Animal welfare is a key and distinct component of sustainable agriculture and food security.
People, both as citizens and consumers, have become more concerned about the …

Stocking broilers at a high density has been a strategy to optimize the area of the cage and
hence increase the efficiency of broiler production. If the environmental (microclimate) …

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

The broiler industry has come under sustained pressure from welfare organizations to
improve broiler welfare. Breed and stocking density are important factors for broiler welfare …

Literature surrounding key aspects of broiler chicken husbandry and its relation to animal
welfare are reviewed, for the context of broiler chicken farming in Indonesia. This review …

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 …

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

Environmental stress poses serious threats to animal welfare and production, particularly in
poultry, which are susceptible to such stress. It can increase susceptibility to diseases and …

In addition to the reduction of suboptimal welfare, there is now a need to provide farmed
animals with positive opportunities to provide confidence that they have experienced a life …