Michael J. Toscano

Best Publications

• Causes of keel bone damage and their solutions in laying hens

  A. Harlander-Matauschek;T.B. Rodenburg;V. Sandilands;B.W. Tobalske

  156
  Citations

• Modification of aviary design reduces incidence of falls, collisions and keel bone damage in laying hens

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  149
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• Methods for assessment of keel bone damage in poultry

  T Casey-Trott;J L T Heerkens;M Petrik;P Regmi

  133
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• Use of outdoor ranges by laying hens in different sized flocks

  Sabine G. Gebhardt-Henrich;Michael J. Toscano;Ernst K.F. Fröhlich

  115
  Citations

• Soft Perches in an Aviary System Reduce Incidence of Keel Bone Damage in Laying Hens

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  110
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• Continuous monitoring of pop hole usage by commercially housed free-range hens throughout the production cycle.

  GJ Richards;LJ Wilkins;Toby G Knowles;F Booth

  92
  Citations

• Reduced bone breakage and increased bone strength in free range laying hens fed omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid supplemented diets.

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  88
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• Explanations for keel bone fractures in laying hens: are there explanations in addition to elevated egg production?

  Michael J. Toscano;Ian C. Dunn;Jens-Peter Christensen;Stefanie Petow

  83
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• Iron regulated genes of Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium in response to norepinephrine and the requirement of fepDGC for norepinephrine-enhanced growth.

  Bradley L. Bearson;Shawn M.D. Bearson;Jolita J. Uthe;Scot E. Dowd

  83
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• The effects of early training sessions on the reactions of foals at 1, 2 and 3 months of age

  J.L Williams;T.H Friend;M.J Toscano;M.N Collins

  66
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• Assessing activity and location of individual laying hens in large groups using modern technology

  Janice M. Siegford;John Berezowski;Subir K. Biswas;Courtney L. Daigle

  66
  Citations

• Pop hole use by hens with different keel fracture status monitored throughout the laying period

  GJ Richards;LJ Wilkins;Toby G Knowles;F Booth

  65
  Citations

• Keel bone fractures affect egg laying performance but not egg quality in laying hens housed in a commercial aviary system.

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  64
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• Review of Sensor Technologies in Animal Breeding: Phenotyping Behaviors of Laying Hens to Select Against Feather Pecking

  Esther D. Ellen;Malou van der Sluis;Malou van der Sluis;Janice Siegford;Oleksiy Guzhva

  61
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• Genetic selection to increase bone strength affects prevalence of keel bone damage and egg parameters in commercially housed laying hens.

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  60
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• Keel bone fractures induce a depressive-like state in laying hens

  Elena Armstrong;Cristina Rufener;Cristina Rufener;Michael Toscano;J Eastham

  59
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• Keel bone fractures are associated with individual mobility of laying hens in an aviary system

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  55
  Citations

• Susceptibility to keel bone fractures in laying hens and the role of genetic variation

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  55
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• Humanely Ending the Life of Animals: Research Priorities to Identify Alternatives to Carbon Dioxide.

  Aline R. Steiner;Shannon Axiak Flammer;Ngaio J. Beausoleil;Charlotte Berg

  52
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• Finding hens in a haystack: Consistency of movement patterns within and across individual laying hens maintained in large groups

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  49
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