BROILERS
A. Deep, K. Schwean-Lardner, T. G. Crowe, B. I. Fancher and H. L. Classen. 2010. Effect of light intensity on broiler production, processing characteristics, and welfare. Poultry Science 89:2326-2333
K. E. Brickett, J. P. Dahiya, H.L. Classen and S. Gomis. 2007. Influence of dietary nutrient density, feed form and lighting on growth and meat yield of broiler chickens. Poultry Science 86:2172-2181.
Budgell, K., J. MacIsaac and B. Rathgeber, 2006. Comparison of methods for weighing broilers – manual vs. computerized scales. Poultry Sci. 85: (supple 1.)
Budgell, K. and B. Rathgeber, 2006. Growth performance and organ weights of broiler chicks fed a yeast beta-glucan. Poultry Sci. 85: (supple 1.)
Currie, R., J. MacIsaac and B. Rathgeber, 2006. Increasing the number of phases fed to broiler chickens by blending diets. Poultry Sci. 85: (supple 1.)
Fraser, E. and B. Rathgeber, 2006. Collagenase activity in skin of broiler chickens subjected to two lighting regimens and microwave toe-treatment. Poultry Sci. 85: (suppl. 1)
MacKenzie, M., J. MacIsaac and B. Rathgeber, 2006. Cathepsin activity in two commercial broiler chicken strains fed supplementary tryptophan. Poultry Sci. 85: (supple 1.)
Wolanski, N.J., R.A. Renema, F.E. Robinson, V.L. Carney, and B. Fancher. 2006. Relationship between chick conformation and quality measures with early growth traits in males of eight selected pure or commercial broiler breeder strains. Poultry Science 85:1490-1497.
Griffin, A.M., R.A. Renema, F.E. Robinson, and M.J. Zuidhof. 2005. The Influence of rearing light period and the use of broiler or broiler breeder diets on 42-day body weight, fleshing and flock uniformity in broiler stocks. Journal of Applied Poultry Research 4:204-216.
Olkowski, A. A.; Abbott, J. A.; Classen, H. L. Pathogenesis of Ascites in Broilers Raised at Low Altitude: Aetiological Considerations Based on Echocardiographic Findings. Journal of Veterinary Medicine, Series A, Volume 52, Number 4, May 2005 , pp. 166-171(6)
MacKenzie, M. E., J. L. MacIsaac, and B. M. Rathgeber, 2004. Stress levels in broiler chickens provided dietary tryptophan. 25 (abstract) International Poultry Scientific Forum, Atlanta Georgia.
Wang, B., J. L. MacIsaac, and B. M. Rathgeber, 2004. Carcass Scratches and Growth Rate of Microwave Toe-treated Broiler Chickens. Poultry Sci. 83: (suppl. 1)
Zuidhof, M.J., R.H. McGovern, B.L. Schneider, J.J.R. Feddes, F.E. Robinson, and D.R. Korver. 2004. Implications of Preslaughter Feeding Cues for Broiler Behavior and Carcass Quality. Journal of Applied Poultry Research 13:335-341.
Zuidhof, M.J., R.H. McGovern, B.L. Schneider, J.J.R. Feddes, F.E. Robinson, and D.R. Korver. 2004. The effect of feed withdrawal and transportation time on body weight, gut clearance and contamination of broiler carcasses. Journal of Applied Poultry Research 13:472-480.
Ajakaiye A.; Atteh J.O.; Leeson S. Biological availability of calcium in broiler chicks from different calcium sources found in Nigeria. Animal Feed Science and Technology, Volume 104, Number 1, 20 February 2003 , pp. 209-214(6)
Newkirk R.W.; Classen H.L.; Edney M.J. Effects of prepress-solvent extraction on the nutritional value of canola meal for broiler chickens. Animal Feed and Science Technology, Volume 104, Number 1, 20 February 2003 , pp. 111-119(9)
MacKenzie, M. E., J. L. MacIsaac, and B. M. Rathgeber, 2003. Plasma creatine kinase activity and postmortem pH decline in broilers fed supplemental tryptophan. Poultry Sci. 82: (suppl. 1) 67 (abstract).
Rathgeber, B. M., and J. L. MacIsaac, 2003. Condition of broiler carcasses from two lighting programs. Poultry Sci. 82: (suppl. 1) 222 (abstract).
