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The Behavioural Biology of Chickens
Paperback
June 2015
9781780642505
More details
- Publisher
CABI - Published
26th June 2015 - ISBN 9781780642505
- Language English
- Pages 200 pp.
- Size 6.75" x 9.75"
$84.75
Chickens are by far the world’s most widely farmed animal, kept for both meat and egg production. They are at the center of many debates regarding housing and production systems, causing significant interest in what lies behind chicken behavior. This accessible book covers sensory biology, behavioral development, preferences and aversions, social behavior, learning and cognition, behavioral issues in different systems and solutions for behavioral problems. Authored by an authority on chicken ethology, it brings together the fields of animal behavior, neuroscience, psychology and epidemiology to provide a comprehensive understanding of chicken behavior and help improve the lives of farmed chickens around the world.
"Fascinating, thorough and beautifully written."
Georgia Mason - , University of Guelph, Canada
"It does not just advertise what the author thinks we know about chicken behavioural biology but actually lays out the evidence....Of tremendous value to all students of poultry science, animal behavior and animal welfare in general....A masterpiece in the communication of general science."
Professor Dr. Hanno Wurbel - , University of Bern, Switzerland
1. Domestication of Chickens and Current Breeding Practices
2. Sensory Biology and Chicken Behaviour
3. Behavioural Development
4. Behavioural Preferences, Needs and Priorities
5. Social Behaviour
6. Learning and Cognition in Chickens
7. Management Influences on Poultry Behaviour
8. Current Behaviour Issues in Commercial Production
9. Risk Factors and Solutions for Behavioural Problems
10. Human-animal Relationships