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Animal Science and Veterinary

D-Index
41
Citations
8955
World Ranking
1045
National Ranking
39

Best Publications

  • Coping styles in animals: current status in behavior and stress-physiology.

    J.M Koolhaas;S.M Korte;S.F De Boer;B.J Van Der Vegt

  • Effects of environmental enrichment on behavioral responses to novelty, learning, and memory, and the circadian rhythm in cortisol in growing pigs.

    I C de Jong;I T Prelle;J A van de Burgwal;E Lambooij

  • The prevention and control of feather pecking in laying hens: identifying the underlying principles

    T.B. Rodenburg;M.M. van Krimpen;I.C. de Jong;E.N. de Haas

  • Personalities in female domesticated pigs: behavioural and physiological indications

    Marko A.W Ruis;Joop H.A te Brake;Johan A van de Burgwal;Ingrid C de Jong

  • Wet litter not only induces footpad dermatitis but also reduces overall welfare, technical performance, and carcass yield in broiler chickens

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  • Effects of restricted feeding on physiological stress parameters in growing broiler breeders

    I.C. De Jong;S. Van Voorst;D.A. Ehlhardt;H.J. Blokhuis

  • Effects of strawbedding on physiological responses to stressors and behavior in growing pigs

    I.C. de Jong;E.D. Ekkel;J.A. van de Burgwal;E. Lambooij

  • Review of environmental enrichment for broiler chickens

    Anja Brinch Riber;H.A. Van de Weerd;I.C. de Jong;Sanna Steenfeldt

  • Relationships between behavioral and meat quality characteristics of pigs raised under barren and enriched housing conditions.

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  • The prevention and control of feather pecking: application to commercial systems

    C. J. Nicol;M. Bestman;A-M. Gilani;E. N. De Haas

  • Potential risk factors associated with contact dermatitis, lameness, negative emotional state, and fear of humans in broiler chicken flocks

    A. W. Bassler;C. Arnould;A. Butterworth;L. Colin

  • A review on yolk sac utilization in poultry

    Ilonka van der Wagt;Ingrid C. de Jong;Malcolm A. Mitchell;Roos Molenaar

  • Parameters for quantification of hunger in broiler breeders

    Ingrid C de Jong;A.Sander van Voorst;Harry J Blokhuis

  • Major welfare issues in broiler breeders

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  • Footpad dermatitis in Dutch broiler flocks: Prevalence and factors of influence

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  • Scientific report updating the EFSA opinions on the welfare of broilers and broiler breeders

    Ingrid de Jong;Charlotte Berg;Andy Butterworth;Inma Estevéz

  • Predicting feather damage in laying hens during the laying period. Is it the past or is it the present

    Elske N. de Haas;J. Elizabeth Bolhuis;Ingrid C. de Jong;Bas Kemp

  • Lameness and its relationship with health and production measures in broiler chickens.

    E. G. Granquist;G. Vasdal;I. C. de Jong;R. O. Moe

  • Do low-density diets improve broiler breeder welfare during rearing and laying?

    I. C. de Jong;H. Enting;A. van Voorst;H. J. Blokhuis

  • Simplifying the Welfare Quality® assessment protocol for broiler chicken welfare

    I.C. de Jong;V.A. Hindle;A. Butterworth;B. Engel

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