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• Laying hen production systems: welfare and social sustainability - J.A. MENCH, J.C. SWANSON and P.B. THOMPSON
  
  
• Occurrence of gregarious nesting at different ages in laying hens - A.B. RIBER
  
  
• Genetic analysis of individual nesting and free-range behaviour traits in layers - W. ICKEN, D. CAVERO, M. SCHNUTZ, S. THURNER, G. WENDL and R. PREISINGER
  
  
• Maternal care and selection for low mortality affect serotonergic activity and corticosterone response to manual restraint - T.B. RODENBURG, E.D. ELLEN, R.E. KOOPMANSCHAP, G. DE VRIES-REILINGH and J.E. BOLHUIS
  
  
• Keel bone condition in laying hens: a histological evaluation of macroscopically assessed keel bones - B. SCHOLZ, S. RÖNCHEN, H. HAMANN, M. HEWICKER-TRAUTWEIN and O. DISTL
  
  
• Foot pad dermatitis in laying hens kept in non-cage systems in Austria - K. NIEBUHR, C. ARHANT, A. LUGMAIR, B. GRUBER and K. ZALUDIK
  
  
• Attracting laying hens into range areas using shade - P.C. GLATZ
  
  
• Evaluation of agroforestry as a sustainable and welfare friendly, free-range egg production system - H.A. VAN DE WEERD and A. ELSON
  
  
• Automated induced reward-related behaviours in laying hens in the home pen environment - R.O. MOE, J. NORDGREEN, A.M. JANCZAK, B.M. SPRUIJT, A.J. ZANELLA and M. BAKKEN
  
  
• The welfare of laying hens in four different housing systems in the UK - C.J. NICOL, S.N. BROWN, S.M. HASLAM, B. HOTHERSALL, L. MELOTTI, G.J. RICHARDS and C.M. SHERWIN
  
  
• Risk factors affecting the development of vent pecking and cannibalism in loose housed laying hen flocks - S.L. LAMBTON, T.G. KNOWLES, C. YORKE and C.J. NICOL
  
  
• The influence of sensory factors on feather eating behaviour in laying hens - A. HARLANDER-MATAUSCHEK, U. FEISE, K. HÄUSLER, F. WASSERMANN and W. BESSEI
  
  
• A hyperactivity disorder model of feather pecking - J.B. KJAER
  
  
• The influence of sequential feeding with wheat on laying hens' feeding and pecking behaviour - D. JORDAN, M. UMAR FARUK, P. CONSTANTIN, M.N. ALI, W. BESSEI , P. LESCOAT, I. STUHEC, I. BOUVAREL and C. LETERRIER
  
  
• Furnished cages for laying hens: effect of group size and litter provision on laying, feeding, perching and dust bathing behaviours - M. GUINEBRETIERE, D. HUONNIC, M. DE TREGLODE, A. HUNEAU-SALAUN and V. MICHEL
  
  
• The effects of perches in furnished cages - E. VALKONEN, R. RINNE and J. VALAJA
  
  
• Effect of perch material and profile on the use of perches - M. COX, K. DE BAERE, E. VERVAET, J. ZOONS, T. FIKS-VAN NIEKERK
  
  
• Method for scoring dirtiness of scratching materials in enriched cages - M. COX, K. DE BAERE, E. VERVAET, J. ZOONS, T. FIKS-VAN NIEKERK
  
  
• Technical results aviary system: great variation between flocks - M. COX, K. DE BAERE, E. VERVAET, J. ZOONS, T. FIKS-VAN NIEKERK
  
  
• Facilities for providing litter: litter boxes and scratching mats - M. COX, K. DE BAERE, E. VERVAET, J. ZOONS, T. FIKS-VAN NIEKERK
  
  
• Substrate preferences in young laying hen chicks - I.C. DE JONG, J.T.N. VAN DER WERF, T.B. RODENBURG and T. FIKS-VAN NIEKERK
  
  
• Effect of hot blade and infrared beak trimming on beak condition, production and mortality of laying hens - P.C. GLATZ
  
  
• Beak trimming handbook - P.C. GLATZ
  
  
• Hygienic aspects of the German 'Kleingruppenhaltung' for laying hens - J. HARTUNG, A.C. SPRINGORUM and T. WINTER
  
  
• Investigating the influence of perch material and shape on the incidence of pododermatitis (bumblefoot) body condition and behaviour of laying hens housed in furnished colony cages - M.J. JENDRAL and J. LINTHORNE
  
  
• Effect of housing system on innate immunity, oxidative status and blood traits of laying hens - C. MUGNAI, L. MOSCATI, A. DAL BOSCO, L. BATTISTACCI and C. CASTELLINI
  
