Faculty of Health and Medical Science

Poultry welfare

Market driven initiatives can improve broiler welfare – A comparison across five European countries

Market driven initiatives can have a strong impact on improving broiler welfare, building on those standards achieved by animal welfare legislation.

Behavioural consequences of visual deprivation occurring early or later in the life of chickens

By P. M. Hocking, K. A. Haldane, E. A. Davidson, P. Sandøe & H. H. Kristensen (2015) Applied Animal Behaviour Science. Elsevier Abstract The development of behaviour in a line of chickens that are born sighted (rdd) but…

The Blind Hens' Challenge - Does it undermine the view that only welfare matters in out dealings with animals?

By P. Sandøe, P. M. Hocking, B. Forkman, K. Haldane, H. H. Kristensen & C. Palmer. Environmental Values. The White Horse Press. In press

Investigating the importance of vision in poultry: comparing the behaviour of blind and sighted chickens

By S. Collins, B. Forkman, H. H. Kristensen, P. Sandøe & P. M. Hocking. Applied Animal Behaviour Science. Elsevier. 2011