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Inma Estevez

Inma Estevez

D-Index & Metrics

Animal Science and Veterinary

D-Index
40
Citations
5929
World Ranking
1177
National Ranking
56

Overview

Inma Estevez is affiliated with Ikerbasque in Spain and conducts research primarily in the fields of Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Veterinary studies. Their work frequently intersects multiple subfields, including Animal Science and Zoology, Small Animals, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Ecology, and Parasitology.

The scientist's research focuses on topics related to Animal Nutrition and Physiology, Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies, Livestock and Poultry Management, Animal Behavior and Reproduction, Rabbits: Nutrition, Reproduction, Health, Bird Parasitology and Diseases, and Primate Behavior and Ecology.

Inma Estevez has contributed to several recent publications, including:

  • "Prenatal and Early Postnatal Behavioural Programming in Laying Hens, With Possible Implications for the Development of Injurious Pecking" (2021, Frontiers in Veterinary Science)
  • "The Relationships between Damaging Behaviours and Health in Laying Hens" (2022, Animals)
  • "Developing a novel welfare assessment tool for loose-housed laying hens - the Aviary Transect method" (2021, Poultry Science)
  • "The value of a retrospective analysis of slaughter records for the welfare of broiler chickens" (2020, Poultry Science)
  • "The immune-neuroendocrine system, a key aspect of poultry welfare and resilience" (2022, Poultry Science)

Their frequent co-authors include Ruth C. Newberry, Xavier Averós, T.B. Rodenburg, Lena Skånberg, and Linda Keeling.

Inma Estevez often publishes in venues such as Poultry Science, Scientific Reports, Frontiers in Veterinary Science, Animals, and Frontiers in Animal Science. Poultry Science accounts for the bulk of their publications, highlighting a consistent contribution to this journal.

Best Publications

  • Density Allowances for Broilers: Where to Set the Limits?

    I. Estevez

  • Group size, density and social dynamics in farm animals

    Inma Estevez;Inger-Lise Andersen;Eric Nævdal

  • Effects of density and perch availability on the immune status of broilers

    R. A. Heckert;I. Estevez;E. Russek-Cohen;R. Pettit-Riley

  • Effects of increasing environmental complexity on the physical activity of broiler chickens

    D Bizeray;I Estevez;C Leterrier;J.M Faure

  • Group size and perching behaviour in young domestic fowl.

    Ruth C Newberry;Inma Estevez;Inma Estevez;Linda J Keeling

  • Influence of increased environmental complexity on leg condition, performance, and level of fearfulness in broilers

    D Bizeray;I Estevez;C Leterrier;JM Faure

  • Broiler chickens: a tolerant social system?

    Inma Estévez;Ruth C. Newberry;Luis Arias de Reyna

  • Effects of density on perching behavior of broiler chickens.

    Rosemary Pettit-Riley;Inma Estevez

  • Decreasing aggression with increasing group size in young domestic fowl

    Inma Estevez;Inma Estevez;Linda J. Keeling;Ruth C. Newberry

  • Behaviour when young as a predictor of severe feather pecking in adult laying hens: The redirected foraging hypothesis revisited

    Ruth C. Newberry;Linda J. Keeling;Inma Estevez;Inma Estevez;Boris Bilčík;Boris Bilčík

  • Dynamics of aggression in the domestic fowl

    Inma Estevez;Inma Estevez;Ruth C Newberry;Linda J Keeling

  • Technology and Poultry Welfare

    Neila Ben Sassi;Xavier Averós;Inma Estevez

  • Effects of barrier perches and density on broiler leg health, fear, and performance

    B. A. Ventura;F. Siewerdt;I. Estevez

  • Access to Barrier Perches Improves Behavior Repertoire in Broilers

    Beth A. Ventura;Frank Siewerdt;Inma Estevez;Inma Estevez

  • Influence of vertical panels on use of space by domestic fowl.

    TeriLynn Cornetto;Inma Estevez

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

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

  • Phenotypic traits as reliable indicators of fertility in male broiler breeders

    S. McGary;I. Estevez;M. R. Bakst;D. L. Pollock

  • Behavior of the domestic fowl in the presence of vertical panels.

    T. Cornetto;I. Estevez

  • Economic and Welfare Benefits of Environmental Enrichment for Broiler Breeders

    E H Leone;I Estévez

  • Using artificial cover to reduce aggression and disturbances in domestic fowl

    T Cornetto;I Estevez;L.W Douglass

  • Use of horizontal and angled perches by broiler chickens

    Nancy Fiscus LeVan;Inma Estevez;W.Ray Stricklin

  • Production-related traits of layers reared in different sized flocks: the concept of problematic intermediate group sizes.

    LJ Keeling;I Estevez;RC Newberry;MG Correia

  • Use of space in the domestic fowl: separating the effects of enclosure size, group size and density

    Erin Hoerl Leone;Inma Estevez

  • Review of the social and environmental factors affecting the behavior and welfare of turkeys (Meleagris gallopavo)

    J. Marchewka;T. T. N. Watanabe;V. Ferrante;I. Estevez

  • Analysis of the movement and use of space of animals in confinement: the effect of sampling effort

    Inma Estevez;Mary C. Christman

Frequent Co-Authors

Ruth C. Newberry
Ruth C. Newberry Norwegian University of Life Sciences
Linda J. Keeling
Linda J. Keeling Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Elisabetta Canali
Elisabetta Canali University of Milan
Silvana Mattiello
Silvana Mattiello University of Milan
Michela Minero
Michela Minero University of Milan
Cathy M. Dwyer
Cathy M. Dwyer Scotland's Rural College
Adroaldo J. Zanella
Adroaldo J. Zanella Universidade de São Paulo
Charlotte Berg
Charlotte Berg Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Agustín Orihuela
Agustín Orihuela Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Morelos
Andrew M. Janczak
Andrew M. Janczak Norwegian University of Life Sciences

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