Changes in social environment induce higher emotional disturbances than changes in physical environment in quail

• Published in: Applied animal behaviour science Vol. 112; no. 3; pp. 307 - 320
• Main Authors: Valance, Dorothée, Boissy, Alain, Després, Gérard, Arnould, Cécile, Galand, Caroline, Favreau, Angélique, Constantin, Paul, Leterrier, Christine
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 01.08.2008; [Amsterdam]: Elsevier Science; Elsevier
• Subjects: animal behavior; animal stress; Autonomic nervous system; behavior change; Coturnix japonica; emotions; environment; familiarity; heart rate; Heart rate variability; Japanese quails; Life Sciences; non-social environment; Novelty; Quail; Social; social behavior; stereotyped behavior; Social; Quail; Autonomic nervous system; Heart rate variability; Novelty

In intensive rearing, birds are exposed to frequent changes in both their social and physical environments, and this can have an impact on animal welfare under commercial conditions. The aim of the present study was to compare the emotional responses induced by social and non-social changes and to s...