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References from Silvopasture. Local targets link to admitted publications; unresolved targets remain external evidence.
Health-based welfare indicators and fear reaction of slower growing broiler compared to faster growing broiler housed in free range and conventional deep litter housing systems
10.1080/10888705.2022.2100221 · 2024 · External reference
Effects of season, genotype, and rearing system on broiler chickens raised in different semi-intensive systems: Performance, mortality, and slaughter results
10.1007/s11250-021-02629-y · 2021 · External reference
Consumers’ concerns and perceptions of farm animal welfare
10.3390/ani10030385 · 2020 · External reference
10.1016/j.psj.2026.107350
10.1016/j.psj.2026.107350 · External reference
Effect of different pasture species on welfare and behavior of slow-growing broiler chickens in free-range production system
10.1007/s11250-023-03616-1 · 2023 · External reference
Parasitism in Angus x Nellore heifers in a silvopastoral system
10.1007/s11250-019-02196-3 · 2020 · External reference
Unresolved reference
External reference
Unresolved reference
External reference
Presence of avian influenza risk birds in and around poultry free-range areas in relation to range vegetation and openness of surrounding landscape
10.1007/s10457-017-0117-2 · 2018 · External reference
Farm level factors associated with feather pecking in organic laying hens
10.1016/s0301-6226(02)00314-7 · 2003 · External reference
Welfare issues and potential solutions for laying hens in free range and organic production systems: A review based on literature and interviews
10.3389/fvets.2022.952922 · 2022 · External reference
Assessing the importance of natural behavior for animal welfare
10.1007/s10806-005-4493-7 · 2006 · External reference
Canopy cover is correlated with reduced injurious feather pecking in commercial flocks of free-range laying hens
10.1017/s096272860000289x · 2011 · External reference
Towards farm animal welfare and sustainability
10.3390/ani8060081 · 2018 · External reference
The effect of housing system and broiler breed on meat quality1
10.1016/j.psj.2026.107016 · 2026 · External reference
Freedom for chickens – The influence of the silvopastoral system on poultry behavior
2023 · External reference
Outdoor access versus conventional broiler chicken production: Updated review of animal welfare, food safety, and meat quality
10.1016/j.psj.2025.104906 · 2025 · External reference
Adaptation to organic rearing system of eight different chicken genotypes: Behaviour, welfare and performance
10.1080/1828051x.2015.1131893 · 2016 · External reference
A field study of the red jungle fowl in north-central India
10.2307/1366199 · 1967 · External reference
Small-scale silvopasture: Addressing urban and peri-urban livestock challenges in the United States with agroforestry practices
10.1002/uar2.20023 · 2022 · External reference
Growth control of herbaceous ground cover and egg quality from an integrated poultry-hazelnut orchard system
10.4081/ija.2020.1594 · 2020 · External reference
Effect of range enrichment on performance, behavior, and forage intake of free-range chickens
10.3382/japr.2013-00814 · 2014 · External reference
Assessment of a global positioning system to evaluate activities of organic chickens at pasture
10.3382/japr.2010-00153 · 2010 · External reference
What makes flee-range broiler chickens range? In situ measurement of habitat preference
10.1006/anbe.2003.2172 · 2003 · External reference
Total loss and distribution of nitrogen and phosphorus in the outdoor run of organic laying hens
10.1080/00071668.2012.749342 · 2012 · External reference
The benefit of hedgerow access on the health and growth rate of pasture raised broiler chickens
10.3389/fanim.2021.649924 · 2021 · External reference
Space use of free-range laying hens on two outdoor ranges with different amounts of vegetation cover
10.1016/j.applanim.2024.106353 · 2024 · External reference
The impact of broiler production system practices on consumer perceptions of animal welfare
10.3382/ps.2013-03334 · 2013 · External reference
Parasitic helminth infection in young cattle raised on silvopasture and open-pasture in Southeastern Brazil
10.1007/s10457-013-9655-4 · 2014 · External reference
Determination of range enrichment for improved hen welfare on commercial fixed-range free-range layer farms
10.1071/an17757 · 2018 · External reference
Saltbush (Atriplex nummularia and A. amnicola) as potential plants for free-range layer farms: Consequences for layer performance, egg sensory qualities, and excreta moisture
10.3382/ps/pez294 · 2019 · External reference
Unresolved reference
External reference
Effect of outdoor structural enrichments on the performance, use of range area, and behavior of organic meat chickens
10.3382/ps/pew196 · 2016 · External reference
Understanding animal welfare
10.1186/1751-0147-50-s1-s1 · 2008 · External reference
Integrating poultry into a crop and pasture farming system
10.3923/ijps.2005.187.191 · 2005 · External reference
Cross-sectional study of the prevalence of feather pecking in laying hens in alternative systems and its associations with management and disease
10.1136/vr.147.9.233 · 2000 · External reference
Effects of regular handling and exposure to an outside area on subsequent fearfulness and dispersal in domestic hens
10.1016/0168-1591(95)00576-e · 1995 · External reference
Relationships between range access as monitored by radio frequency identification technology, fearfulness, and plumage damage in free-range laying hens
10.1017/s1751731115002463 · 2016 · External reference
