Mind the ramp: Association between early life ramp use and spatial cognition in laying hen pullets

• Alex Johny ,

  Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  * E-mail: alex.johny@unibe.ch

  Affiliations VPHI Institute, Centre for Proper Housing of Poultry and Rabbits, University of Bern, Zollikofen, Switzerland, Graduate school of Cellular and Biomedical Sciences, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland

  https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3388-0361

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• Andrew M. Janczak,

  Roles Conceptualization, Methodology, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Production Animal Clinical Science, Norwegian University of Life Sciences (NMBU), Ås, Norway

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• Janicke Nordgreen,

  Roles Supervision, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Paraclinical Sciences, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Ås, Norway

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• Michael J. Toscano,

  Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation VPHI Institute, Centre for Proper Housing of Poultry and Rabbits, University of Bern, Zollikofen, Switzerland

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• Ariane Stratmann

  Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Project administration, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

  Current address: Centre for Proper Housing of Ruminants and Pigs, Federal Food Safety and Veterinary Office, Agroscope, Posieux, Switzerland

  Affiliation VPHI Institute, Centre for Proper Housing of Poultry and Rabbits, University of Bern, Zollikofen, Switzerland

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