This course explains the general principles of chicken behaviour and welfare, and the behavioural and physiological indicators that can be used to assess welfare in chickens kept in hobby flocks through to commercial farms. The focus is primarily on laying hens and meat chickens (broilers) although many of the principles are relevant to other types of poultry. The course is likely to be of interest to people who own chickens as pets or keep a small hobby flock, commercial egg and chicken meat producers, veterinarians and vet nurses.
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Chicken Behaviour and Welfare
The University of EdinburghAbout this Course
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Syllabus - What you will learn from this course
Getting Started
Introduction to Animal Behaviour: Domestication, Behaviour Development and Learning, the Senses
Behaviour Patterns of Chickens, Part 1
Behaviour Patterns of Chickens, Part 2
What is chicken welfare? Defining "welfare", ethical obligations, and welfare standards
Reviews
- 5 stars80.89%
- 4 stars16.34%
- 3 stars2.18%
- 2 stars0.38%
- 1 star0.19%
TOP REVIEWS FROM CHICKEN BEHAVIOUR AND WELFARE
thoroughly enjoyed this course. taught me a great deal about things I can and should be improving for my own. Helped me understand a lot more about the commercial side too.
Very useful in-depth information. A must for those interested in raising chickens - explaining the whys behind chicken behavior and how to correct or minimize unwanted behavior.
Thank you very much to the instructor at Duke University. This course has taught me a great deal of information. Things that I never knew before, it was interesting and rewarding. Thank you very much.
There is some super helpful information in this course, at times it was difficult to maintain concentration with the background noise of the chickens and a monotone speach delivery.
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