

Welfare issues and approaches are compared in the following review, for all major meat
chicken producing countries. In certain countries, such as the United States and Australia …

With a view to alleviate the feeling of hunger in broiler breeders, different types of fibre
sources were used in high-fibre diets to increase feed quantity while limiting growth to …

Broiler breeder chickens are commercially feed restricted to slow their growth and improve
their health and production, however, there is research demonstrating that this leads to …

To prevent health and fertility problems associated with excessive weight gain, broiler
breeders are severely feed restricted during rearing, which may affect welfare. We compared …

Broiler breeders have impaired reproductive performance when fed to satiety but they can
achieve an optimal hatching egg production under feed restriction. Feed restriction is a …