Type: Chapter

The role of perches in chicken welfare

Authors

Lars Schrader

Institute of Animal Welfare and Animal Husbandry – Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut (Germany)

Julia Malchow

Institute of Animal Welfare and Animal Husbandry – Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut (Germany)

Publication date:

28 September 2020

ID: 9781786768766

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Table of contents

1 Introduction 2 Why do chickens perch? 3 Ontogeny of perching 4 Anatomic prerequisites for perching 5 Properties of perches: the chicken's view 6 Elevated structures in pullet and layer housing 7 Elevated structures in broiler housing 8 Conclusions 9 Future trends in research 10 References