Social Space for Domestic Animals: A seminar in the CEC programme of coordination of research on animal welfare, held in Brussels on January 10–11, 1985 at the Commission of the European Communities, Directorate-General for Agriculture

Content: 
Front Matter....Pages I-IX
Chairman’s remarks. Session 1....Pages 1-2
On the Interpretation and Significance of Behavioural and Physiological Indicators of Stress Related to Social Space in Domestic Animals....Pages 3-14
Social Space: The Need for a New Look at Animal Communication....Pages 15-22
Discussion of Session I....Pages 23-24
Chairman’s Introduction....Pages 25-26
Some Factors Influencing Spacing in Domestic Fowl in a Semi-Natural Environment....Pages 27-36
Spacing Patterns of Laying Hens Kept at Different Densities in Battery Cages....Pages 37-70
Effects of Stocking Density on Production and Social Behaviour in Laying Hens....Pages 71-84
Effect of Group Size on Behaviour and Production of Egg Layers at Constant Space per Hen in Deep and Shallow Cages....Pages 85-98
Social Space in Small Groups of Laying Hens....Pages 99-109
Discussion of Session II....Pages 110-112
Applied Ethological Research on Farm Animals Other than Poultry : An Introduction....Pages 113-115
Social Space Requirements of Pigs....Pages 116-127
Effects of Confinement upon Behavioural, Hormonal Responses and Production Indices in Fattening Pigs....Pages 128-150
Physiological Aspects of Social Space in Heifers and Pigs....Pages 151-159
The Effect of Extra Space on the Behaviour of Dairy Cows Kept in a Cubicle House....Pages 160-170
Investigations on Social Space in Open and Restricted Environments in Sheep....Pages 171-191
Discussion of Session III....Pages 192-193
Chairman’s Introduction....Pages 194-196
Experiments on Behavioural and Cognitive Processes Involved in Social Space of Laying Hens at the Beginning of the Laying Period....Pages 197-229
Control Systems for Coping at Critical Densities....Pages 230-238
A Basic Approach of Space-Behaviour Relationships in Mammals....Pages 239-261
Contribution of Comparative Psychology to Spatial Indicators of Welfare....Pages 262-286
Discussion of Session IV....Pages 287-288
Back Matter....Pages 289-291