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Feather Damage Assessment

Feather Damage Assessment is a standardized metric within the field of avian welfare science that quantifies the extent of feather loss and structural damage in birds to evaluate the severity of aggressive pecking behavior and its impact on individual health and flock dynamics.

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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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Comparison of the welfare of layer hens in 4 housing systems in the UK

C.M. Sherwin, GJ Richards, Christine J Nicol · British Poultry Science · 2010 · 206 citations

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Group Selection for Adaptation to Multiple-Hen Cages: Beak-Related Mortality, Feathering, and Body Weight Responses ,

J.V. Craig, William M. Muir · Poultry Science · 1996 · 143 citations · Full text

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The effect of foraging material and perch height on feather pecking and feather damage in laying hens

Beat Wechsler, B. Huber-Eicher · Applied Animal Behaviour Science · 1998 · 104 citations

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Soft Perches in an Aviary System Reduce Incidence of Keel Bone Damage in Laying Hens

Ariane Stratmann, Ernst K.F. Fröhlich, Alexandra Harlander-Matauschek et al. · PLoS ONE · 2015 · 101 citations · Full text

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Authors

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  1. TR
    T.B. Rodenburg

    Wageningen University & Research, Netherlands

    6 publications · 430 citations

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  2. CS
    C.J. Savory

    Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council, United Kingdom

    4 publications · 178 citations

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  3. BO
    B. O. Hughes

    Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council, United Kingdom

    4 publications · 148 citations

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  4. BK
    B. Kemp

    Wageningen University & Research, Netherlands

    4 publications · 260 citations

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  5. JC
    J.V. Craig

    Kansas State University, United States

    4 publications · 258 citations

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Institutions

97

  1. Wageningen University & Research

    Wageningen, The Netherlands

    9 h-index

    38 publications

    2.3K citations

  2. University of Guelph

    Guelph, Canada

    8 h-index

    26 publications

    653 citations

  3. Roslin Institute

    Dalkeith, United Kingdom

    7 h-index

    10 publications

    428 citations

  4. University of Oxford

    Oxford, United Kingdom

    4 h-index

    11 publications

    547 citations

  5. Consiglio per la ricerca in agricoltura e l’analisi dell’economia agraria

    Rome, Italy

    4 h-index

    5 publications

    200 citations

  6. Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut

    Greifswald, Germany

    3 h-index

    4 publications

    164 citations

  7. University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna

    Vienna, Austria

    3 h-index

    6 publications

    82 citations

  8. The King's College

    New York, United States

    3 h-index

    4 publications

    156 citations

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  1. Poultry Science

    20 publications · 886 citations

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  2. British Poultry Science

    16 publications · 1.2K citations

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  3. Applied Animal Behaviour Science

    6 publications · 429 citations

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  4. Animals

    5 publications · 115 citations

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  5. Animal Welfare

    4 publications · 120 citations

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