Welfare problems are commonly found in both conventional and organic production of
broiler chickens. In order to reduce the extent of welfare problems, it has been suggested to …

Increasing environmental complexity, eg, by providing environmental enrichment, has been
suggested as a way to increase activity levels and improve leg health in broilers. The aim of …

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 …

The use of straw bales as an environmental enrichment is common for broiler chickens in
enriched housing systems, however relatively little information exists about their …

Injurious pecking, aggression, footpad dermatitis and leg abnormalities have been identified
as major welfare issues in commercial turkey production, which lead to culling and mortality …

Insects are nowadays recognized as excellent biofactories for their peculiar ability to
valorise a wide spectrum of waste materials by nutrition upcycling, which allows obtaining …