Effect of beak length on feed intake in pigeons (Columba livia f. domestica)

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dc.authoridSavaş, Türker/0000-0002-3558-2296
dc.authoridDas, Gurbuz/0000-0001-6690-0050
dc.contributor.authorSavas, T.
dc.contributor.authorKonyali, C.
dc.contributor.authorDas, G.
dc.contributor.authorYurtman, I. Y.
dc.date.accessioned2025-01-27T20:41:27Z
dc.date.available2025-01-27T20:41:27Z
dc.date.issued2007
dc.departmentÇanakkale Onsekiz Mart Üniversitesi
dc.description.abstractThis study was undertaken to investigate the effect of beak length on feed intake with regard to animal welfare. The study involved two treatments groups; short beak pigeons (G-SB; n = 7) and normal beak pigeons (G-NB; n = 7) and was carried out in two consecutive trials. Daily feed consumption, meal length and behavioural traits such as aggressive pecking, preening, resting and locomotor activity were recorded under different feeding conditions. In Trial 1 the birds had free access to food material during a single feeding period each day, whereas in Trial II feeding was terminated when a pigeon from any of the groups that stopped eating first, moved towards water. It took a longer time for the pigeons in the G-SB group to consume the same amount of feed. Furthermore, the pigeons in G-S8 were affected significantly in Trial II and lost bodyweight more compared to G-NB. Although no significant difference between the groups on frequency of aggressive pecking during feeding was found in Trial I, restricted feeding significantly increased the frequency of aggressive pecking in the G-SB group in Trial II. The results of the present study suggest that short beak, which is a side-effect of artificial selection for aesthetic purposes, can cause serious welfare problems under restricted environmental conditions.
dc.identifier.endpage83
dc.identifier.issn0962-7286
dc.identifier.issue1
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-33846956845
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ2
dc.identifier.startpage77
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12428/24145
dc.identifier.volume16
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000243949600009
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ2
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Science
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopus
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherUniv Federation Animal Welfare
dc.relation.ispartofAnimal Welfare
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanı
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
dc.snmzKA_WoS_20250125
dc.subjectanimal welfare
dc.subjectfeeding behaviour
dc.subjectmorphological defect
dc.subjectpigeon breeds
dc.subjectrestricted environmental conditions
dc.subjectside-effects of artificial selection
dc.titleEffect of beak length on feed intake in pigeons (Columba livia f. domestica)
dc.typeArticle

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