  
• Effect of specific noise in laying hens - M.T. PRIETO and J.L. CAMPO
  
  
• Histometric changes in laying hens muscular tissue, as a consequence of the alternative husbandry systems usage - R.M. RADU-RUSU, M.G. USTUROI, P.C. BOISTEANU, I.M. POP, M.G. DOLIS and A.L. USTUROI
  
  
• Welfare and acute phase proteins in laying hens kept in different housing systems - G. SALAMANO, E. MELLIA, A. SCHIAVONE, M. TARANTOLA, M.S. GENNEROand L. DOGLIONE
  
  
• The effect of raised perches on keel bone fracture in commercially-housed laying hens - V. SANDILANDS and L. BAKER
  
  
• Alternative technologies applied in laying hybrid husbandry - M.G. USTUROI, P.C. BOISTEANU , R.M. RADU-RUSU, I.M. POP, M.G. DOLIS and A.L. USTUROI
  
  
• Welfare of meat producing poultry - B.L. NIELSEN
  
  
• The relationship between physical activity and leg health in the broiler chicken - L. SHERLOCK, T.G.M. DEMMERS, A.E. GOODSHIP and C.M. WATHES
  
  
• Group size, density, and enclosure size; implications on movement and space use patterns in broilers - I. ESTEVEZ and E. H. LEONE
  
  
• A new humane slaughter methods for broilers - Low Atmospheric Pressure (LAPS) - J.P. THAXTON Jr., Y. VIZZIER THAXTON, W. SCHILLING, K. CHRISTENSEN, R. STUCKEY, J.L. PURSWELL, S.L. BRANTON, P.WHITE
  
  
• Electrical water bath stunning of broiler chickens: effect on brain waves and physical reflexes - S. PRINZ, G. VAN OIJEN, W. BESSEI, F. EHINGER and A. COENEN
  
  
• Relationships between various measures used to assess the welfare of broiler chicken on farm - C. ARNOULD and L. COLIN
  
  
• Implementation of the Welfare Quality® on-farm protocol for assessing broiler welfare - P. FERRARI, A. BUTTERWORTH, I.C. DE JONG, S.N. BROWN and V. FERRANTE
  
  
• Effects of environmental enrichment on the locomotor activity of turkeys - H. LETZGUSS and W. BESSEI
  
  
• Behavioural and physiological responses of fast growing broilers in relation to ambient temperature - E.A.M. BOKKERS, W.B.E. SCHOLZ and H. VAN DEN BRAND
  
  
• Impact of locomotion characteristics on broiler chickens well-being - I.C.L. ALMEIDA PAZ, I.A. NÄÄS, A.A. MENDES, M.R.F.B. MARTINS, M.S. BARACHO, A. G. MENEZES, K.A.O. LIMA, L.G.F. BUENO, M. MOLLO NETO, V.C. CARVALHO, I.C.L. ALMEIDA and A.L. SOUZA
  
  
• Can alternative types of litter improve foot pad health, performance and behaviour in broilers? - J. BERK
  
  
• Clustering versus dispersal: spatial preferences of broiler chickens studied at different densities - S.A.F. BUIJS, L. KEELING, J. BAERT and F.A.M. TUYTTENS
  
  
• Improvement of environmental quality and animal welfare in poultry farms by application of biological promoters - L. CABRINI and P. BRIGNOLI
  
  
• Effect of litter material on foot pad dermatitis and hock burn in broilers - K. DE BAERE, M. COX, E. VERVAET, J. ZOONS, T. FIKS-VAN NIEKERK
  
  
• Pre-slaughter fasting time and welfare assessment in broilers - M.R.F.B. MARTINS, I.C.L. ALMEIDA PAZ, A.A. MENDES, R.E.P. PEREIRA and E.L. MILBRADT
  
  
• Veterinary training course in farm animal welfare in accordance with EEC 98/58 - R. MATASSA, L.J. VINCO, G. DIEGOLI and L. MONTELLA
  
  
• Correlations between gait score and leg problems in broilers - A.A. MENDES, I.C.L. ALMEIDA PAZ, M.R.F.B. MARTINS, B.C.S. FERNANDES, I.C.L. ALMEIDA and E.L. MILBRADT
  
  
• Heat stress response of broilers housed at two different stocking densities - I. OLIVAS, A. VILLAGRÁ, A.G. TORRES and M. LAINEZ
  
  
• Effect of maternal corticosterone on some behavioral measures in broilers - S. ÖZKAN, S. YALÇIN and E. BABACANOGLU
  
  
• Development of tonic immobility reaction in broiler chicks - K.S. RYU, H.C. CHOI and J.H. SON
  
