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Severe Feather Pecking

Severe Feather Pecking is a harmful pecking behaviour, classified under abnormal animal behaviour in poultry ethology, distinguished by its intensity and duration in which birds repeatedly peck and pull out feathers from conspecifics, leading to skin damage, bleeding, and potential cannibalism.

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5.7K

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287

Authors

81

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2017–2026

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Publications

95

Feather pecking and cannibalism

C.J. Savory · World s Poultry Science Journal · 1995 · 361 citations

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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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The prevention and control of feather pecking in laying hens: identifying the underlying principles

T.B. Rodenburg, M.M. van Krimpen, I.C. de Jong et al. · World s Poultry Science Journal · 2013 · 245 citations · Full text

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Differential effects of increased stocking density, mediated by increased flock size, on feather pecking and aggression in laying hens

Christine J Nicol, N.G. Gregory, T. G. Knowles et al. · Applied Animal Behaviour Science · 1999 · 195 citations

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The risk factors affecting the development of gentle and severe feather pecking in loose housed laying hens

Sarah Lambton, T. G. Knowles, C Yorke et al. · Applied Animal Behaviour Science · 2010 · 175 citations

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Authors

287

  1. TR
    T.B. Rodenburg

    Wageningen University & Research, Netherlands

    11 publications · 876 citations

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  2. CJ
    Christine J Nicol

    University of Bristol, United Kingdom

    7 publications · 931 citations

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  3. WB
    W. Bessei

    University of Hohenheim, Germany

    6 publications · 142 citations

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  4. LK
    Linda Keeling

    Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Sweden

    6 publications · 707 citations

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  5. JK
    J.B. Kjær

    Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut, Germany

    5 publications · 118 citations

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Institutions

81

  1. Wageningen University & Research

    Wageningen, The Netherlands

    17 h-index

    69 publications

    5.8K citations

  2. Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences

    Uppsala, Sweden

    10 h-index

    22 publications

    1.5K citations

  3. Roslin Institute

    Dalkeith, United Kingdom

    7 h-index

    10 publications

    794 citations

  4. University of Guelph

    Guelph, Canada

    6 h-index

    20 publications

    759 citations

  5. University of Hohenheim

    Stuttgart, Germany

    6 h-index

    26 publications

    786 citations

  6. University of Bristol

    Bristol, United Kingdom

    6 h-index

    25 publications

    3.1K citations

  7. Utrecht University

    Utrecht, The Netherlands

    6 h-index

    23 publications

    1.5K citations

  8. Louis Bolk Instituut

    Driebergen-Rijsenburg, Netherlands

    4 h-index

    8 publications

    1.1K citations

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Venues

  1. Applied Animal Behaviour Science

    22 publications · 1.7K citations

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  2. British Poultry Science

    13 publications · 823 citations

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  3. Poultry Science

    9 publications · 423 citations

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  4. World s Poultry Science Journal

    8 publications · 1.1K citations

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  5. Animal Welfare

    6 publications · 191 citations

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