This course explains the general principles of chicken behaviour and welfare, and the behavioural and physiological indicators that can be used to assess welfare in chickens kept in hobby flocks through to commercial farms. The focus is primarily on laying hens and meat chickens (broilers) although many of the principles are relevant to other types of poultry. The course is likely to be of interest to people who own chickens as pets or keep a small hobby flock, commercial egg and chicken meat producers, veterinarians and vet nurses.
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Английский
Субтитры: Английский, Французский
Программа курса: что вы изучите
18 минуты на завершение
Getting Started
This brief module will tell you all the things you need to know to begin, including the syllabus of the course, who we are, how to engage with one another.
18 минуты на завершение
2 видео ((всего 8 мин.)), 1 материал для самостоятельного изучения
2 видео
Rules of engagement (from Animal Behaviour & Welfare course)6мин
1 материал для самостоятельного изучения
Finding more information10мин
2 ч. на завершение
Introduction to Animal Behaviour: Domestication, Behaviour Development and Learning, the Senses
Welcome to the first week of the Chicken Behaviour and Welfare Course. If you haven't seen it - watch the video which introduces you to the course: you can find it under "Getting Started; Welcome!" During this lesson, we will consider what makes a domestic animal, how behaviour develops in the chicken from before hatching and beyond, different types of learning and the senses - vision, hearing, taste, smell and touch.
2 ч. на завершение
13 видео ((всего 28 мин.)), 5 материалов для самостоятельного изучения, 1 тест
13 видео
What is a chicken?1мин
Domestication1мин
Prehatch and hatching1мин
Imprinting2мин
Other types of learning3мин
Hormones and Behaviour52
Motivation4мин
Vision2мин
Hearing1мин
Taste1мин
Smell and Touch2мин
Interview with Sarah Brocklehurst3мин
5 материала для самостоятельного изучения
What is a chicken? Some images10мин
Smithsonian's How the chicken conquered the world.10мин
Learning who is your mother10мин
Exercise: how operant conditioning works10мин
Article on vision10мин
1 практическое упражнение
Domestication, Development and Learning, the Senses30мин
2 ч. на завершение
Behaviour Patterns of Chickens, Part 1
During this week, we will consider some of the major behaviour patterns of chickens, such as maintenance behaviours of chickens, and social behaviours. Maintenance behaviours means feeding, drinking, and comfort activities. Comfort activities include preening, dustbathing, and perching (among others). Social behaviours include communication, dominance, aggression, and spacing. This week will be a combination of video lectures, in-video quizzes and an interview with a backyard producer.
2 ч. на завершение
12 видео ((всего 32 мин.)), 4 материалов для самостоятельного изучения, 1 тест
12 видео
Feeding Behaviour1мин
History Of Feeding, Contrafreeloading3мин
Motivation To Show Feeding Phases1мин
Broiler Feeding Behaviour1мин
Drinking Behaviour3мин
Preening And Dustbathing4мин
Perching1мин
Stretching, Wing Flapping, Thermoregulation, Sleeping3мин
Communication3мин
Dominance Behaviour, Aggression, Bird-to-bird Pecking5мин
Social Spacing1мин
4 материала для самостоятельного изучения
Article on feed choice in chickens10мин
Drinking from a nipple drinker or dish10мин
Distinction between preening, and oiling + preening10мин
Aggression between males10мин
1 практическое упражнение
Behaviour part 130мин
2 ч. на завершение
Behaviour Patterns of Chickens, Part 2
Welcome back everyone! During this week, we will consider the reproduction process in chickens, from courtship to brooding and hatching of eggs. We will then look at some abnormal behaviours that you might see in chickens. This week will be a combination of video lectures, in-video quizzes, video clips from outside sources, and a downloadable poster on eggshell abnormality.
2 ч. на завершение
12 видео ((всего 40 мин.)), 6 материалов для самостоятельного изучения, 1 тест
12 видео
Courtship54
Mating Behaviour2мин
Nesting and Laying Behaviour2мин
Brooding Behaviour2мин
Problems With Nesting And Laying Behaviour4мин
Interview With Johnny - Breeding And Preparing For The Show Ring5мин
Interview With Derek - Small-scale Commercial Broiler Incubation And Hatching9мин
Feather Pecking And Cannibalism6мин
Stereotypic Behaviours1мин
Overdrinking (polydipsia)1мин
Litter Eating58
6 материала для самостоятельного изучения
Transcript for interview with Johnny - Breeding and preparing for the show ring10мин
Hens that go broody10мин
How to assess developing embryos in eggs10мин
Egg shell abnormalities10мин
Egg eating10мин
Different types of feather pecking10мин
1 практическое упражнение
Behaviour part 228мин
1 ч. на завершение
What is chicken welfare? Defining "welfare", ethical obligations, and welfare standards
During this week, we will consider what we mean by "animal welfare", and how a set of criteria known as the Five Freedoms can help you assess it. Dr Dorothy McKeegan from the University of Glasgow will discuss what the ethical obligations are of meeting an animal's welfare needs, and we will explore some of the various welfare standards that exist. Finally, we will look at welfare indicators, and Dr Barry Thorp from St David's Veterinary Team will discuss with Vicky what signs to look for in chicken flocks to make a welfare assessment. This week's Learning Outcomes: •Define 'welfare' and the Five Freedoms •What drives our ethical choices, including cost-benefit analysis •Describe some welfare standards available worldwide and how they differ •Explain ways to assess welfare, using behavioural and physiological indices
1 ч. на завершение
5 видео ((всего 16 мин.)), 3 материалов для самостоятельного изучения, 2 тестов
5 видео
Ethics and Poultry Production4мин
Welfare Organisations and Accreditation Schemes2мин
Effects of Stressors1мин
Assessing Welfare: Behavioural and Physiological Measures5мин
3 материала для самостоятельного изучения
Ruth Harrison10мин
Article on a 'good life' for hens10мин
Welfare accreditation schemes10мин
2 практического упражнения
Welfare, ethics, welfare standards24мин
A Life Worth Living Exercise (just for fun)6мин
Лучшие отзывы о курсе Поведение и содержание кур
Great information about chickens' instinctive behaviors and the advantages and disadvantages of various means of caring for them. I learned a lot about the various systems used throughout the world.
Fantastic course if you're just starting out in the world of chickens. I feel that I gained vital knowledge which has boosted my confidence in my abilities as a back garden hen keeper.
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