Unresolved reference
External reference
The grass is greener: Farmers’ experiences with pastured poultry
10.1017/s1742170511000287 · 2012 · External reference
Enhancing their quality of life: Environmental enrichment for poultry
10.1016/j.psj.2022.102233 · 2023 · External reference
Fast-growing broiler chickens range more in a silvopasture than a grass pasture based on live observations
10.3389/fanim.2025.1721759 · 2026 · External reference
An overview of health challenges in alternative poultry production systems
2021 · External reference
Stress revisited: A critical evaluation of the stress concept
10.1016/j.neubiorev.2011.02.003 · 2011 · External reference
Animal welfare aspects of outdoor runs for laying hens: A review
2006 · External reference
10.19103/as.2025.0165.10
10.19103/as.2025.0165.10 · External reference
The risk factors affecting the development of gentle and severe feather pecking in loose housed laying hens
10.1016/j.applanim.2009.12.010 · 2010 · External reference
Behaviour of free-range laying hens in distinct outdoor environments
10.7120/09627286.26.3.255 · 2017 · External reference
Comparing the effects of conventional and pastured poultry production systems on the stress levels of broilers
2015 · External reference
Influence of silvopastoral systems on gastrointestinal nematode infection and immune response of Nellore heifers under tropical conditions
10.1016/j.vetpar.2022.109765 · 2022 · External reference
Gastrointestinal nematode egg counts and performance of beef cattle raised on open pastures and silvopastoral systems in Brazil
10.1007/s10457-020-00486-6 · 2020 · External reference
Outdoor use, tonic immobility, heterophil/lymphocyte ratio and feather condition in free-range laying hens of different genotype
10.1080/00071660400014267 · 2004 · External reference
Performance, behavior, and welfare status of six different organically reared poultry genotypes
10.3390/ani10040550 · 2020 · External reference
The potential of silvopasture in California: Producer perspectives
10.1080/21683565.2024.2405886 · 2024 · External reference
Integrating free-range hens into a wheat stubble
10.3923/ijps.2005.526.530 · 2005 · External reference
Growth performance of fast-growing broilers reared under different types of production systems with outdoor access: Implications for organic and alternative production systems
10.3382/japr.2013-00882 · 2014 · External reference
Unresolved reference
External reference
Genetic structure in Red Junglefowl (Gallus gallus) populations: Strong spatial patterns in the wild ancestors of domestic chickens in a core distribution range
10.1002/ece3.4139 · 2018 · External reference
Matched concurrent case-control study of risk factors for feather pecking in hens on free-range commercial farms in the UK
10.1080/00071660310001616255 · 2003 · External reference
Evaluation of access to different legume pastures on performance and welfare of broiler chickens during dry season under tropical environment
10.1002/vms3.461 · 2021 · External reference
Reproductive performance of layer chickens reared on deep litter system with or without access to grass or legume pasture
10.1111/jpn.12353 · 2016 · External reference
Gastrointestinal nematode infection in beef cattle raised in silvopastoral and conventional systems in São Paulo state, Brazil
10.1007/s10457-016-9950-y · 2017 · External reference
Silvopasture practices and perspectives in the Northeastern United States
10.1007/s10457-016-9916-0 · 2017 · External reference
Forage productivity and profitability in newly-established open pasture, silvopasture, and thinned forest production systems
10.1007/s10457-016-0052-7 · 2019 · External reference
Enhancing range use in free-range laying hen systems: The impact of vegetation cover over time
10.3390/ani15091204 · 2025 · External reference
Effect of silvopasture system on fearfulness and leg health in fast-growing broiler chickens
10.1371/journal.pone.0282923 · 2023 · External reference
Animal thermal comfort indexes in silvopastoral systems with different tree arrangements
10.1016/j.jtherbio.2018.12.015 · 2019 · External reference
Unresolved reference
External reference
Commercial free-range laying hens’ preferences for shelters with different sunlight filtering percentages
10.3390/ani12030344 · 2022 · External reference
Review of environmental enrichment for broiler chickens
10.3382/ps/pex344 · 2018 · External reference
Continuous monitoring of pop hole usage by commercially housed free-range hens throughout the production cycle
10.1136/vr.d4603 · 2011 · External reference
Use of space and its impact on the welfare of laying hens in a commercial free-range system
10.3382/ps/pew238 · 2016 · External reference
Pastured poultry production in the United States: Strategies to balance system sustainability and environmental impact
10.3389/fsufs.2019.00074 · 2019 · External reference
Welfare of broiler chickens in Brazilian free-range versus intensive indoor production systems
10.1080/10888705.2021.1992280 · 2023 · External reference
Evaluation of free-range broilers using the Welfare Quality® protocol
10.1590/1516-635x1603297-306 · 2014 · External reference
Feather conditions and clinical scores as indicators of broilers welfare at the slaughterhouse
10.1016/j.rvsc.2016.05.005 · 2016 · External reference
Carbon and nitrogen storage in agroforests, tree plantations, and pastures in western Oregon, USA
10.1023/b:agfo.0000013267.87896.41 · 2004 · External reference
Assessing the sustainability of silvopasture systems
2022 · External reference
Global and regional prevalence of helminth infection in chickens over time: A systematic review and meta-analysis
