4.1.2 Insect larvae as early-life enrichment
Papers
Early-life interventions to prevent feather pecking and reduce fearfulness in laying hens; Kliphuis et al., (2023)
Effects of lighted incubation and foraging enrichment during rearing on individual fear behavior, corticosterone, and neuroplasticity in laying hen pullets; Kliphuis et al (2024)
Video
Prevent feather pecking in laying hens – PPILOW web series
Practice Abstracts
Practice Abstract n. 16 Incubation-and-early-life-strategies-to-minimize-feather-pecking-and-cannibalism-in-laying-hens
Presentations
Early life strategies to improve health, welfare and resilience in later life for layer pullets and broiler chickens within low-input and organic production system – Hybrid seminar Wageningen – 21 May 2024