Parents and Early Life Environment Affect Behavioral Development of Laying Hen Chickens

Severe feather pecking (SFP) in commercial laying hens is a maladaptive behavior which is associated with anxiety traits. Many experimental studies have shown that stress in the parents can affect anxiety in the offspring, but until now these effects have been neglected in addressing the problem of...

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Main Authors: de Haas, Elske N., Bolhuis, J. Elizabeth, Kemp, Bas, Groothuis, Ton G. G., Rodenburg, T. Bas
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science 2014
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3948370/