10.1016/j.psj.2021.101082 · 2021 · External reference
Demographics and practices of semi-intensive free-range farming systems in Australia with an outdoor stocking density of ≤1500 hens/hectare
10.1371/journal.pone.0187057 · 2017 · External reference
Silvopasture in the USA: A systematic review of natural resource professional and producer-reported benefits, challenges, and management activities
10.1016/j.agee.2021.107818 · 2022 · External reference
Effect of free-range access, shelter type and weather conditions on free-range use and welfare of slow-growing broiler chickens
10.1016/j.applanim.2016.11.008 · 2017 · External reference
Effects of shelter type, early environmental enrichment and weather conditions on free-range behaviour of slow-growing broiler chickens
10.1017/s1751731116002172 · 2017 · External reference
Effects of free-range access on production parameters and meat quality, composition and taste in slow-growing broiler chickens
10.3382/ps/pew226 · 2016 · External reference
The effects of providing outdoor access to broilers in the tropics on their behaviour and stress responses
10.3390/ani12151917 · 2022 · External reference
Ranging behavior relates to welfare indicators pre- and post-range access in commercial free-range broilers
10.3382/ps/pey060 · 2018 · External reference
Contribution of red alder to soil nitrogen input in a silvopastoral system
10.1007/s00374-006-0163-9 · 2007 · External reference
A survey of coccidia and nematodes in pastured poultry in the state of georgia
2021 · External reference
Unresolved reference
External reference
Better welfare for broiler chickens given more types of environmental enrichments and more space to enjoy them
10.1016/j.applanim.2023.105901 · 2023 · External reference
Effect of the silvopastoral system on the thermal comfort of lambs in a subtropical climate: A preliminary study
10.3390/agriculture11080790 · 2021 · External reference
Unresolved reference
External reference
Effect of artificial structuring on the use of laying hen runs in a free-range system
10.1080/00071660310001616264 · 2003 · External reference
Effects of housing systems on behaviour, performance and welfare of fast-growing broilers
10.5713/ajas.2013.13167 · 2014 · External reference
Genetic structure in Red Junglefowl (Gallus gallus) populations: Strong spatial patterns in the wild ancestors of domestic chickens in a core distribution range
10.1002/ece3.4139 · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
Small-scale silvopasture: Addressing urban and peri-urban livestock challenges in the United States with agroforestry practices
10.1002/uar2.20023 · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
Evaluation of access to different legume pastures on performance and welfare of broiler chickens during dry season under tropical environment
10.1002/vms3.461 · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
What makes flee-range broiler chickens range? In situ measurement of habitat preference
10.1006/anbe.2003.2172 · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
Contribution of red alder to soil nitrogen input in a silvopastoral system
10.1007/s00374-006-0163-9 · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
Parasitic helminth infection in young cattle raised on silvopasture and open-pasture in Southeastern Brazil
10.1007/s10457-013-9655-4 · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
Forage productivity and profitability in newly-established open pasture, silvopasture, and thinned forest production systems
10.1007/s10457-016-0052-7 · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
Silvopasture practices and perspectives in the Northeastern United States
10.1007/s10457-016-9916-0 · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
Gastrointestinal nematode infection in beef cattle raised in silvopastoral and conventional systems in São Paulo state, Brazil
10.1007/s10457-016-9950-y · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
Presence of avian influenza risk birds in and around poultry free-range areas in relation to range vegetation and openness of surrounding landscape
10.1007/s10457-017-0117-2 · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
Gastrointestinal nematode egg counts and performance of beef cattle raised on open pastures and silvopastoral systems in Brazil
10.1007/s10457-020-00486-6 · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
Assessing the importance of natural behavior for animal welfare
10.1007/s10806-005-4493-7 · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
Parasitism in Angus x Nellore heifers in a silvopastoral system
10.1007/s11250-019-02196-3 · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
Effects of season, genotype, and rearing system on broiler chickens raised in different semi-intensive systems: Performance, mortality, and slaughter results
10.1007/s11250-021-02629-y · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
Effect of different pasture species on welfare and behavior of slow-growing broiler chickens in free-range production system
10.1007/s11250-023-03616-1 · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
Effects of regular handling and exposure to an outside area on subsequent fearfulness and dispersal in domestic hens
10.1016/0168-1591(95)00576-e · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
Silvopasture in the USA: A systematic review of natural resource professional and producer-reported benefits, challenges, and management activities
10.1016/j.agee.2021.107818 · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
