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Blunting the blows: using naturally-occurring variation in beak morphology to reduce pecking damage in laying hens
Sandilands, Victoria
(PI)
Struthers, Sarah
(PhD Student)
Monogastric Science Research
Overview
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Research output
(2)
Project Details
Status
Finished
Effective start/end date
1/10/19
→
30/09/23
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ASJC Scopus Subject Areas
Animal Science and Zoology
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Beak
Agricultural and Biological Sciences
100%
Laying Hens
Agricultural and Biological Sciences
50%
Bone Morphology
Agricultural and Biological Sciences
50%
Feather
Veterinary Science and Veterinary Medicine
50%
Feather Pecking
Veterinary Science and Veterinary Medicine
50%
Hen
Agricultural and Biological Sciences
31%
Articular Processes
Veterinary Science and Veterinary Medicine
16%
Morphometrics
Veterinary Science and Veterinary Medicine
16%
Research output
Research output per year
2021
2021
2024
2024
2
Article
Research output per year
Research output per year
Examining the relationship between different naturally-occurring maxillary beak shapes and their ability to cause damage in commercial laying hens
Struthers, S., Dunn, I. C., Schoenebeck, J. J. &
Sandilands, V.
,
Apr 2024
,
In:
British Poultry Science.
65
,
2
,
p. 105-110
6 p.
Research output
:
Contribution to journal
›
Article
›
peer-review
Open Access
File
Laying Hens
100%
Beak
100%
Feather
100%
Hen
45%
Pecking
18%
2
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Citations (Scopus)
51
Downloads (Pure)
Determining the variation in premaxillary and dentary bone morphology that may underlie beak shape between two pure layer lines
Struthers, S., Andersson, B., Schmutz, M., McCormack, H., Wilson, P., Dunn, I.,
Sandilands, V.
& Schoenebeck, J.,
Dec 2021
,
In:
Poultry Science.
100
,
12
, 101500.
Research output
:
Contribution to journal
›
Article
›
peer-review
Open Access
File
Beak
100%
Bone Morphology
100%
Feather Pecking
100%
Morphometrics
33%
Morphometry
33%
2
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Citations (Scopus)
91
Downloads (Pure)