Behaviour and welfare.
1. We have chosen papers which we feel are representative of important subjects which have been covered by the Journal over a period of 50 years. We would not claim that these are objectively the best papers, for that is a matter of personal judgement, but we consider that they have made significant contributions to knowledge and understanding in poultry behaviour and welfare. 2. John Savory has selected 8 papers from Volumes 1-25 of British Poultry Science (1960-1984), which deal with 5 different aspects of behaviour and welfare: embryonic responses, feather pecking and cannibalism, cage floor preferences, lameness in broilers and myopathy in turkeys. 3. Barry Hughes has selected 11 papers from Volumes 26-50 (1985-2009) of British Poultry Science. Four topics been chosen: broken bones in layers, furnished cages, interaction of birds with machines, and stocking density and bird space.
Savory
C J
CJ
West Linton, Peeblesshire, Borders, Formerly, Scottish Agricultural College, Edinburgh, UK. jandesavory@hotmail.com
Hughes
B O
BO
D000822:Animal Husbandry / Q000639:trends; D000827:Animal Welfare; D000818:Animals; D001522:Behavior, Animal; D006799:Housing, Animal; D010506:Periodicals as Topic; D011200:Poultry / Q000502:physiology*; D013312:Stress, Physiological