Shelter preferences of commercial free-range hens

This collection is comprised of images taken on a commercial free-range farm of hens using shade cloth shelters with different percentages of sunlight filtering. Corresponding weather data were collected simultaneously from an on-site weather station and temperature sensors recorded underneath each shelter. Nine shelters of three different sunlight filtering percentages were installed on a commercial farm in Queensland and hen use was recorded across the summer period. Two different flocks of hens on the same farm were assessed. Counts were made periodically across the day of the number of hens under each shelter. A weather station on the farm recorded temperature and sunlight parameters, loggers installed under each shelter recorded ambient temperature and humidity. Hens' shelter preferences and the relationship between sunlight spectrums and hens' shelter preferences were determined. All associated data belonging to this experiment have been uploaded to the data access portal through CSIRO.

本数据集收录某商业化散养农场的影像资料，该农场为散养母鸡搭建了不同阳光过滤比例的遮阳布棚舍。本次研究同步采集配套监测数据：来自现场气象站的气象数据，以及各棚舍下方部署的温度传感器记录数据。该农场位于昆士兰州，共设置3种不同阳光过滤比例的遮阳布棚舍，每种各3个，整个夏季期间均记录了母鸡对棚舍的使用情况。本次研究对该农场内的两批不同鸡群开展了评估。研究人员于每日定时统计各棚舍下方的母鸡数量。农场内的气象站可记录气温与光照参数，各棚舍下方部署的记录仪则同步采集环境温湿度数据。本研究明确了母鸡对棚舍的偏好特性，以及光照光谱与母鸡棚舍偏好之间的关联关系。本实验的全部关联数据已通过澳大利亚联邦科学与工业研究组织（CSIRO）上传至数据访问门户。