  
• The effects of production systems (barn and free-range) on foot pad dermatitis and body defects of white turkeys - M. SARICA and U.S. YAMAK
  
  
• Darkness and the partitioning of darkness: does it affect productivity of commercial broilers? - K. SCHWEAN-LARDNER, B.I. FANCHER and H.L. CLASSEN
  
  
• Darkness and partitioning of darkness: does it affect the behaviour of commercial broilers? - K. SCHWEAN-LARDNER, C. RAGINSKI, B.I. FANCHER, H.L. CLASSEN
  
  
• Darkness and partitioning of darkness: does it affect the welfare of commercial broilers? - K. SCHWEAN-LARDNER, B.I. FANCHER, H.L. CLASSEN
  
  
• Effect of light colour on the behaviour and performance of broilers - J.H. SON and V. RAVINDRAN
  
  
• Influence of sex ratio on selected behavioural traits of broilers - J.H. SON and V. RAVINDRAN
  
  
• Considerations on adult pheasant husbandry, within the intensive technological system - A.L. USTUROI, M.G. USTUROI, R.M. RADU-RUSU, D. SIMEANU and C. RADU-RUSU
  
  
• Effects of calcium, phosphorus and 25-hydroxyvitamin D3 on broiler leg health - E. VAN POUCKE and F. TUYTTENS
  
  
• Barrier perches and density: effects on perching, leg condition and foot health in broilers - B. VENTURA, I. ESTEVEZ and F. SIEWERDT
  
  
• Poultry welfare problems related to avian influenza and other contagious diseases - C. BERG
  
  
• Prevalence and key figures for the poultry red mite Dermanyssus gallinae infections in poultry farm systems - SPARAGANO, A. PAVLIEVI, T. MURANO, A. CAMARDA, H. SAHIB, KILPINEN, M. MUL, R. VAN EMOUS, S. LE BOUQUIN, K. HOEL and M.A. CAFIERO
  
  
• Phylogenetic relationship between Dermanyssus gallinae populations in European countries based on mitochondrial CO1 gene sequences - M. MARANGI, C.J. DE LUNA, M.A. CAFIERO, A. CAMARDA, S. LE BOUQUIN, A. GIANGASPERO and O.A.E. SPARAGANO
  
  
• In vitro feeding assay to test the protective effects of poultry red mite antigens - H.W. WRIGHT, K. BARTLEY, A.J. NISBET, R.M. MCDEVITT, N.H.C. SPARKS , S. BROCKLEHURST and J.F. HUNTLEY
  
  
• Cathepsin proteases: their potential as vaccines for the control of Dermanyssus gallinae infestations in commercial poultry houses - K. BARTLEY, A. NISBET, H. WRIGHT and J. HUNTLEY
  
  
• Using the HACCP method for preventing introduction and spread of Dermanyssus gallinae in poultry facilities with a focus on monitoring methods - M. MUL
  
  
• Skin necrosis of metatarsal pad as welfare indicator in reared broiler - A. MESSINA, F. SPADOLA and F. FILICIOTTO
  
  
• Physiological monitoring of laying hens during whole-house killing with carbon dioxide gas - D.E.F. MCKEEGAN, N. SPARKS, V. SANDILANDS, T.G.M. DEMMERS, P. BOULCOTT and C.M. WATHES
  
  
• A prevalence study on Dermanyssus gallinae in laying hen farms in Southern Italy - A. CAMARDA, E. CIRCELLA, M. MARANGI, A. GIANGASPERO, O.A.E. SPARAGANO, G. DI PAOLA, D. GALANTE and M.A. CAFIERO
  
  
• Red mites: monitoring method and treatment - M. COX, K. DE BAERE, E. VERVAET, J. ZOONS, T. FIKS-VAN NIEKERK
  
  
• A study on causes of poultry carcasses condemnation in Nowshahr (north of Iran) poultry slaughters with hystopathologic study of cases suspected to Marek's disease - S.A. HOSSEINI-ALIABAD, P. MORTAZAVI, R. KHOSHBAKHT and A.S. MOUSAVI
  
  
• Evaluation of the poultry red mite (Dermanyssus gallinae, Acarina: Dermanyssidae) susceptibility to some acaricides in a field population from Italy - M. MARANGI, M.A. CAFIERO, G. CAPELLI, A. CAMARDA, O.A.E. SPARAGANO, C. VENTURELLI and A. GIANGASPERO
  
  
• Pathogens and symbionts associated with Dermanyssus gallinae: risks and potential control methods for the poultry industry - C.V. MORO, C.J. DE LUNA, A. TOD, J.H. GUY, L. ZENNER and O.A.E. SPARAGANO
  
