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Feather Condition Scoring

Feather Condition Scoring is a welfare assessment metric that quantifies the physical state of a bird's plumage through systematic visual and tactile evaluation to indicate overall health and housing conditions in avian species.

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230

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103

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2017–2026

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Changes in feather condition in relation to feather pecking and aggressive behaviour in laying hens

Linda Keeling · British Poultry Science · 1999 · 292 citations

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Animal-Based Measures for the Assessment of Welfare State of Dairy Cattle, Pigs and Laying Hens: Consensus of Expert Opinion

HR Whay, David Main, Laura Green et al. · Animal Welfare · 2003 · 207 citations

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Feed and strain effects on the use of outdoor areas by broilers

Birte L. Nielsen, Martin Gaardbo Thomsen, Peter S�rensen et al. · British Poultry Science · 2003 · 120 citations

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Outdoor use, tonic immobility, heterophil/lymphocyte ratio and feather condition in free-range laying hens of different genotype

Hamada Mahboub, J Müller, Eberhard von Borell · British Poultry Science · 2004 · 115 citations

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On-farm comparison of keel fracture prevalence and other welfare indicators in conventional cage and floor-housed laying hens in Ontario, Canada

Mike Petrik, Michele T. Guerin, Tina M. Widowski · Poultry Science · 2015 · 108 citations · Full text

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Authors

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  1. TR
    T.B. Rodenburg

    Wageningen University & Research, Netherlands

    5 publications · 383 citations

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  2. TM
    Tina M. Widowski

    University of Guelph, Canada

    4 publications · 173 citations

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  3. CF
    Christine F. Baes

    University of Guelph, Canada

    3 publications · 64 citations

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  4. NV
    Nienke van Staaveren

    University of Guelph, Canada

    3 publications · 64 citations

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  5. CD
    Caitlin Decina

    University of Guelph, Canada

    3 publications · 64 citations

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Institutions

103

  1. Wageningen University & Research

    Wageningen, The Netherlands

    7 h-index

    28 publications

    1.7K citations

  2. University of Guelph

    Guelph, Canada

    6 h-index

    26 publications

    821 citations

  3. University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna

    Vienna, Austria

    3 h-index

    6 publications

    82 citations

  4. University of Hohenheim

    Stuttgart, Germany

    2 h-index

    3 publications

    57 citations

  5. Danish Cattle Research Centre

    Tjele, Denmark

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    139 citations

  6. University of Alberta

    Edmonton, Canada

    2 h-index

    5 publications

    96 citations

  7. Instituto de Ciencias Agrarias

    Madrid, Spain

    2 h-index

    4 publications

    177 citations

  8. Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada

    Ottawa, Canada

    2 h-index

    3 publications

    62 citations

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Venues

  1. Poultry Science

    12 publications · 504 citations

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  2. British Poultry Science

    10 publications · 865 citations

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  3. Animals

    4 publications · 196 citations

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  4. Applied Animal Behaviour Science

    3 publications · 197 citations

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  5. Animal Welfare

    3 publications · 245 citations

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