Search Results - "Norman, Kate I"

Rearing experience with ramps improves specific learning and behaviour and welfare on a commercial laying farm by Norman, Kate I., Weeks, Claire A., Tarlton, John F., Nicol, Christine J.

“…To access resources in commercial laying houses hens must move between levels with agility to avoid injury. This study considered whether providing ramps…”
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The ability of laying pullets to negotiate two ramp designs as measured by bird preference and behaviour by Pettersson, Isabelle C, Weeks, Claire A, Norman, Kate I, Nicol, Christine J

“…Laying hens are often kept in barn or free-range systems where they must negotiate level changes in the house to access resources. However, collisions and…”
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The effect of experience of ramps at rear on the subsequent ability of layer pullets to negotiate a ramp transition by Norman, Kate I., Weeks, Claire A., Pettersson, Isabelle C., Nicol, Christine J.

“…•The effects of rearing with or without ramp access were examined.•Individual latency and behaviours were recorded for ramp transitions.•Number of transitions…”
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The impact of early structural enrichment on spatial cognition in layer chicks by Norman, Kate I, Adriaense, Jessie E.C, Nicol, Christine J

“…•Chicks reared with elevated structures were faster at completing the detour test (P = 0.045).•Older chicks were more likely to turn left in the detour test (p…”
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Experimental Improvements in Pullet Rearing by Norman, Kate I

“…An increasing number of laying hens are being housed in more complex loose-housed systems but there is a lack of research focusing on the rearing period to…”
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