Comparing the behavioural organization of head pecking, severe feather pecking, and gentle feather pecking in domestic turkeys
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DOI: 10.1016/j.applanim.2018.05.005
Abstract: Abstract Detection of behavioural temporal patterns (T-patterns) allows for insight into the organization of behaviours that is not apparent through quantitative analysis of the durations and frequencies of discrete behaviours. In this study, a T-pattern… read more here.
Keywords: head pecking; domestic turkeys; feather pecking; severe feather ... See more keywords
Waddle and shuffle: gait alterations associated with domestication in turkeys
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DOI: 10.1242/jeb.180687
Abstract: ABSTRACT Domestication has altered turkey morphology by artificially selecting for increased muscle mass and breast meat. Artificial selection has resulted in birds that weigh up to 3 times more than their wild counterparts, with relatively… read more here.
Keywords: domestication; domestic turkeys; mass; domestic turkey ... See more keywords