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Broiler Welfare

Broiler Welfare is a subfield of poultry welfare that specifically concerns the physical health, behavioral needs, and affective states of domesticated chickens raised for meat production, distinguished by its focus on commercial broiler systems and associated husbandry practices.

715

Publications

30.6K

Citations

2.1K

Authors

467

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

246

Variants

Broiler Welfare Science

Parents

Children

Publications

715

Chicken welfare is influenced more by housing conditions than by stocking density

Marian Stamp Dawkins, Christl A. Donnelly, Tracey Jones · Nature · 2004 · 674 citations

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Prevalence of leg weakness in broiler chickens and its relationship with genotype

S. Kestin, T. G. Knowles, A. E. Tinch et al. · Veterinary Record · 1992 · 570 citations

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The behaviour of broiler chickens and its modification by lameness

Claire A Weeks, T.D Danbury, HC Davies et al. · Applied Animal Behaviour Science · 2000 · 411 citations

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New additives for broiler chickens.

P Langhout · World poultry · 2000 · 284 citations

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Behaviour of fast- and slow growing broilers to 12 weeks of age and the physical consequences

E.A.M. Bokkers, P. Koene · Applied Animal Behaviour Science · 2003 · 245 citations

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Authors

2.1K

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    I.C. de Jong

    Wageningen University & Research, Netherlands

    29 publications · 1.5K citations

    23

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  2. FT
    Frank Tuyttens

    Ghent University, Belgium

    18 publications · 996 citations

    15

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  3. AB
    Anja Brinch Riber

    Aarhus University, Denmark

    13 publications · 504 citations

    13

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  4. IE
    Inma Estévez

    University of Maryland, College Park, United States

    10 publications · 555 citations

    10

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  5. CJ
    Christine J Nicol

    University of Bristol, United Kingdom

    9 publications · 427 citations

    10

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Institutions

467

  1. Wageningen University & Research

    Wageningen, The Netherlands

    34 h-index

    172 publications

    8.1K citations

  2. Roslin Institute

    Dalkeith, United Kingdom

    19 h-index

    43 publications

    2K citations

  3. Ghent University

    Ghent, Belgium

    16 h-index

    47 publications

    2K citations

  4. University of Bristol

    Bristol, United Kingdom

    16 h-index

    48 publications

    4K citations

  5. Aarhus University

    Aarhus, Denmark

    15 h-index

    32 publications

    1.2K citations

  6. Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences

    Uppsala, Sweden

    14 h-index

    38 publications

    2.3K citations

  7. Norwegian University of Life Sciences

    Ås, Norway

    14 h-index

    29 publications

    1.5K citations

  8. Utrecht University

    Utrecht, The Netherlands

    13 h-index

    23 publications

    1.1K citations

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Venues

  1. Poultry Science

    130 publications · 6K citations

    47

    h-index

  2. British Poultry Science

    38 publications · 2K citations

    27

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  3. Applied Animal Behaviour Science

    27 publications · 2K citations

    24

    h-index

  4. World s Poultry Science Journal

    30 publications · 1.8K citations

    24

    h-index

  5. Animals

    27 publications · 742 citations

    19

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