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Growth and the plasma concentrations of growth hormone and prolactin in chicks: Effects of “environmental enrichment”, sex and strain

R. B. Jones Agricultural Research Council's, Poultry Research Centre, King's Buildings, West Mains Road, Edinburgh, EH9 3JS, Scotland
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S. Harvey Department of Zoology, University of Hull, Hull, HU6 7RX, England
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B. O. Hughes Agricultural Research Council's, Poultry Research Centre, King's Buildings, West Mains Road, Edinburgh, EH9 3JS, Scotland
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A. Chadwick Department of Pure and Applied Zoology, University of Leeds, Leeds, LS2 9JT, England
Pages 457-462 | Received 02 Jan 1980, Published online: 08 Nov 2007

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K.A. Miller & J.A. Mench. (2006) Differential effects of 4 types of environmental enrichment on aggressive pecking, feather pecking, feather loss, food wastage and productivity in Japanese quail. British Poultry Science 47:6, pages 646-658.
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B. M. Freeman. (1988) The domestic fowl in biomedical research: physiological effects of the environment. World's Poultry Science Journal 44:1, pages 41-60.
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R. B. Jones & B. O. Hughes. (1981) Effects of regular handling on growth in male and female chicks of broiler and layer strains. British Poultry Science 22:5, pages 461-465.
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S.G. Dávila, J.L. Campo, M.G. Gil, M.T. Prieto & O. Torres. (2011) Effects of auditory and physical enrichment on 3 measurements of fear and stress (tonic immobility duration, heterophil to lymphocyte ratio, and fluctuating asymmetry) in several breeds of layer chicks. Poultry Science 90:11, pages 2459-2466.
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E.H. Leone & I. Estévez. (2008) Economic and Welfare Benefits of Environmental Enrichment for Broiler Breeders. Poultry Science 87:1, pages 14-21.
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Kathryn A.L. Bayne, Bonnie V. Beaver, Joy A. Mench & David B. Morton. 2002. Laboratory Animal Medicine. Laboratory Animal Medicine 1239 1264 .
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D.D. Bell, C.J. Adams & G. Gvaryahu. (1998) Environment Enrichment Devices for Caged Laying Hens. Journal of Applied Poultry Research 7:1, pages 19-26.
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R.Bryan Jones, Nina Carmichael & Catherine Williams. (1998) Social housing and domestic chicks' responses to symbolic video images. Applied Animal Behaviour Science 56:2-4, pages 231-243.
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R.Bryan Jones, Christopher Larkins & Barry O. Hughes. (1996) Approach/avoidance responses of domestic chicks to familiar and unfamiliar video images of biologically neutral stimuli. Applied Animal Behaviour Science 48:1-2, pages 81-98.
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C M Sherwin. (2023) Environmental Enrichment for Laying Hens - Spherical Objects in the Feed Trough. Animal Welfare 4:1, pages 41-51.
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W. Gao, J.J.R. Feddes, F.E. Robinson & H. Cook. (1994) Effect of Stocking Density on the Incidence of Usage of Enrichment Devices by White Leghorn Hens. Journal of Applied Poultry Research 3:4, pages 336-341.
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G. Gvaryahu, E. Ararat, E. Asaf, M. Lev, J.I. Weller, B. Robinzon & N. Snapir. (1994) An enrichment object that reduces aggressiveness and mortality in caged laying hens. Physiology & Behavior 55:2, pages 313-316.
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STEPHEN HARVEY. 1993. The Endocrinology of Growth, Development, and Metabolism in Vertebrates. The Endocrinology of Growth, Development, and Metabolism in Vertebrates 151 182 .
C.J. Nicol. (1992) Effects of environmental enrichment and gentle handling on behaviour and fear responses of transported broilers. Applied Animal Behaviour Science 33:4, pages 367-380.
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R. Bryan Jones & David Waddington. (1992) Modification of fear in domestic chicks, Gallus gallus domesticus, via regular handling and early environmental enrichment. Animal Behaviour 43:6, pages 1021-1033.
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G. GVARYAHU, D.L. CUNNINGHAM & A. VAN TIENHOVEN. (1989) Filial Imprinting, Environmental Enrichment, and Music Application Effects on Behavior and Performance of Meat Strain Chicks. Poultry Science 68:2, pages 211-217.
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D.F. CALABOTTA, J.A. CHERRY, P.B. SIEGEL & D.E. JONES. (1985) Lipogenesis and Lipolysis in Fed and Fasted Chicks from High and Low Body Weight Lines. Poultry Science 64:4, pages 700-704.
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D.F. CALABOTTA, J.A. CHERRY, P.B. SIEGEL & E.M. GREGORY. (1983) Lipogenesis and Lipolysis in Normal and Dwarf Chickens from Lines Selected for High and Low Body Weight. Poultry Science 62:9, pages 1830-1837.
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