Here is the poster I will be presenting at ISAE (International Society for Aplied Ethology) 2025, which this year is in Utrecht. Kleita Sergio and Aleksei Podturkin from Asher Behaviour Lab will also be presenting. I managed to break the last QR code after I had printed the poster so instead the contents of the QR code (papers and references) is below.

Papers supporting the poster

Automated detection of piling behaviour in UK laying hen flocks (in press)

Jack O’Sullivan¹, Helen E Gray¹, Genevieve Moat³, Robin Nandi², Mark Turner² Lucy Asher¹

The effect of piling behaviour on environmental variables in laying hen sheds. H Gray, L Asher, J O’Sullivan OSF

The effect of piling behavior on the production and mortality of free-range laying hens D Armstrong, L Asher, A Rayner, H Ngidda, B Sharma, H Gray Poultry Science 102 (10), 102989

Cabin fever: The impact of a housing order on piling behaviour and production of laying hens D Armstrong, H Gray, J Martin, B Sharma, L Asher OSF

Extreme crowding in laying hens during a recurrent smothering outbreak GT Herbert, WD Redfearn, E Brass, HA Dalton, R Gill, D Brass, C Smith

Veterinary Record 188 (12)

Why do hens pile? Hypothesizing the causes and consequences Helen Gray, R Davies, A Bright, A Rayner, L Asher Frontiers in Veterinary Science 7, 616836

Acknowledgements

People: Helen Gray, Jack O’Sullivan, David Armstrong, David Brass, Roger Gill, Abdullah Khalili, George Herbert, William Redfearn, Elizabeth Brass, Hillary  Dalton, Dan Franks, Katherine Herborn, Cameron Smith, Halima Ngidda, Bryony Sharma, Georgia Wilkinson, Robin Nandi, Kathryn Garside, Mark Turner, Genevieve Moat, Annie Rayner, Carly Scott.

Organisations: FAI, The Lakes Free Range Egg Co., University of York, University of Plymouth, Newcastle University.

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