Demree Ruth, Jensen Per
Department of Animal Science, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA, United States.
AVIAN Behavioural Genomics and Physiology Group, Department of Physics, Chemistry and Biology (IFM), Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden.
Front Vet Sci. 2025 Jan 7;11:1523047. doi: 10.3389/fvets.2024.1523047. eCollection 2024.
Domesticated species are adapted to thrive in an environment with regular human interaction, and these interactions influence the development of a human-animal relationship. Chickens are the most abundant domesticated species, but their relationship with humans is poorly understood. A more comprehensive analysis of this relationship would provide valuable insight into their welfare needs. The present study compares the behavior of a domesticated and a non-domesticated breed of in the presence of a familiar human. The domesticated breed was more active overall, and displayed more human contact-seeking behavior. These behavioral differences contribute to our understanding of the human-chicken relationship and could be helpful new insights for improving welfare of chickens in agricultural practice.
驯化物种适应于在有规律的人类互动环境中茁壮成长，而这些互动会影响人与动物关系的发展。鸡是数量最多的驯化物种，但它们与人类的关系却鲜为人知。对这种关系进行更全面的分析将为它们的福利需求提供有价值的见解。本研究比较了一个驯化品种和一个非驯化品种在熟悉的人类面前的行为。驯化品种总体上更活跃，并且表现出更多寻求与人类接触的行为。这些行为差异有助于我们理解人与鸡的关系，并且可能为改善农业实践中鸡的福利提供有益的新见解。
