Kate Hartcher

The welfare of layer hens in cage and cage-free housing systems

Kate Hartcher, Briony Jones · World s Poultry Science Journal · 2017 · 114 citations · Full text

Housing, Animal Performance, Conventional Cages +11

Relationships between range access as monitored by radio frequency identification technology, fearfulness, and plumage damage in free-range laying hens

Kate Hartcher, Kelly Hickey, P.H. Hemsworth et al. · animal · 2015 · 84 citations · Full text

Breeding Behavior, Range Access, Behavioral Sciences +14

The effects of environmental enrichment and beak-trimming during the rearing period on subsequent feather damage due to feather-pecking in laying hens

Kate Hartcher, Kristen Tran, Stuart Wilkinson et al. · Poultry Science · 2015 · 70 citations · Full text

Breeding Behavior, Engineering, Fitness +16

Plumage damage in free-range laying hens: Behavioural characteristics in the rearing period and the effects of environmental enrichment and beak-trimming

Kate Hartcher, Mary K.T.N. Tran, Stuart Wilkinson et al. · Applied Animal Behaviour Science · 2015 · 34 citations

Animal Performance, Breeding Behavior, Engineering +7

The Relationship between Animal Welfare and Farm Profitability in Cage and Free-Range Housing Systems for Laying Hens in China

Shuai He, Lin Jiao, Qiongyu Jin et al. · Animals · 2022 · 23 citations · Full text

Engineering, Applied Economics, Agricultural Economics +20