Animal Behavior & CognitionbioRxiv
Welfare at group and individual level: optical flow patterns of broiler chicken flocks are correlated with the behaviour of individual birds
S. Gebhardt-Henrich, A. Stratmann, M. S. Dawkins
The paper shows that flock-level optical flow patterns correlate with individual bird behavior in broiler chickens, providing insights into both group and individual welfare.
DOI 10.3390/ani11020568