Chickens perceive humans as social buffers and may follow human-given cues: A pilot study

Chickens perceive humans as social buffers and may follow human-given cues: A pilot study

Positive perception of humans, extensively documented in domestic mammals, remains comparatively underexplored in domestic birds like chickens, with existing studies largely focusing on fear reduction. This research evaluated whether chickens perceive humans positively, accounting for interaction ty...

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Main Authors: Vitor Hugo Bessa Ferreira, Elise Calesse, Lucille Dumontier, Fabien Cornilleau, Julie Lemarchand, Auriane Foreau, Maxime Quentin, Léa Lansade, Céline Tallet, Xavier Boivin, Ludovic Calandreau
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2025-07-01
Series:Poultry Science
Subjects:
Cognitive abilities
Genetics
Human-animal relationship
Pullet
Social buffering
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0032579125004456
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