Understanding the behaviour and improving the welfare of chickens

Part 1 Behaviour
1.Advances in understanding the genetics of poultry behaviour: Dominic Wright and Rie Henriksen, IFM Biology – Linköping University, Sweden;
2.Understanding the sensory perception of chickens: Birte L. Nielsen, INRAE, France;
3.Understanding states of suffering with implications for improved management of poultry: Ian J. H. Duncan, University of Guelph, Canada;
4.Understanding chicken learning and cognition and implications for improved management: Rafael Freire, Charles Sturt University, Australia;
5.Understanding poultry social behaviour and its impact on animal welfare: Inma Estevez, Neiker-Tecnalia Basque Institute for Agricultural Research and Development and IKERBASQUE, Basque Foundation for Science, Spain;
6.Poultry welfare monitoring: wearable technologies: Dana L. M. Campbell, CSIRO, Australia; and Marisa A. Erasmus, Purdue University, USA;
7.Poultry welfare monitoring: group-level technologies: Marian Stamp Dawkins and Elizabeth Rowe, University of Oxford, UK;
8.Improving welfare assessment indicators and protocols for poultry: Linda Keeling, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Sweden;

Part 2 Welfare issues in breeding, management and housing
9.Welfare issues affecting broiler breeders: Anja Brinch Riber, Aarhus University, Denmark;
10.Opportunities to improve the welfare of young chickens: Elske N. de Haas, Utrecht University, The Netherlands;
11.Welfare issues in poultry housing and management: broilers: Ingrid C. de Jong, Wageningen Livestock Research, Wageningen University and Research, The Netherlands;
12.Welfare issues in poultry housing and management: laying hens: Victoria Sandilands, Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC), UK;
13.The role of perches in chicken welfare: Lars Schrader and Julia Malchow, Institute of Animal Welfare and Animal Husbandry – Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut, Germany;
14.Improving welfare in catching and transport of chickens: Leonie Jacobs, Virginia Tech, USA; and Frank A. M. Tuyttens, Institute for Agricultural and Fisheries Research (ILVO) and Ghent University, Belgium;
15.Improving welfare in poultry slaughter: Dorothy McKeegan, Institute of Biodiversity, Animal Health and Comparative Medicine, University of Glasgow, UK; and Jessica Martin, The Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies and The Roslin Institute, University of Edinburgh, UK;
16.Cause and prevention of injurious pecking in chickens: Nienke van Staaveren and Alexandra Harlander, University of Guelph, Canada;
17.Bone health and associated problems in layer hens: Christina Rufener, University of California-Davis, USA; and Michael J. Toscano, University of Bern, Switzerland;
18.Poultry health monitoring and management: bone and skin health in broilers: Gina Caplen, University of Bristol, UK;