Main findings from the study
Correlations between
- tonic immobility and aggression
- sociality and fear of human
These correlations suggest that there could be a genetic linkage between the traits, but no conclusions can be drawn based on these results. Further studies are needed.
- Differences between males and females, were male generally are more fearful than females, which support earlier results. This suggest that domestication affects male and female chickens differently.
- Heavier males were less frightened in an open field test and in a fear of human test. No relationship between weigt and behaviour could be found in the females.
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