The risk factors affecting the development of gentle and severe feather pecking in loose housed laying hens
10.1016/j.applanim.2009.12.010 · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
Effect of free-range access, shelter type and weather conditions on free-range use and welfare of slow-growing broiler chickens
10.1016/j.applanim.2016.11.008 · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
Better welfare for broiler chickens given more types of environmental enrichments and more space to enjoy them
10.1016/j.applanim.2023.105901 · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
Space use of free-range laying hens on two outdoor ranges with different amounts of vegetation cover
10.1016/j.applanim.2024.106353 · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
Animal thermal comfort indexes in silvopastoral systems with different tree arrangements
10.1016/j.jtherbio.2018.12.015 · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
Stress revisited: A critical evaluation of the stress concept
10.1016/j.neubiorev.2011.02.003 · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
Global and regional prevalence of helminth infection in chickens over time: A systematic review and meta-analysis
10.1016/j.psj.2021.101082 · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
Enhancing their quality of life: Environmental enrichment for poultry
10.1016/j.psj.2022.102233 · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
Outdoor access versus conventional broiler chicken production: Updated review of animal welfare, food safety, and meat quality
10.1016/j.psj.2025.104906 · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
The effect of housing system and broiler breed on meat quality1
10.1016/j.psj.2026.107016 · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
10.1016/j.psj.2026.107350
10.1016/j.psj.2026.107350 · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
Feather conditions and clinical scores as indicators of broilers welfare at the slaughterhouse
10.1016/j.rvsc.2016.05.005 · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
Influence of silvopastoral systems on gastrointestinal nematode infection and immune response of Nellore heifers under tropical conditions
10.1016/j.vetpar.2022.109765 · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
Farm level factors associated with feather pecking in organic laying hens
10.1016/s0301-6226(02)00314-7 · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
Canopy cover is correlated with reduced injurious feather pecking in commercial flocks of free-range laying hens
10.1017/s096272860000289x · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
The grass is greener: Farmers’ experiences with pastured poultry
10.1017/s1742170511000287 · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
Relationships between range access as monitored by radio frequency identification technology, fearfulness, and plumage damage in free-range laying hens
10.1017/s1751731115002463 · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
Effects of shelter type, early environmental enrichment and weather conditions on free-range behaviour of slow-growing broiler chickens
10.1017/s1751731116002172 · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
Carbon and nitrogen storage in agroforests, tree plantations, and pastures in western Oregon, USA
10.1023/b:agfo.0000013267.87896.41 · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
Determination of range enrichment for improved hen welfare on commercial fixed-range free-range layer farms
10.1071/an17757 · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
Matched concurrent case-control study of risk factors for feather pecking in hens on free-range commercial farms in the UK
10.1080/00071660310001616255 · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
Effect of artificial structuring on the use of laying hen runs in a free-range system
10.1080/00071660310001616264 · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
Outdoor use, tonic immobility, heterophil/lymphocyte ratio and feather condition in free-range laying hens of different genotype
10.1080/00071660400014267 · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
Total loss and distribution of nitrogen and phosphorus in the outdoor run of organic laying hens
10.1080/00071668.2012.749342 · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
Welfare of broiler chickens in Brazilian free-range versus intensive indoor production systems
10.1080/10888705.2021.1992280 · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
Health-based welfare indicators and fear reaction of slower growing broiler compared to faster growing broiler housed in free range and conventional deep litter housing systems
10.1080/10888705.2022.2100221 · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
Adaptation to organic rearing system of eight different chicken genotypes: Behaviour, welfare and performance
10.1080/1828051x.2015.1131893 · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
The potential of silvopasture in California: Producer perspectives
10.1080/21683565.2024.2405886 · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
Reproductive performance of layer chickens reared on deep litter system with or without access to grass or legume pasture
10.1111/jpn.12353 · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
Cross-sectional study of the prevalence of feather pecking in laying hens in alternative systems and its associations with management and disease
10.1136/vr.147.9.233 · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
