The Laying Hen and its Environment

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current topics in veterinary medicine and animal science volume 8
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for the commission of the european communities THE LAYING HEN AND ITS ENVIRONMENT CURRENT TOPICS IN VETERINARY MEDICINE AND ANIMAL SCIENCE
VOLUME 8
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edited by H. de Boer and J. Martin
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edited by W.B. Martin
Volume 4
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Series ISBN: 90-247-2429-5 The Laying Hen
and its Environment
A Seminar in the EEC Programme of Coordination of
Research on Animal Welfare, organised by R. Moss
and V. Fischbach, and held at Luxembourg,
March 11-13, 1980
Sponsored by the Commission of the European Communities,
Directorate-General for Agriculture, Coordination of
Agricultural Research
edited by
R. MOSS
Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food,
London, United Kingdom
1980
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VII PREFACE
OPENING REMARKS 1
SESSION I CURRENT KNOWLEDGE OF "NORMAL" RANGE OF BEHAVIOUR
AND PHYSIOLOGY
THE ETHOGRAM OF THE DOMESTICATED HEN
5
I.J.H. Duncan
17 DISCUSSION
TO ADAPT THE ENVIRONMENT TO THE BIRD OR
THE BIRD TO THET ?
J.M. Faure 19
31 DISCUSSION
SOME CONSIDERATIONS REGARDING OPTIMUM ENVIRONMENTAL
CONDITIONS FOR LAYING HENS IN CAGE MANAGEMENT
43
J . Peterson
53 DISCUSSION
CORTICOSTEROIDS IN LAYING HENS
65
G. Beuving
83
DISCUSSION
85
SUMMARY AND DISCUSSION
SESSION II BEHAVIOURAL AND PHYSIOLOGICAL NEEDS
THE REGULATION OF DUSTBATHING AND OTHER BEHAVIOUR
PATTERNS IN THE LAYING HEN: A LORENZIAN APPROACH
101
K. Vestergaard . .
114
DISCUSSION
ESSENTIAL BEHAVIOURAL NEEDS
121 D.W. Föls h
133
DISCUSSION
THE ASSESSMENT F BEHAVIOURAL NEEDS
B.O. Hughes 149
160
DISCUSSION
ESSENTIAL BEHAVIOURAL NEEDS:
THE MIXED MOTIVATION APPROACH
167
W. Bessei
175
DISCUSSION
181 SUMMARY AND DISCUSSION VI
SESSION III MEASUREMENT DF ESSENTIAL AND BEHAVIOURAL NEEDS
AS PROVIDED BY THE PRESENT HUSBANDRY SYSTEMS
MEASUREMENT OF ESSENTIAL AND BEHAVIOURAL NEEDS
AS PROVIDED BY PRESENT HUSBANDRY SYSTEMS:
BATTERY, 'GET-AWAY' CAGE, AVIARY
R.-M. Wegner 195
DISCUSSION 203
PUTTING SCIENCE INTO PRACTICE
J. Amanda Hill 207
DISCUSSION 220
THE PRE-LAYING BEHAVIOUR OF LAYING HENS IN
CAGES WITH AND WITHOUT LAYING NESTS
G.C. Brantas 227
DISCUSSION 235
SOME SYSTEM DEFINITIONS AND CHARACTERISTICS
CM. Hann 239
DISCUSSION 251
MOULTING IN THE DOMESTIC HEN (Gallus domesticus)
AND ITS USE AND EFFECT
J. Fris Jensen 259
DISCUSSION 263
CAGES: HOW COULD THEY BE IMPROVED?
R. Tauson 269
DISCUSSION 300
FINAL DISCUSSION 305
SUMMARY 319
CLOSING REMARKS 327
LIST OF PARTICIPANTS 329