The Relationships between Damaging Behaviours and Health in Laying Hens
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Michel, VirginieBerk, Jutta
Bozakova, Nadya
van der Eijk, Jerine
Estevez, Inma
Mircheva, Teodora
Relić, Renata

Rodenburg, T. Bas
Sossidou, Evangelia N.
Guinebretière, Maryse
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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.
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damaging behaviour / hen health / housing system / laying hensSource:
Animals, 2022, 12, 8, 986-Publisher:
- MDPI
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- 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).
DOI: 10.3390/ani12080986
ISSN: 2076-2615
WoS: 00078543540000
Scopus: 2-s2.0-85128114400
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Poljoprivredni fakultetTY - 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 ER -
@article{ 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.", publisher = "MDPI", journal = "Animals", title = "The Relationships between Damaging Behaviours and Health in Laying Hens", number = "8", pages = "986", volume = "12", doi = "10.3390/ani12080986" }
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 . .