Continuous monitoring of pop hole usage by commercially housed free-range hens throughout the production cycle
10.1136/vr.d4603 · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
Understanding animal welfare
10.1186/1751-0147-50-s1-s1 · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
Demographics and practices of semi-intensive free-range farming systems in Australia with an outdoor stocking density of ≤1500 hens/hectare
10.1371/journal.pone.0187057 · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
Effect of silvopasture system on fearfulness and leg health in fast-growing broiler chickens
10.1371/journal.pone.0282923 · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
Evaluation of free-range broilers using the Welfare Quality® protocol
10.1590/1516-635x1603297-306 · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
10.19103/as.2025.0165.10
10.19103/as.2025.0165.10 · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
A field study of the red jungle fowl in north-central India
10.2307/1366199 · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
Assessment of a global positioning system to evaluate activities of organic chickens at pasture
10.3382/japr.2010-00153 · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
Effect of range enrichment on performance, behavior, and forage intake of free-range chickens
10.3382/japr.2013-00814 · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
Growth performance of fast-growing broilers reared under different types of production systems with outdoor access: Implications for organic and alternative production systems
10.3382/japr.2013-00882 · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
The impact of broiler production system practices on consumer perceptions of animal welfare
10.3382/ps.2013-03334 · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
Effect of outdoor structural enrichments on the performance, use of range area, and behavior of organic meat chickens
10.3382/ps/pew196 · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
Effects of free-range access on production parameters and meat quality, composition and taste in slow-growing broiler chickens
10.3382/ps/pew226 · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
Use of space and its impact on the welfare of laying hens in a commercial free-range system
10.3382/ps/pew238 · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
Review of environmental enrichment for broiler chickens
10.3382/ps/pex344 · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
Ranging behavior relates to welfare indicators pre- and post-range access in commercial free-range broilers
10.3382/ps/pey060 · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
Saltbush (Atriplex nummularia and A. amnicola) as potential plants for free-range layer farms: Consequences for layer performance, egg sensory qualities, and excreta moisture
10.3382/ps/pez294 · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
The benefit of hedgerow access on the health and growth rate of pasture raised broiler chickens
10.3389/fanim.2021.649924 · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
Fast-growing broiler chickens range more in a silvopasture than a grass pasture based on live observations
10.3389/fanim.2025.1721759 · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
Pastured poultry production in the United States: Strategies to balance system sustainability and environmental impact
10.3389/fsufs.2019.00074 · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
Welfare issues and potential solutions for laying hens in free range and organic production systems: A review based on literature and interviews
10.3389/fvets.2022.952922 · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
Effect of the silvopastoral system on the thermal comfort of lambs in a subtropical climate: A preliminary study
10.3390/agriculture11080790 · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
Consumers’ concerns and perceptions of farm animal welfare
10.3390/ani10030385 · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
Performance, behavior, and welfare status of six different organically reared poultry genotypes
10.3390/ani10040550 · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
Commercial free-range laying hens’ preferences for shelters with different sunlight filtering percentages
10.3390/ani12030344 · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
The effects of providing outdoor access to broilers in the tropics on their behaviour and stress responses
10.3390/ani12151917 · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
Enhancing range use in free-range laying hen systems: The impact of vegetation cover over time
10.3390/ani15091204 · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
Towards farm animal welfare and sustainability
10.3390/ani8060081 · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
Integrating poultry into a crop and pasture farming system
10.3923/ijps.2005.187.191 · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
Integrating free-range hens into a wheat stubble
10.3923/ijps.2005.526.530 · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
Growth control of herbaceous ground cover and egg quality from an integrated poultry-hazelnut orchard system
10.4081/ija.2020.1594 · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
Effects of housing systems on behaviour, performance and welfare of fast-growing broilers
10.5713/ajas.2013.13167 · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
Behaviour of free-range laying hens in distinct outdoor environments
10.7120/09627286.26.3.255 · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