Qiao H.; Classen H.L. Nutritional and physiological effects of rapeseed meal sinapine in broiler chickens and its metabolism in the digestive tract. Journal of the Science of Food Agriculture, Volume 83, Number 14, November 2003 , pp. 1430-1438(9)
Olkowski, A. A.; Rathgeber, B. M.; Sawicki, G.; Classen, H. L. Ultrastructural and Molecular Changes in the Left and Right Ventricular Myocardium Associated with Ascites Syndrome in Broiler Chickens Raised at Low Altitude. Volume 48, Number 1, February 2001 , pp. 1-14(14)
Rathgeber, B.M., K. Budgell, and J. MacIsaac, 2002. Growth performance and plasma creatine kinase activity of two commercial broiler strains fed supplemental tryptophan. International Poultry Scientific Forum, Atlanta Georgia.
Newkirk R.W.1; Classen H.L. The non-mineral nutritional impact of phytate in canola meal fed to broiler chicks. Animal Feed Science and Technology, Volume 91, Number 3, 15 June 2001 , pp. 115-128(14).
Gomis S.M.; Gomis A.I.U.; Horadagoda N.U.; Wijewardene T.G.; Allan B.J.; Potter A.A. Studies on Cellulitis and Other Disease Syndromes Caused by Escherichia coli in Broilers in Sri Lanka. Tropical Animal Health and Production, Volume 32, Number 6, December 2000 , pp. 341-351(11).
BROILER BREEDERS
Griffin, A.M., R.A. Renema, F.E. Robinson, and M.J. Zuidhof. 2005. The Influence of rearing light period and the use of broiler or broiler breeder diets on 42-day body weight, fleshing and flock uniformity in broiler stocks. Journal of Applied Poultry Research 4:204-216.
Petruk, A. and D.R. Korver. 2004. Broiler breeder egg production and quality are affected by timing of increased dietary Ca relative to photostimulation. Canadian Journal of Animal Science 84:411-420.
Renema, R.A., and F.E. Robinson. 2004. Defining normal: Comparison of Feed Restriction and full feeding of female broiler breeders. World’s Poult. Sci. J. 60:511-525.
Joseph, N.S., F.E. Robinson, R.A. Renema, and M.J. Zuidhof. 2002. Effects of age at photostimulation on reproductive efficiency in three strains of broiler breeders varying in breast yield. J. Aplied Poultry Res. 11:308-319.
Joseph, N.S., F.E. Robinson, R.A. Renema, and M.J Zuidhof. 2002. Responses of two strains of female broiler breeders to a mid-cycle increase in photoperiod. Poultry Science 81:745-754.
Sheppard, K.C., Duncan, I.J.H. and Widowski, T.M., 2002. Nesting behaviour in broiler breeder fowl: effects of light type and level of illumination on nest site selection. Proceedings of the 36th International Congress of the International Society for Applied Ethology, The Netherlands, p. 105 (Abstr.).
Millman, S.T., Duncan, I.J.H. and Widowski, T.M., 2000. Male broiler breeder fowl display high levels of aggression toward females. Poultry Science, 79: 1233-1241.
Millman, S.T. and Duncan, I.J.H., 2000. Do female broiler breeder fowl display a preference for broiler breeder or laying strain males in a Y-maze test? Applied Animal Behaviour Science, 69: 275-290.
Millman, S.T. and Duncan, I.J.H., 2000. Effect of male-to-male aggressiveness and feed-restriction during rearing on sexual behaviour and aggressiveness towards females by male domestic fowl. Applied Animal Behaviour Science, 70: 63-82.
Millman, S.T. and Duncan, I.J.H., 2000. Why are broiler breeder males so aggressive? In:Proceedings of the XXI World’s Poultry Congress. Montreal, Canada, 20-24 August, 2000. Paper W3.07.
Millman, S.T., Duncan, I.J.H. and Chambers, J.R., 2000. Crouching by females reduces, but does not inhibit, aggressive attacks by sire-strain male meat chickens. Proceedings of the 34th International Congress of the International Society for Applied Ethology, Florianopolis, Brazil, p. 50 (Abstr.).
LAYING HENS
A.L. Hughes, J.P. Dahiya, C.L. Wyatt and H.L. Classen. 2009. Effect of Quantum Phytase on Nutrient Digestibility and Bone Ash in White Leghorn Laying Hens Fed Corn-soybean Meal-based Diets. Poultry Science 88:1191-1198.
Saunders-Blades, J.L., Korver, D.R., Macisaac, J.L. and Anderson, D.M. 2009. The effect of calcium source and particle size on the productive performance and bone quality of laying hens. Poultry Sci. 88:338-353
A.L. Hughes, J. P. Dahiya, C.L. Wyatt and H.L. Classen. 2008. The Efficacy of Quantum Phytase in a 40 Week Production Trial using White Leghorn Laying Hens fed Corn-Soybean Meal Based Diets. Poultry Science 87:1156-1161.