  
• Populations of Dermanyssus gallinae infesting French layer farms show a strong homogeneity in mt-Co1 sequences, if compared with some other populations - L. ROY, S. LUBAC, N. GUICHARD, M. RIGAUX, C. CHAUVE and T. BURONFOSSE
  
  
• Hen grooming as a function of louse infestation and beak condition - G. VEZZOLI, B.A. MULLENS and J.A. MENCH
  
  
• Welfare of poultry during transport: a review - M.A. MITCHELL and P.J. KETTLEWELL
  
  
• Being able to stand up: consequences for the welfare of turkeys in transit - A. WICHMAN, M. NORRING, M. PASTELL and L. HÄNNINEN
  
  
• Effect of feeding during long transport on welfare of laying pullets - M. PETRACCI, M. AMADORI, I.L. ARCHETTI, M. BIANCHI, L. MONTELLA and C. CAVANI
  
  
• Welfare of organic poultry - E. ZELTNER and V. MAURER
  
  
• Ethogram and reactivity in three chicken Italian breeds - S. LOLLI, V. FERRANTE and L.G. CAVALCHINI
  
  
• Assessment of kinetic activity in slow-and fast-growing organic chickens by GPS monitoring and with visual observation - C. CASTELLINI, A. DAL BOSCO, M. GUARINO and C. MUGNAI
  
  
• Options to realise a 100 per cent organic feed for laying hens - T. FIKS-VAN NIEKERK and B. REUVEKAMP
  
  
• The effect of genotype on the behaviour of free range chickens - M. LICHOVNIKOVA, S. NEDOMOVA and A. HLASENSKA
  
  
• Effect of genotype on welfare conditions of broilers reared under organic conditions - A. MELUZZI, F. SIRRI, C. MUGNAI and A. DAL BOSCO
  
  
• The effect of fasting on lipid metabolism and on antioxidant enzyme activity in the myocardium of chickens fed with supplementary organic selenium - S. MILINKOVIC-TUR, B. BEER LJUBIC, J. PIRSLJIN, N. POLJICAK-MILAS and M. TORBAR
  
  
• Welfare issues in broiler breeders - I.C. DE JONG and D. GUÉMENÉ
  
  
• Divergent selection for low and high adrenal response to restraint in Pekin ducks: effects on fear responses - I. ARNAUD, B. BASSO, M.D. BERNADET, M. COUTY, F. DUBOS, G. GUY, J.M. BRUN and D. GUÉMENÉ
  
  
• Beak trimming or infra-red beak treatment in Muscovy ducks and its consequences on welfare - O. ROCHARD, S. LUBAC, A. ALINER, H. MORIN, L. MIRABITO and D. GUÉMENÉ
  
  
• Dust bath frustration of female broiler breeders on Astroturf - J. VAN ROOIJEN
  
  
• Nutrient dilution and increased Nonstarch Polysaccharide concentration in rearing and laying diets reduced feather damage of rearing and laying hens - M.M. VAN KRIMPEN, R.P. KWAKKEL, C.M.C. VAN DER PEET-SCHWERING, L.A. DEN HARTOG and M.W.A. VERSTEGEN
  
  
• The impact of nutrition on foot pad dermatitis in broilers - T. VELDKAMP and J. VAN HARN
  
  
• Effects of early life experience on the adaptation capacity during infectious challenges; laying hens as a model animal - I.WALSTRA, J. TEN NAPEL, B. KEMP and H. VAN DEN BRAND
  
  
• Effects of human-animal contact with layer pullets on fearfulness and technical results in the rearing and laying periods - T. FIKS-VAN NIEKERK, M. RUIS, H. GUNNINK and B. REUVEKAMP
  
  
• Welfare scenario in South America: norms and regulation - I. A. NÄÄS
  
  
• Promoting poultry welfare through the introduction of 3R's to research, teaching and testing - E.N. SOSSIDOU and D.M. BROOM
  
  
• Thermal imaging as a non-invasive tool to assess mild distress in chickens - J.L. EDGAR, E.S. PAUL and C.J. NICOL
  
  
• Welfare specific trade international norms in broiler production - R.T.B.R. SILVA, I.A. NÄÄS and A.G. MENEZES
  
  
• Comparison of environmental variables in two different systems in litter (new and reused) in broiler housing - M.S. BARACHO and I.A. NÄÄS
  
  
• The analysis of pullet vocalization for determining gender and welfare - Y.B. TOLON, I.A. NÄÄS, D.J. DE MOURA, M.S. BARACHO, W.T. SILVA
  
  
• Better health using danofloxacin for the prevention of CRD complex in broiler chickens - A. ZAKERI
  
  
• The impact of welfare on the European poultry production - G.L. BAGNARA