Benjamin Alig

Works (4)

Updated: October 13th, 2025 08:15

2025 article

Assessment of the Effects of Stocking Density on Laying Hens Raised in Colony Cages: Part II—Egg Production, Egg Quality, and Welfare Parameters

Alig, B. N., Anderson, K. E., Malheiros, D. M., Harding, K. L., & Malheiros, R. D. (2025, June 20). Poultry, Vol. 4.

By: B. Alig n, K. Anderson n , D. Malheiros n, K. Harding n & R. Malheiros n 

author keywords: laying hens; welfare; stocking density; production; egg quality; stress
topics (OpenAlex): Animal Nutrition and Physiology; Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies; Meat and Animal Product Quality
UN Sustainable Development Goals Color Wheel
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
1. No Poverty (OpenAlex)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID, NC State University Libraries
Added: July 1, 2025

2025 article

Assessment of the Effects of Stocking Density on Laying Hens Raised in Colony Cages: Part I—The Effect of Density, Time of Day and Hen Age on Behavior and Aggression

Alig, B. N., Anderson, K. E., & Malheiros, R. D. (2025, June 20). Poultry, Vol. 4.

By: B. Alig n, K. Anderson n  & R. Malheiros n 

author keywords: laying hens; stocking density; welfare; behavior; aggression; feeding patterns; five freedoms
topics (OpenAlex): Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies; Animal Nutrition and Physiology; Primate Behavior and Ecology
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID, NC State University Libraries
Added: July 1, 2025

2023 article

Evaluation of Physical Egg Quality Parameters of Commercial Brown Laying Hens Housed in Five Production Systems

Alig, B. N., Malheiros, R. D., & Anderson, K. E. (2023, February 17). Animals, Vol. 13.

By: B. Alig n, R. Malheiros n  & K. Anderson n 

author keywords: egg quality; brown egg layers; Haugh unit; shell color; free-range; cage-free; enrichments
topics (OpenAlex): Animal Nutrition and Physiology; Livestock and Poultry Management
TL;DR: This study found that free-range eggs had superior egg quality parameters while, in most cases, eggs from both colony cages had inferior quality parameters, indicating that, as the egg industry moves toward greater adoption of extensive environments, egg quality will improve for brown egg layers. (via Semantic Scholar)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID, NC State University Libraries
Added: February 22, 2023

2023 article

The Effect of Housing Environment on Commercial Brown Egg Layer Production, USDA Grade and USDA Size Distribution

Alig, B. N., Ferket, P. R., Malheiros, R. D., & Anderson, K. E. (2023, February 16). Animals, Vol. 13.

By: B. Alig n, P. Ferket n , R. Malheiros n  & K. Anderson n 

author keywords: egg production; laying hens; brown egg layers; housing environments; management and production; cage-free; free-range; USDA egg quality
topics (OpenAlex): Animal Nutrition and Physiology; Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies; Livestock and Poultry Management
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: March 13, 2023

Citation Index includes data from a number of different sources. If you have questions about the sources of data in the Citation Index or need a set of data which is free to re-distribute, please contact us.

Certain data included herein are derived from the Web of Science© and InCites© (2026) of Clarivate Analytics. All rights reserved. You may not copy or re-distribute this material in whole or in part without the prior written consent of Clarivate Analytics.