Development of mechanical and thermal nociceptive threshold testing devices in unrestrained birds (broiler chickens)

Journal of Neuroscience Methods

Volumn 201, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 220-227

  Hothersall, B ^a   Caplen, G ^a   Nicol, C J ^a   Taylor, P M ^b   Waterman Pearson, A E ^a   Weeks, C A ^a   Murrell, J C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b Topcat Metrology Ltd   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Broiler; Chicken; Nociception; Pain; Thermal; Threshold testing; Welfare

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; BIRD; BROILER; CHICKEN; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DEVICE; LEG; MECHANICAL STIMULATION; NOCICEPTION; NOCICEPTIVE STIMULATION; NONHUMAN; PAIN THRESHOLD; PNEUMATIC ACTUATOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RELIABILITY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SKIN TEMPERATURE; THERMAL STIMULATION;

ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; CHICKENS; FEMALE; HOT TEMPERATURE; MALE; MOVEMENT; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN THRESHOLD; PHYSICAL STIMULATION; PILOT PROJECTS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 84860407776     PISSN: 01650270     EISSN: 1872678X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jneumeth.2011.07.028     Document Type: Article

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