Effects Of On-Farm Hatching On Layer Chicks by Kaggle | Healthcare

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Effects Of On-Farm Hatching On Layer Chicks

Effects of On-Farm Hatching on Layer Chicks

Stress, Cognitive Ability, and Weight Gain

About this dataset

This dataset captures the effects of a comparative study between on-farm hatching (OFH) and conventional hatching methods on layer chicks. It explores the short-term stress indicators, long-term cognitive development, factors underpinning learning, and overall animal welfare in relation to these two incubation methods. The data contains detailed observations of chick behaviours (including Asleep/resting, Drinking, Foraging and Spurting behaviours), weight gain measures over time, and cognitive tests in Y-mazes with various paradigms. Corticosterone levels taken before and after transportation have also been documented. The results of this investigative research aim to shed insight into available strategies for improving animal welfare standards for poultry industries worldwide

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How to use the dataset

This dataset captures information about the health and behavioural consequences of on-farm hatching (OFH) compared to conventional hatching in layer chicks. This dataset can be used to understand the overall impacts of hatching treatments and how they affect animal welfare.

The data includes observations such as sleeping, drinking, foraging and spurting behaviours at different timepoints, measurements of weight gain, and cognitive tests in Y-mazes with several paradigms (reversal, attentional-shift, extinction). Corticosterone levels were also measured before and after transport.

To start using this dataset you will want to familiarize yourself with the columns that are available. The columns include Time (the time at which the behaviour was observed), Behaviour (the type of behaviour observed), Freq (the frequency of the behaviour), Pen (the pen number of the chicks), Treatment (the hatching treatment exposed to; OFH or Conventional), Test (type of test; Y-maze, Corticosterone or Behaviour) Phase(pre-transport, post-transport or post test), NSessCrit (number of sessions completed in Y maze) Date(date on which test was conducted )ChoiceS1(choice made in Y Maze) CorrNSessCrit(Number Of correct choices). Once you are comfortable with these fields you can begin selecting specific data points related to your research objectives. For example if you want to see how OFH affects cognitive ability then look at the Test field where it shows YMaze then dive deeper into one particular phase or session criterion. If there is a particular behavior related outcome required then use columns like Behavior , freq , ChoiceS1 etc., With this datasets’ well presented information it allows easy reference for your work by filtering out all non appropriate rows from each category .As a whole this dataset represent an invaluable tool for practitioners seeking more insight into layer chick behaviours under certain environmental conditions

Research Ideas

To investigate the long-term effects of OFH on cognition, welfare and behaviour of layer chicks over time, by tracking the changes in corticosterone levels, weight gain and behavioural observations.

To examine the differences between OFH and conventional hatching methods with regards to cognitive ability and learning in layer chicks by studying their performance in Y-maze paradigms such as reversal, attentional-shift, extinction etc., as well as through measures of corticosterone levels before and after transport.

To compare the long-term effects of OFH versus conventional hatching on welfare and behaviour after transportation by analysing data regarding behavioural observations (Asleep/resting, Drinking, Foraging and Spurting behaviours), weight gain measurements at various timepoints, cognitive tests in Y-mazes etc.

Acknowledgements

If you use this dataset in your research, please credit the original authors.
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License

License: CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0) - Public Domain Dedication
No Copyright - You can copy, modify, distribute and perform the work, even for commercial purposes, all without asking permission. See Other Information.

Columns

File: BehObsPenBRight.csv

Column name	Description
Time	The time of the observation. (Numeric)
Behaviour	The type of behaviour observed. (Categorical)
Freq	The frequency of the behaviour observed. (Numeric)

File: YmazeDataNSessionsCriterionPh1RP.csv

Column name	Description
Pen	The pen number of the layer chicks. (Numeric)
Treatment	The type of hatching treatment the layer chicks were subjected to (either On-Farm Hatching or Conventional). (Categorical)
Test	The type of test conducted on the layer chicks (either Y-maze, Corticosterone, or Behaviour). (Categorical)
Phase	The phase of the experiment (either Pre-Transport or Post-Transport). (Categorical)
NSessCrit	The number of sessions the layer chicks completed in the Y-maze test. (Numeric)
Date	The date the experiment was conducted. (Date)
ChoiceS1	The choice the layer chicks made in the Y-maze test. (Categorical)
CorrNSessCrit	The number of correct sessions the layer chicks completed in the Y-maze test. (Numeric)

Acknowledgements

If you use this dataset in your research, please credit the original authors.
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Tables

Behaviouralobservationdata

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CREATE TABLE behaviouralobservationdata (
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  "side" VARCHAR,
  "time" VARCHAR,
  "behaviour" VARCHAR
);

Behaviouralobservationdatatest

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CREATE TABLE behaviouralobservationdatatest (
  "datagroup" VARCHAR,
  "dataset" VARCHAR,
  "level" BIGINT,
  "number" BIGINT,
  "behaviour" VARCHAR,
  "transcript" VARCHAR,
  "unnamed_6" VARCHAR
);

