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| Title |
Omnivores Going Astray: A Review and New Synthesis of Abnormal Behavior in Pigs and Laying Hens
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| Published in |
Frontiers in Veterinary Science, July 2016
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| DOI | 10.3389/fvets.2016.00057 |
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| Authors |
Emma I. Brunberg, T. Bas Rodenburg, Lotta Rydhmer, Joergen B. Kjaer, Per Jensen, Linda J. Keeling |
| Abstract |
Pigs and poultry are by far the most omnivorous of the domesticated farm animals and it is in their nature to be highly explorative. In the barren production environments, this motivation to explore can be expressed as abnormal oral manipulation directed toward pen mates. Tail biting (TB) in pigs and feather pecking (FP) in laying hens are examples of unwanted behaviors that are detrimental to the welfare of the animals. The aim of this review is to draw these two seemingly similar abnormalities together in a common framework, in order to seek underlying mechanisms and principles. Both TB and FP are affected by the physical and social environment, but not all individuals in a group express these behaviors and individual genetic and neurobiological characteristics play an important role. By synthesizing what is known about environmental and individual influences, we suggest a novel possible mechanism, common for pigs and poultry, involving the brain-gut-microbiota axis. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 23 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Germany | 2 | 9% |
| Netherlands | 2 | 9% |
| Canada | 2 | 9% |
| Switzerland | 2 | 9% |
| France | 1 | 4% |
| United States | 1 | 4% |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 4% |
| Norway | 1 | 4% |
| Brazil | 1 | 4% |
| Other | 1 | 4% |
| Unknown | 9 | 39% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 15 | 65% |
| Scientists | 8 | 35% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 127 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Germany | 1 | <1% |
| Canada | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 125 | 98% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 23 | 18% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 15 | 12% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 13 | 10% |
| Other | 12 | 9% |
| Student > Bachelor | 12 | 9% |
| Other | 20 | 16% |
| Unknown | 32 | 25% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 49 | 39% |
| Veterinary Science and Veterinary Medicine | 19 | 15% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 5 | 4% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 3 | 2% |
| Psychology | 2 | 2% |
| Other | 9 | 7% |
| Unknown | 40 | 31% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 15. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 14 November 2022.
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