Since the ban in January 2012 of conventional cages for egg production in the European Union (Council Directive 1999/74/EC), alternative systems such as floor, aviary, free-range, and organic systems have become increasingly common, reaching 50% of housing for hens in 2019. Despite the many advantages associated with non-cage systems, the shift to a housing system where laying hens are kept in larger groups and more complex environments has given rise to new challenges related to management, health, and welfare. This review examines the close relationships between damaging behaviours and health in modern husbandry systems for laying hens. These new housing conditions increase social interactions between animals. In cases of suboptimal rearing and/or housing and management conditions, damaging behaviour or infectious diseases are likely to spread to the whole flock. Additionally, health issues, and therefore stimulation of the immune system, may lead to the development of damaging behav...iours, which in turn may result in impaired body conditions, leading to health and welfare issues. This raises the need to monitor both behaviour and health of laying hens in order to intervene as quickly as possible to preserve both the welfare and health of the animals.
Keywords:
damaging behaviour / hen health / housing system / laying hens
Source:
Animals, 2022, 12, 8, 986-
Publisher:
MDPI
Funding / projects:
This article is based upon work in the COST Action CA15134—Synergy for preventing damaging behaviour in group housed pigs and chickens (GroupHouseNet), supported by COST (European Cooperation in Science and Technology; www.cost.eu).
TY - JOUR
AU - Michel, Virginie
AU - Berk, Jutta
AU - Bozakova, Nadya
AU - van der Eijk, Jerine
AU - Estevez, Inma
AU - Mircheva, Teodora
AU - Relić, Renata
AU - Rodenburg, T. Bas
AU - Sossidou, Evangelia N.
AU - Guinebretière, Maryse
PY - 2022
UR - http://aspace.agrif.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/6066
AB - Since the ban in January 2012 of conventional cages for egg production in the European Union (Council Directive 1999/74/EC), alternative systems such as floor, aviary, free-range, and organic systems have become increasingly common, reaching 50% of housing for hens in 2019. Despite the many advantages associated with non-cage systems, the shift to a housing system where laying hens are kept in larger groups and more complex environments has given rise to new challenges related to management, health, and welfare. This review examines the close relationships between damaging behaviours and health in modern husbandry systems for laying hens. These new housing conditions increase social interactions between animals. In cases of suboptimal rearing and/or housing and management conditions, damaging behaviour or infectious diseases are likely to spread to the whole flock. Additionally, health issues, and therefore stimulation of the immune system, may lead to the development of damaging behaviours, which in turn may result in impaired body conditions, leading to health and welfare issues. This raises the need to monitor both behaviour and health of laying hens in order to intervene as quickly as possible to preserve both the welfare and health of the animals.
PB - MDPI
T2 - Animals
T1 - The Relationships between Damaging Behaviours and Health in Laying Hens
IS - 8
SP - 986
VL - 12
DO - 10.3390/ani12080986
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author = "Michel, Virginie and Berk, Jutta and Bozakova, Nadya and van der Eijk, Jerine and Estevez, Inma and Mircheva, Teodora and Relić, Renata and Rodenburg, T. Bas and Sossidou, Evangelia N. and Guinebretière, Maryse",
year = "2022",
abstract = "Since the ban in January 2012 of conventional cages for egg production in the European Union (Council Directive 1999/74/EC), alternative systems such as floor, aviary, free-range, and organic systems have become increasingly common, reaching 50% of housing for hens in 2019. Despite the many advantages associated with non-cage systems, the shift to a housing system where laying hens are kept in larger groups and more complex environments has given rise to new challenges related to management, health, and welfare. This review examines the close relationships between damaging behaviours and health in modern husbandry systems for laying hens. These new housing conditions increase social interactions between animals. In cases of suboptimal rearing and/or housing and management conditions, damaging behaviour or infectious diseases are likely to spread to the whole flock. Additionally, health issues, and therefore stimulation of the immune system, may lead to the development of damaging behaviours, which in turn may result in impaired body conditions, leading to health and welfare issues. This raises the need to monitor both behaviour and health of laying hens in order to intervene as quickly as possible to preserve both the welfare and health of the animals.",
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title = "The Relationships between Damaging Behaviours and Health in Laying Hens",
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Michel, V., Berk, J., Bozakova, N., van der Eijk, J., Estevez, I., Mircheva, T., Relić, R., Rodenburg, T. B., Sossidou, E. N.,& Guinebretière, M.. (2022). The Relationships between Damaging Behaviours and Health in Laying Hens. in Animals
MDPI., 12(8), 986.
https://doi.org/10.3390/ani12080986
Michel V, Berk J, Bozakova N, van der Eijk J, Estevez I, Mircheva T, Relić R, Rodenburg TB, Sossidou EN, Guinebretière M. The Relationships between Damaging Behaviours and Health in Laying Hens. in Animals. 2022;12(8):986.
doi:10.3390/ani12080986 .
Michel, Virginie, Berk, Jutta, Bozakova, Nadya, van der Eijk, Jerine, Estevez, Inma, Mircheva, Teodora, Relić, Renata, Rodenburg, T. Bas, Sossidou, Evangelia N., Guinebretière, Maryse, "The Relationships between Damaging Behaviours and Health in Laying Hens" in Animals, 12, no. 8 (2022):986,
https://doi.org/10.3390/ani12080986 . .
