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Learner Reviews & Feedback for Chicken Behaviour and Welfare by The University of Edinburgh

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About the Course

This course explains the general principles of chicken behaviour and welfare, and the behavioural and physiological indicators that can be used to assess welfare in chickens kept in hobby flocks through to commercial farms. The focus is primarily on laying hens and meat chickens (broilers) although many of the principles are relevant to other types of poultry. The course is likely to be of interest to people who own chickens as pets or keep a small hobby flock, commercial egg and chicken meat producers, veterinarians and vet nurses. Learning Objectives: at the end of this course, you will be able to - - Describe avian sensory perception and motivation - Explain the main behaviour patterns of poultry - Define welfare and explain the bases of welfare standards - Assess chicken welfare, using behavioural and physiological means - Understand common welfare problems of chickens This course is taught by staff from Scotland's Rural College (SRUC), University of Glasgow, and St David's Poultry Team. You can follow us on Twitter! #chickenmooc © University of Edinburgh and Scotland's Rural College 2016 CC BY...

Top reviews

NT

Jul 30, 2021

Thank you very much to the instructor at Duke University. This course has taught me a great deal of information. Things that I never knew before, it was interesting and rewarding. Thank you very much.

RT

Feb 28, 2024

This course is well taught and I really enjoyed how they broke up the modules into little comprehensible lessons. I learned a lot. I wish there was more material because it was an interesting course.

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By Jarif M

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Jul 4, 2020

This course complete the basic structure of chicken physiology,behaviour,welfare technique. I enjoyed and learned a lot. Hopefully will enjoyable for new comers.

By Tugrul D

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May 19, 2021

Certain part of the course require updates based on current applications as our industry is changing rapidly. Overall, it is very good short online course.

By David

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Jun 30, 2020

Very educational and enjoyable! Provides a good insight into the welfare concerns of chickens across several production methods. Would highly recommend!

By Ana O

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Nov 25, 2016

Thank you, it was very helpful. I am starting to raise chickens next year in my backyard and I've learned so much that my confidence is boosted to 100%.

By Ida M

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Apr 29, 2017

The course was clear and extremely informative. I have wanted to get chickens for a while and now I feel much more qualified to give them a good life!

By Kamel s

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Apr 2, 2022

it is very benefeticial and fruitful course a lot of interesting information about poultry business and practices and health and behaviour and welfare

By Dominique K

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Apr 30, 2019

Excellent course with well presented lectures and a thorough overview of the issues associated with poultry keeping both at the large and small scale

By Marcos A N F

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Aug 25, 2020

A great course to learn about chicken behaviour and animal welfare. Dr. Sandilands is a great professional. This course is really good and complete.

By Felipe M

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Sep 4, 2019

Is a very complete course, Im a student of veterinary medicine in Colombia so is very helpful to see how the welfare is managed in develop countries

By Justine G

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Jul 20, 2022

I truly enjoyed studying the course. It gave me a full perspective of how chickens behaviour, their welfare and ethnics of running a chicken farm.

By Peter G

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Oct 13, 2023

Really impressed with this course, very enlightening, a bit disturbing at times but I feel an essential bit of education for anyone with poultry.

By Fernando R A

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Feb 18, 2021

Excelente curso, me gusto mucho, me hubiera gustado que se presentaran videos de como se hace el sacrificio humanitario en las pequeñas granjas.

By Nessa K

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Nov 27, 2016

As a backyard chicken owners, I find this course to be quite helpful in understanding how to better my chickens' living environment.

Thank you :)

By Alem H

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Feb 7, 2021

very plane english which can be understood by many people. the less plane professionally neat and clear. i look forward to do more courses.

By Amy

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Aug 23, 2020

Very informative on the common types of production of broilers and layers and also some useful information for keepers of backyard chickens.

By Bassam E

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May 16, 2020

It is an extraordinary course full of knowledge and experience

I do recommend it for poultry lovers and all those who plan to raise chicken

By Edward M G

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May 6, 2019

This has been a very interesting course, I never imagined that the behavior of the chickens was so complex. 100% recommended this course.

By Dr.madhura R

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Oct 9, 2023

COURSE IS VERY BRIEF AND INFORMATIVE . ONLY CONSTRAINT IN DOING COURSERA COURSE IS THEY DONT MENTION COURSE DURATION ON THE CERTIFICATE

By BRUNO I L R

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Mar 19, 2022

I´m very happy about all knwoeledge, I adquire thanks to this course, I actually study vetrerinary so this course has been a lo helpful

By Annemarie N

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Oct 16, 2019

I have chickens so I knew many concepts, however this course went into detail and explained specifically the why and how. Great Course!

By Navid N

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Mar 4, 2023

It was a very good course. It completely teaches chicken behavior in detail and has important and instructive points. Thanks Coursera

By Muhammad U

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Jan 24, 2020

I'm really satisfied with the course work, its well planned, goes step by step till the meat processing/ slaughter. well done guys :)

By Fernando J p d

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Jan 21, 2019

I'm about to start a small breeding project for laying hens naturally and it has been very important to know such an important topic.

By Lindsay A S

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May 29, 2020

Super informational about chickens! I did not know much about them, besides what I do for work so was cool to learn more about them.

By Louise M

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Oct 29, 2020

Brilliant course I enjoyed it and it was very informative gave me a better understanding of my own chickens. Highly recommended. 😊