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Project

The impact of novel early-life management practices and outdoor enrichment on the welfare and range use of free-range laying hens

Outputs and Outcomes

Code

01CD03324

Duration

01 April 2024 → 30 September 2024

Funding

Regional and community funding: Special Research Fund

Promotor

Frank Tuyttens

Fellow

Michael Plante-Ajah

Research disciplines

Natural sciences
- Behavioural biology
Agricultural and food sciences
- Agricultural animal welfare

Keywords

UWB animal welfare chicken free-range ultra-wideband laying hen

Project description

Laying hens were either submitted or not to a novel incubation treatment (incubation in green light) and rearing treatment (live insect larvae), and their outdoor range was enriched with insect larvae. Their range use was monitored by ultra-wideband trackers, body measures were taken to monitor physical welfare, and behavioural tests to infer differences in fearfulness and stress.

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