Behobspenaleft

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964 rows
3 columns


CREATE TABLE behobspenaleft (
  "time" VARCHAR,
  "behaviour" VARCHAR,
  "freq" BIGINT
);

Behobspenaleft2

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241 rows
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CREATE TABLE behobspenaleft2 (
  "time" VARCHAR,
  "asleep_resting" DOUBLE,
  "drinking" DOUBLE,
  "foraging" DOUBLE,
  "spurting" DOUBLE
);

Behobspenaright

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CREATE TABLE behobspenaright (
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  "behaviour" VARCHAR,
  "freq" BIGINT
);

Behobspenaright2

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241 rows
5 columns


CREATE TABLE behobspenaright2 (
  "time" VARCHAR,
  "asleep_resting" DOUBLE,
  "drinking" DOUBLE,
  "foraging" DOUBLE,
  "spurting" DOUBLE
);

Behobspenbleft

@kaggle.thedevastator_effects_of_on_farm_hatching_on_layer_chicks.behobspenbleft

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964 rows
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CREATE TABLE behobspenbleft (
  "time" VARCHAR,
  "behaviour" VARCHAR,
  "freq" BIGINT
);

Behobspenbleft2

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241 rows
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CREATE TABLE behobspenbleft2 (
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  "drinking" DOUBLE,
  "foraging" DOUBLE,
  "spurting" DOUBLE
);

Behobspenbright

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964 rows
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CREATE TABLE behobspenbright (
  "time" VARCHAR,
  "behaviour" VARCHAR,
  "freq" BIGINT
);

Behobspenbright2

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241 rows
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CREATE TABLE behobspenbright2 (
  "time" VARCHAR,
  "asleep_resting" DOUBLE,
  "drinking" DOUBLE,
  "foraging" DOUBLE,
  "spurting" DOUBLE
);

Behobspencleft

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964 rows
3 columns


CREATE TABLE behobspencleft (
  "time" VARCHAR,
  "behaviour" VARCHAR,
  "freq" BIGINT
);

Behobspencleft2

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241 rows
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CREATE TABLE behobspencleft2 (
  "time" VARCHAR,
  "asleep_resting" DOUBLE,
  "drinking" DOUBLE,
  "foraging" DOUBLE,
  "spurting" DOUBLE
);

Behobspencright

@kaggle.thedevastator_effects_of_on_farm_hatching_on_layer_chicks.behobspencright

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964 rows
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CREATE TABLE behobspencright (
  "time" VARCHAR,
  "behaviour" VARCHAR,
  "freq" BIGINT
);

Behobspencright2

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241 rows
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CREATE TABLE behobspencright2 (
  "time" VARCHAR,
  "asleep_resting" DOUBLE,
  "drinking" DOUBLE,
  "foraging" DOUBLE,
  "spurting" DOUBLE
);

Behobspendleft

@kaggle.thedevastator_effects_of_on_farm_hatching_on_layer_chicks.behobspendleft

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964 rows
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CREATE TABLE behobspendleft (
  "time" VARCHAR,
  "behaviour" VARCHAR,
  "freq" BIGINT
);

Behobspendleft2

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241 rows
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CREATE TABLE behobspendleft2 (
  "time" VARCHAR,
  "asleep_resting" DOUBLE,
  "drinking" DOUBLE,
  "foraging" DOUBLE,
  "spurting" DOUBLE
);

Behobspendright

@kaggle.thedevastator_effects_of_on_farm_hatching_on_layer_chicks.behobspendright

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964 rows
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CREATE TABLE behobspendright (
  "time" VARCHAR,
  "behaviour" VARCHAR,
  "freq" BIGINT
);

Behobspendright2

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241 rows
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CREATE TABLE behobspendright2 (
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  "drinking" DOUBLE,
  "foraging" DOUBLE,
  "spurting" DOUBLE
);

Behobspertimepoint

@kaggle.thedevastator_effects_of_on_farm_hatching_on_layer_chicks.behobspertimepoint

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32 rows
12 columns


CREATE TABLE behobspertimepoint (
  "pen" VARCHAR,
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  "timepoint" VARCHAR,
  "chickno" BIGINT,
  "resting" DOUBLE,
  "drinking" DOUBLE,
  "foraging" DOUBLE,
  "spurting" BIGINT,
  "resting2" BIGINT,
  "drinking2" BIGINT,
  "foraging2" BIGINT,
  "spurting2" BIGINT
);

Behobstotal

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21 columns


CREATE TABLE behobstotal (
  "pen" VARCHAR,
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  "group" VARCHAR,
  "timepoint" BIGINT,
  "time" VARCHAR,
  "chickno" BIGINT,
  "resting" DOUBLE,
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  "foraging" DOUBLE,
  "spurting" DOUBLE,
  "total" DOUBLE,
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  "drinking2" DOUBLE,
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  "spurting2" DOUBLE,
  "total2" DOUBLE,
  "resting2_1" BIGINT,
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  "foraging2_1" BIGINT,
  "spurting2_1" BIGINT,
  "total2_1" BIGINT
);

