W. Bessei

Best Publications

• Welfare of broilers: a review

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  444
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• Welfare of broilers: a review

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  342
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• The LayWel project: welfare implications of changes in production systems for laying hens

  Harry Blokhuis;T. Fiks Van Niekerk;W. Bessei;A. Elson

  219
  Citations

• Impact of Housing Environment on the Immune System in Chickens: A Review.

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  103
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• Impact of animal welfare on worldwide poultry production

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  90
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• The welfare of chickens kept for meat production (broilers)

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  80
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• Genetic parameters for feather pecking and aggressive behavior in a large F2-cross of laying hens using generalized linear mixed models

  J. Bennewitz;S Bögelein;P. Stratz;M. Rodehutscord

  74
  Citations

• [Effect of locomotor activity on leg disorder in fattening chicken].

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  73
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• The effect of feather eating on feed passage in laying hens.

  A. Harlander-Matauschek;H. P. Piepho;W. Bessei

  66
  Citations

• Effect of locomotor activity on bone development and leg disorders in broilers

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  60
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• Indirect selection for improvement of animal well-being.

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  52
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• Comparison and evaluation of bone measurements for the assessment of mineral phosphorus sources in broilers

  Y. Shastak;M. Witzig;K. Hartung;W. Bessei

  45
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• The demand of laying hens for feathers and wood shavings

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  42
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• The effects of lighting conditions on the behaviour of laying hens

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  40
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• Fear and social motivation as factors in open-field behaviour of the domestic chick. A theoretical consideration [behaviour, open-field test].

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  40
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• Dietary inclusion of feathers affects intestinal microbiota and microbial metabolites in growing Leghorn-type chickens

  B. Meyer;W. Bessei;W. Vahjen;J. Zentek

  40
  Citations

• The interrelationships of nutrition and feather pecking in the domestic fowl – A review

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  38
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• Quantitative genetic analysis of traits related to fear and feather pecking in laying hens.

  Vanessa Grams;Stefanie Bögelein;Michael A. Grashorn;Werner Bessei

  37
  Citations

• Genetic and physiological factors influencing feather pecking in chickens

  M. Wysocki;W. Bessei;J.B. Kjaer;J. Bennewitz

  36
  Citations

• Bone development and activity in chickens in response to reduced weight-load on legs

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  33
  Citations