Jendrall, M.J., Korver, D.R., Church, J.S. and Feddes, J.J.R. 2008. Bone mineral density and breaking strength of white leghorns housed in conventional, modified, and commercially available colony battery cages. Poultry Science 87: 828-1802.
Silversides, F.G., Korver, D.R. and Budgell, K.L. 2006. Effect of strain of layer and age at photostimulation on egg production, egg quality and bone strength. Poultry Science 85: 1136-1144.
Silversides, F.G., T.A. Scott, D.R. Korver, M. Afsharmanesh, and M. Hruby. 2006. A study on the interaction of xylanase and phytase enzymes in wheat-based diets fed to commercial white and brown egg laying hens. Poultry Science 85:297–305.
Riczu, C.M., J.L. Saunders-Blades, Å.K. Yngvesson, F.E. Robinson, and D.R. Korver. 2004. End-of-cycle bone quality in white and brown egg laying hens. Poultry Science 83:375-383.
Schumann B.E.; Squires E.J.; Leeson S.; Hunter B. Effect of hens fed dietary flaxseed with and without a fatty liver supplement on hepatic, plasma and production characteristics relevant to fatty liver haemorrhagic syndrome in laying hens. British Poultry Science, Volume 44, Number 2, May 2003 , pp. 234-244(11)
Yue, S. and Duncan, I.J.H., 2003. Frustrated nesting behaviour: relation to extra-cuticular shell calcium and bone strength in White Leghorn hens. British Poultry Science, 44: 171-177.
Duncan, I.J.H., 2002. Battery cages: perception and reality. World’s Poultry Science Journal, 58: 388-391.
Olsson, I.A.S., Duncan, I.J.H., Keeling, L.J. and Widowski, T.M., 2002. How important is social facilitation for dustbathing in laying hens? Applied Animal Behaviour Science, 79: 285-297.
Olsson, I.A.S., Keeling, L.J. and Duncan, I.J.H., 2002. Why do hens sham dustbathe when they have litter? Applied Animal Behaviour Science, 76: 53-64.
Duncan, I.J.H., 2001. The pros and cons of cages. World’s Poultry Science Journal, 57: 381-390.
Yue, S. and Duncan, I.J.H., 2001. Frustrated nesting behaviour and its relation to extraneous calcium deposition on egg shells of White Leghorn hens. Proceedings of the 35th International Congress of the International Society for Applied Ethology, Davis, California, p. 97 (Abstr.).
Vandenberg, C., T. M. Widowski, 2000. The preferences of hens for high intensity high pressure sodium or low intensity incandescent lighting. Journal of Applied Poultry Research 9:172-178.
Widowski, T.M. and Duncan, I.J.H., 2000. Working for a dustbath: are hens increasing pleasure rather than reducing suffering? Applied Animal Behaviour Science, 68: 39-53.
Millman, S.T. and Duncan, I.J.H., 2000. Strain differences in aggressiveness of male domestic fowl in response to a male model. Applied Animal Behaviour Science, 66: 217-233.
TURKEYS
Erasmus MA, Lawlis P, Duncan IJ, Widowski TM. 2010. Using time to insensibility and estimated time of death to evaluate a nonpenetrating captive bolt, cervical dislocation, and blunt trauma for on-farm killing of turkeys. Poultry Science 89:1345-54.
V.A.L. Gulde, R.Renema and G.Y. Bedecarrats. 2010. Use of dietary thyroxine as an alternative molting procedure in spent turkey breeder hens. Poulry Science 89: 96-107
Macisaac, J.L., Burgoyne, K.L., Anderson, D.M. and Rathbeber, B.R. 2005. Roasted full-fat soybeans in starter, grower, and finisher diets for female broiler turkeys. J. Appl. Poult. Res. 14:116-121
Rathgeber, B. M., M. E. MacKenzie, and. J. L. MacIsaac, 2004. Postmortem breast muscle pH of turkeys offered a feed supplement during preslaughter feed withdrawal. Can. J. Anim. (abst.)
M.J. Zuidhof, D.R. Korver, R.A. Renema, F.E. Robinson, and V.R. Sikur. 2004. Effects of nutrient density on growth and carcass traits in fast- and slow-feathering female turkeys. Poultry Science 83:1507-1517.
Macisaac, J.L., Burgoyne, K.L., Anderson, D.M. and Rathgeber, B.R.
