Environmental complexity impacts anxiety in broiler chickens depending on genetic strain and body weight

Abstract The objective was to assess the impact of environmental complexity on affective state (anxiety) in fast- and slow-growing broilers (Gallus gallus domesticus) as they gain weight. Six hundred fast-growing broilers (Ross 708; “fast-growers”) and 600 slow-growing broilers (Hubbard Redbro Mini;...

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Main Authors: Alexandra Ulans, George C. Brooks, Leonie Jacobs
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2024-07-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-67965-z