Behobstotal Temporary

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CREATE TABLE behobstotal_temporary (
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  "time" VARCHAR,
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  "drinking2" BIGINT,
  "foraging2" BIGINT,
  "spurting2" BIGINT,
  "total2" BIGINT,
  "pen_4195f6" VARCHAR,
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  "resting2_1" DOUBLE,
  "drinking2_1" DOUBLE,
  "foraging2_1" DOUBLE,
  "spurting2_1" DOUBLE,
  "unnamed_19" VARCHAR,
  "unnamed_20" VARCHAR
);

Bloodsamplesofh E1vw Template

@kaggle.thedevastator_effects_of_on_farm_hatching_on_layer_chicks.bloodsamplesofh_e1vw_template

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CREATE TABLE bloodsamplesofh_e1vw_template (
  "pen" VARCHAR,
  "treatment" VARCHAR,
  "footringid" BIGINT,
  "test" VARCHAR,
  "nsesscrit" BIGINT,
  "date" TIMESTAMP,
  "rewstim" VARCHAR
);

Ymazedatansessionscriterion

@kaggle.thedevastator_effects_of_on_farm_hatching_on_layer_chicks.ymazedatansessionscriterion

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150 rows
7 columns


CREATE TABLE ymazedatansessionscriterion (
  "pen" VARCHAR,
  "treatment" VARCHAR,
  "footringid" BIGINT,
  "test" VARCHAR,
  "phase" BIGINT,
  "nsesscrit" BIGINT,
  "date" VARCHAR
);

Ymazedatansessionscriterionph1asp

@kaggle.thedevastator_effects_of_on_farm_hatching_on_layer_chicks.ymazedatansessionscriterionph1asp

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CREATE TABLE ymazedatansessionscriterionph1asp (
  "pen" VARCHAR,
  "treatment" VARCHAR,
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  "test" VARCHAR,
  "phase" BIGINT,
  "nsesscrit" BIGINT,
  "date" TIMESTAMP,
  "choices1" BIGINT,
  "corrnsesscrit" BIGINT
);

Ymazedatansessionscriterionph1rp

@kaggle.thedevastator_effects_of_on_farm_hatching_on_layer_chicks.ymazedatansessionscriterionph1rp

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9 columns


CREATE TABLE ymazedatansessionscriterionph1rp (
  "pen" VARCHAR,
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  "footringid" BIGINT,
  "test" VARCHAR,
  "phase" BIGINT,
  "nsesscrit" BIGINT,
  "date" TIMESTAMP,
  "choices1" BIGINT,
  "corrnsesscrit" BIGINT
);

Ymazedatansessionscriterionph2asp

@kaggle.thedevastator_effects_of_on_farm_hatching_on_layer_chicks.ymazedatansessionscriterionph2asp

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9 columns


CREATE TABLE ymazedatansessionscriterionph2asp (
  "date" TIMESTAMP,
  "pen" VARCHAR,
  "treatment" VARCHAR,
  "footringid" BIGINT,
  "test" VARCHAR,
  "nsesscrit1" BIGINT,
  "nsesscrit2" BIGINT,
  "corrnsesscrit1" BIGINT,
  "corrnsesscrit2" BIGINT
);

Ymazedatansessionscriterionph2rp

@kaggle.thedevastator_effects_of_on_farm_hatching_on_layer_chicks.ymazedatansessionscriterionph2rp

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10 columns


CREATE TABLE ymazedatansessionscriterionph2rp (
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  "pen" VARCHAR,
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  "corrnsesscrit1" BIGINT,
  "corrnsesscrit2" BIGINT
);

Ymazedatansessionscriterionph3asp

@kaggle.thedevastator_effects_of_on_farm_hatching_on_layer_chicks.ymazedatansessionscriterionph3asp

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CREATE TABLE ymazedatansessionscriterionph3asp (
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  "pen" VARCHAR,
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  "nsesscrit2" BIGINT,
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  "corrnsesscrit1" BIGINT,
  "corrnsesscrit2" BIGINT,
  "corrnsesscrit3" BIGINT
);

Ymazedatansessionscriterionph3rp

@kaggle.thedevastator_effects_of_on_farm_hatching_on_layer_chicks.ymazedatansessionscriterionph3rp

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12 columns


CREATE TABLE ymazedatansessionscriterionph3rp (
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  "nsesscrit2" BIGINT,
  "nsesscrit3" BIGINT,
  "corrnsesscrit1" BIGINT,
  "corrnsesscrit2" BIGINT,
  "corrnsesscrit3" BIGINT
);

Ymazedatarightvsleftph1rp

@kaggle.thedevastator_effects_of_on_farm_hatching_on_layer_chicks.ymazedatarightvsleftph1rp

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CREATE TABLE ymazedatarightvsleftph1rp (
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  "phase" BIGINT,
  "nsesscrit" BIGINT,
  "date" TIMESTAMP,
  "rewstim" VARCHAR
);

Ymazedatayellowvsvioletph1asp

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CREATE TABLE ymazedatayellowvsvioletph1asp (
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);