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The behavioural biology of chickens
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- Book Synopsis
- Chickens are by far the world's most widely farmed animal, kept for both meat and egg production. They are at the centre of many debates regarding housing and production systems, causing significant interest in what lies behind chicken behaviour. This accessible book covers sensory biology, behavioural development, preferences and aversions, social behaviour, learning and cognition, behavioural issues in different systems and solutions for behavioural problems. Authored by an authority on chicken ethology, it brings together the fields of animal behaviour, neuroscience, psychology and epidemiology to provide a comprehensive understanding of chicken behaviour and help improve the lives of farmed chickens around the world.
- About The Author
- Christine Nicol was awarded a first-class degree in Zoology and a PhD on the welfare of laying hens from the University of Oxford before taking up a lectureship at the University of Bristol (1985-2017). She is currently Professor of Animal Welfare at the Royal Veterinary College. Christine's primary research interest is the validation of methodologies to assess animal welfare. She has published ~ 230 peer-reviewed papers and has authored and edited books on the welfare of horses and chickens, including: The Behavioural Biology of Chickens (CABI, 2015). She strives to ensure that animal welfare research is used effectively to improve the lives of farm, companion and wildlife species through membership of working groups and committees, producing reports and reviews for governments and NGOs around the world, and through her membership of the UK government's Animal Sentience Committee, which scrutinises policies to ensure due regard is paid to animal welfare. She is an Honorary Fellow of the International Society for Applied Ethology, an Honorary Life member of the Association for the Study of Animal Behaviour, and writer and presenter of a BBC radio 4 series on animal ethics called Would You Eat an Alien?
- Product Details
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- ISBN
- 9781780642505
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- CABI, (28 May 2015)
- Number of Pages
- 192
- Weight
- 455 grams
- Language
- English
- Dimensions
- 244 x 172 x 12 mm
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