Quantifying the burden of behavioral deprivation in broiler chickens

Dawson, Lauren C.; Schuck-Paim, Cynthia; Alonso, Wladimir J.; O'Hagan, Daniel

In Quantifying Pain in Broiler Chickens (Ch. 5). (2022)

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Abstract

In a natural environment, pain and pleasure are extremely adaptive: while the unpleasantness of pain steers the animal away from life-threatening stimuli and behaviors, pleasure motivates animals to seek activities and resources that will enhance their chances of survival and reproduction.

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Dawson, L. C., Schuck-Paim, C., Alonso, W. J., & O'Hagan, D. (2022). Quantifying the burden of behavioral deprivation in broiler chickens (Ch. 5). In Quantifying Pain in Broiler Chickens.