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Tina Widowski

University of Guelph

Guelph

Canada

  • University of Guelph

SCHOLARLY PAPERS

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Scholarly Papers (7)

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1.

Benefits of Increased Loading History on Bone Mechanical Behaviour are Genetic Strain Dependent in Female Adolescent Chickens

Number of pages: 27 Posted: 16 Oct 2024
Isabela Vitienes, Catherine Julien, Ana Rentsch, Russell P. Main, Tina Widowski, Sara Checa and Bettina M. Willie
Shriners Hospital for Children-Canada, Shriners Hospital for Children-Canada, University of Guelph, Purdue University, University of Guelph, Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin and McGill University - Research Centre
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(3-5 words): bone adaptation, bone mechanical behaviour, bone fragility, egg-laying hens

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Rearing Laying Hens: Environmental Complexity and Genetic Strain Affect Pullet But Not Chick Performance in a T-Maze Learning Task

Number of pages: 29 Posted: 21 Apr 2023
Ana Rentsch, Alexandra Harlander, Lee Niel, Janice Siegford and Tina Widowski
University of Guelph, University of Guelph, affiliation not provided to SSRN, Michigan State University and University of Guelph
Downloads 49 (1,074,648)

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laying hens, pullets, chicks, rearing aviary, spatial skills, T-maze

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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

Number of pages: 25 Posted: 13 Mar 2024
Rosemary H. Whittle, Elijah G. Kiarie, Alexandra Harlander and Tina Widowski
University of Guelph, University of Guelph, University of Guelph and University of Guelph
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associative learning, chicken, maternal diet, genetic strain, omega-3 fatty acids

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Genetic Strain and Loading History Influence in Vivo Skeletal Strain Patterns in Female Chickens

Number of pages: 53 Posted: 03 Mar 2023
Isabela Vitienes, Nicholas Mikolajewicz, Seyedmahdi Hosseinitabatabaei, Alice Bouchard, Catherine Julien, Gabrielle Graceffa, Ana Rentsch, Tina Widowski, Russell P. Main and Bettina M. Willie
Shriners Hospital for Children-Canada, Shriners Hospital for Children-Canada, Shriners Hospital for Children-Canada, Shriners Hospital for Children-Canada, Shriners Hospital for Children-Canada, Shriners Hospital for Children-Canada, University of Guelph, University of Guelph, Purdue University and McGill University - Research Centre
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Bone adaptation, Strain gauging, Mechanical strain, Loading, Chicken

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The Effect of Early Rearing Environment on Skeletal Traits in Laying Hen Pullets

Number of pages: 39 Posted: 27 Jan 2026
Isabela Vitienes, Erin Ross, Bettina M. Willie and Tina Widowski
Shriners Hospital for Children-Canada, University of Guelph, McGill University - Research Centre and University of Guelph
Downloads 25 (1,385,945)

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Osteoporosis, loading history, chicken, genetic strain

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Unflappable: Wing Flapping of Aviary-Housed Laying Hens Following Spatial Restriction

Number of pages: 28 Posted: 19 Jul 2025
Valentina Bongiorno, Tessa Grebey, Janice Swanson, Tina Widowski and Janice Siegford
affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN, University of Guelph and Michigan State University
Downloads 20 (1,459,862)

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Chickens, Cage-Free Housing, Dynamic Behavior, Space, Behavioral Needs, Comfort Behavior

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Laying hen pullets prioritize roosting location over perch diameter at night

Number of pages: 32 Posted: 11 May 2026
Steeley Ellis, Linda Caston, Alexandra Harlander, Madison Penney, Vicky Sandilands, Janice Siegford and Tina Widowski
affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN, University of Guelph, affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN, Michigan State University and University of Guelph
Downloads 9 (1,566,597)

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Pullet, Perching, perch diameter, Roosting, Behaviour