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 …

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

The use of insect live larvae as environmental enrichment has recently been proposed in
broiler chickens, but the concomitant administration of black soldier fly (BSF) and yellow …

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 …

Simple Summary Environmental stressors refer to the various factors in the surrounding
environment that impose serious threats to animal welfare and production. They can …

Impacts of environmental complexity on affective states in slow-growing broiler chickens
(Gallus gallus domesticus) are unknown. Chickens' performance in judgment bias tests …

The use of the scan-sampling method, especially when a large amount of data is collected,
has become widespread in behavioral studies. However, there are no specific guidelines …

The present study aimed to evaluate the potential of chitosan coating silver nanoparticles to
enhance the growth performance and immune status of broilers without inducing oxidative …

Recently, applied technology in the form of the combination of a probiotics and a digital
poultry system, with the convergence of Information and Communications Technology and …