2003 Roasted full-fat soybeans in starter, grower, and finisher diets for female broiler turkeys. J. Appl. Poult. Res. 14:116-121
Guémené D.; Bédécarrats G.; Garreau-Mills M.; Zadworny D. Ontogeny of prolactin and GH secretions in turkey embryos. British Poultry Science, Volume 41, Supplement 1 to issue 3, 1 September 2000 , pp. 34-35(2).
GENERAL POULTRY
Shelley P. Kirychuk, Stephen J. Reynolds, Niels K. Koehncke, Joshua Lawson, Philip Willson, Ambikaipakan Senthilselvan, Darcy Marciniuk, Henry L. Classen, Trever Crowe, Natasha Just, David Schneberger and James A. Dosman. Endotoxin and Dust at Respirable and Nonrespirable Particle Sizes are not Consistent Between Cage- and Floor-Housed Poultry Operations. Ann Occup Hyg meq047 first published online June 10, 2010 doi:10.1093/annhyg/meq047
Patricia V. Turner and Gordon Doonan. 2010. Developing on-farm euthanasia plans. Can Vet J. 2010 September; 51(9): 1031–1034.
Mamiko Shimizu, Grégoy Y. Bédécarrats. 2010. Activation of the chicken gonadotropin-inhibitory hormone receptor reduces gonadotropin releasing hormone receptor signaling. General and Comparative Endocrinology 167:331-337
Malleau, A.E., I.J.H. Duncan, T.M. Widowski, J.L. Atkinson, 2007. The importance of rest in young domestic fowl. Applied Animal Behaviour Science 106 (1-3): 52-69.
F.G. Silversides, Y. Song, R. Renema, B.R. Rathgeber and H.L. Classen. 2008. Cryopreservation of Germplasm from Chickens Kept in Canadian Research Institutions. Canadian Journal of Animal Science. 88: 577-580.
Korver, D. R. 2006. Overview of the immune dynamics of the digestive system. Journal of Applied Poultry Research 15:123–135.
Lewis, P.D.; Ciccone, N.; Sharp, P.J.; Leeson, S. Light intensity can influence plasma FSH and age at sexual maturity in domestic pullets. British Poultry Science, Volume 46, Number 4, August 2005 , pp. 506-509(4)
Dixon, L. and Duncan, I.J.H., 2004. Feather pecking and its relation to dustbathing in different chicken strains. Proceedings of the 38th International Congress of the International Society for Applied Ethology, Helsinki, Finland, p. 83 (Abstr.).
Duncan, I.J.H., 2004. Welfare problems of poultry. In: The Well-Being of Farm Animals: Challenges and Solutions (Eds G.J. Benson and B.E. Rollin), pp. 307-323. Blackwell Publishing, Ames, Iowa.
D.R. Korver. 2004. Avian Osteoporosis: Measurement and Ethical Considerations. Introduction. Poultry Science 83:183.
Jendral, M.J., and F.E. Robinson. 2004. Beak trimming in chickens: Historical, economical, physiological and welfare implications, and alternatives for preventing cannibalistic activity. Avian and Poult. Biol. Rev. 15:9-23.
Lewis P.D.; Sharp P.J.; Wilson P.W.; Leeson S. Changes in light intensity can influence age at sexual maturity in domestic pullets. British Poultry Science, Volume 45, Number 1, February, 2004 , pp. 123-132(10)
D.R. Korver, J.L. Saunders-Blades, and K.L. Nadeau. 2004. Assessing bone mineral density in vivo: quantitative computed tomography. Poultry Science 83:222-229.
Annett C.B.; Viste J.R.; Chirino-Trejo M.; Classen H.L.; Middleton D.M.; Simko E. Necrotic enteritis: effect of barley, wheat and corn diets on proliferation of Clostridium perfringens type A. Avian Pathology, Volume 31, Number 6, 1 December 2002 , pp. 598-601(4)
Duncan, I.J.H., 2002. Gordon Memorial Lecture. Poultry welfare: science or subjectivity? British Poultry Science, 43: 643-652.
Zadworny, D.; Kansaku, N.; Bédécarrats, G.; Guémené, D.; Kuhnlein,U. Prolactin and its Receptor in Galliformes. Avian and Poultry Biology Reviews, Volume 13, Number 3, August 2002 , pp. 223-229(7)
Duncan, I.J.H., 2001. Animal welfare issues in the poultry industry: Is there a lesson to be learned? Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science, 4: 207-221.
Duncan, I.J.H. and Mench, J.A., 2000. Does hunger hurt? Poultry Science, 79: 934.
