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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 Melissa L

Aug 18, 2018

Informative. However sometimes it was hard to hear the lecture over the chicks. I would have also liked a bit more photos or videos of what was being talked about instead of a video of the lecturer

By Munafahemad K S

Jul 2, 2020

Excellent. Very Informative course. from Poultry Welfare point of view. It would have been richer if various processes, equipment were included for demonstration along with the lecture videos.

By Caroline C

May 5, 2020

There is some super helpful information in this course, at times it was difficult to maintain concentration with the background noise of the chickens and a monotone speach delivery.

By Zelal A

Sep 8, 2018

The course is fun with valuable content but it needs more illustrations, Talks about behaviors in general but would be desirable if there is more expansion in commercial farms.

By Siomara R

Sep 23, 2023

Excelente curso, pero está un poco desactualizado pues parece ser de 2013. Se requiere que lo actualicen a nuestros días, las cosas han cambiado mucho en el mundo desde 2013

By Pritom D

May 18, 2020

On the video section,the process should be shown by technically.It was just about telling the processes.But if the process was shown on the video,it would be more effecient.

By Thirza v K

Nov 17, 2017

I love chickens and i'm very happy to know a bit more about the process. I also admire how objective this course handles the subjects, even if they are ethically sensitive.

By Laura E C C

Apr 1, 2020

Is great that have courses in the plataform, that explaine and introduced all kind of people with the food production, and people understand the process with science basis

By Nina T

Mar 21, 2018

Interesting course that covers all kinds of aspects related to keeping chickens. The lectures are clear, and supplementary articles are provided for those interested.

By Nachiketa B

Aug 16, 2023

“Tell me and I forget, teach me and I may remember, involve me and I learn.”

Coursera provided me exactly same thing, Here I can learn and apply in my career as well.

By Jilly B

Oct 31, 2021

very informative, contained a lot of information, interesting even if I wont necessarily ever need to know the processes. The quizzes had some tricky questions!

By Rey W

Apr 8, 2017

Quality information & supplemental info provided! I own chickens and am very interested in animal welfare and I love edinborough's welfare courses.

By Linda P

Nov 4, 2016

I have learned a lot more about the behaviour and welfare of chickens. Highly recommended for anyone who keeps a few or lots of chickens.

By Sofia S

Nov 25, 2018

Very nice introductory course! I would like another that goes more deeply into anatomy, physiology and pathology in production chickens.

By JOSEFINA D B

Aug 6, 2020

I learned a lot about chickens. As an improvement, I suggest that it could include information about chicken disease and parasites.

By Maksuda A M

Jun 12, 2020

It was a very educative course. Now, I know many new information about Chicken behaviour & welfare, what I haven’t known before.

By Hector L J

Jul 1, 2020

There should be more images videos of concepts explained in lecture videos, e.g. welfare problems, stress

By Kirsty W

Jul 23, 2016

Can be taken by anyone with an interest in chickens! Good references and interesting variety of topics!

By Edie L

Dec 26, 2016

Fascinating general information on commercial and backyard chicken welfare and behavior course.

By Vivekananthanathan D N

Aug 22, 2021

This course is very useful to me. questions made me very clear. I thank you.

By SG

Oct 12, 2020

Quiz in French please

More information on organic breeding would be better..

By Afra A R

Feb 8, 2022

Very informative course, variety of material. Week 4 quiz is very tricky

By Deleted A

Nov 7, 2022

Very informative and easy accessible. Useful course. Enjoyed it.

By Patricia E

Nov 28, 2020

Recommended for people interested in starting poultry production

By Alexis B

May 6, 2020

was a little repetitive but i learned a lot over chicken welfare