Dr. Inma Estevez

Professor

Phone: 301-405-5779
Email: iestevez@umd.edu
Website: Poultry Behavior & Welfare

Representative Publications:

• U.S. Patent # US 6,289,848, B1 September 18, 2001. Estévez I. & R. Newberry. Method and device for distributing fowl within an enclosure.
• Bilcik, B, Estevez, I. & Russek-Cohen, E. (2005). Reproductive success of broiler breeders in natural mating systems: The effect of male-male competition, sperm quality and morphological characteristics. Poultry Science, 84:1453-1462.
  
• McGary, S., Estevez, I. & Ottinger, M. A. (2005). Can testosterone and corticosterone predict the rate of display of male sexual behaviour, development of secondary sexual characters and fertility potential in primary broiler breeders? British Poultry Science, 46 (5):621-625.
  
• Kreger, M. D., Hatfield, J. S., Estevez, I., Gee, G. F. & Clugston, D. A. (2006). Behavioral profiles of the captive juvenile whooping crane as an indicator of post-release survival. Zoo Biology, 25:11-24.
  
• Estevez, I. & Christman, M. (2006). Analysis of the movement and use of space of animals in confinement. Applied Animal Behaviour Science, 97:221-240.
  
• Dawson, M. D., Benson, E. R., Malone, G. W., Alphin, R. L., Estevez, I. and Van Wicklen G. L. (2006). Evaluation of Foam-Based Humane Mass Depopulation Methodology for Floor-Reared Meat-Type Poultry Operations. Applied Engineering in Agriculture, 22(5):787-794.
  
• Leone, E. N. H., Estevez, I. & Christman, M. (2007). Environmental complexity and group size: Effects on the use of space by domestic fowl. Applied Animal Behaviour Science, 102:39-52.
  
• Estevez, I., Andersen, I. L. & Nævdal E. (2007). Group size, density and social dynamics in farm animals. Applied Animal Behaviour Science, 103:185-204. (Invited paper)
  
• Estévez, I., (2007). Too many, too few: The effects of groups size and density in captive animals. Preface, