Tina M. Widowski

University of Guelph — Canada

Agricultural and Biological Sciences · Life Sciences

43h-index5.8kcitations286works2.02yr avg
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Research Topics

Animal Nutrition and Physiology(166), Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies(148), Livestock and Poultry Management(63), Meat and Animal Product Quality(38), Effects of Environmental Stressors on Livestock(33)

Publications285 total

Holding on or heading up? The roosting preferences of brown- and white-feathered laying hen pullets
Poultry Science·2025Open Access
Unflappable: Wing flapping of aviary-housed laying hens following spatial restriction
Applied Animal Behaviour Science·2025· 1 citedOpen Access
Pecking block use at individual level is associated with improved eggshell quality and keel fractures in laying hens
Poultry Science·2025· 2 citedOpen Access
Relative preference for different pecking blocks offered as pairwise comparisons in White and Brown-feathered laying hens
Applied Animal Behaviour Science·2025· 3 citedOpen Access
Hen-durance training—effects of an exercise regimen on laying hen muscle architecture and fracture prevalence
Royal Society Open Science·2025Open Access
Unflappable: Wing Flapping of Aviary-Housed Laying Hens Following Spatial Restriction
SSRN Electronic Journal·2025Open Access
Laying hens prefer softer over harder mineral-based pecking stones and peck them more at the end of the light period
Poultry Science·2024· 3 citedOpen Access
Rearing laying hens: Early environmental complexity and genetic strain have life-long effects on keel bone size and fractures
Poultry Science·2024· 5 citedOpen Access
Author response for "Hen-durance training—effects of an exercise regimen on laying hen muscle architecture and fracture prevalence"
2024
Feeding flaxseed to chicken hens changes the size and fatty acid composition of their chicks’ brains
Frontiers in Physiology·2024· 4 citedOpen Access
Strain and age but not maternal feeding of n-3 fatty acids affect the performance of laying hen offspring in a series of associative learning tasks
Applied Animal Behaviour Science·2024· 1 citedOpen Access
The effect of feeding flaxseed as a source of omega-3 fatty acids to broiler and layer breeders during rearing and lay on body weight, reproductive performance, and hatchability performance indices
Canadian Journal of Animal Science·2024· 7 citedOpen Access
Raising laying hens: housing complexity and genetic strain affect startle reflex amplitude and behavioural response to fear-inducing stimuli
Royal Society Open Science·2024· 8 citedOpen Access
Author response for "Raising laying hens: housing complexity and genetic strain affect startle reflex amplitude and behavioural response to fear-inducing stimuli"
2024
Author response for "Raising laying hens: housing complexity and genetic strain affect startle reflex amplitude and behavioural response to fear-inducing stimuli"
2024
Applied Research Note: Maternal flaxseed diet did not affect body weight of broiler chickens diagnosed with novel avian reovirus and infectious bronchitis
The Journal of Applied Poultry Research·2024· 2 citedOpen Access
Strain and Age But Not Maternal Feeding of N-3 Fatty Acids Affect the Performance of Laying Hen Offspring in a Series of Associative Learning Tasks
SSRN Electronic Journal·2024Open Access
Benefits of Increased Loading History on Bone Mechanical Behaviour are Genetic Strain Dependent in Female Adolescent Chickens
SSRN Electronic Journal·2024Open Access
A wing-assisted incline running exercise regime during rearing increases initial flight velocity during descent in adult white- and brown-feathered laying hens
Poultry Science·2023· 4 citedOpen Access
Variation in litter occupancy and dust bathing patterns among layer strains following periods of litter restriction
Poultry Science·2023· 3 citedOpen Access
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Frequent Co-authors

Stephanie Torrey(18), H. W. Gonyou(10), I.J.H. Duncan(9), Renée Bergeron(8), T.G. Crowe(8), L. Faucitano(8), Jennifer Brown(7), Michele T. Guerin(6), T.M. Casey-Trott(5), J. A. Correa(5), Stanley E. Curtis(4), Victoria Sandilands(4), Zhenzhen Liu(3), A. Michelle Edwards(3), I. B. Mandell(3), Elijah G. Kiarie(3), T.F. Duffield(2), Michael I. Lindinger(2), B.W. McBride(2), Mike Petrik(2)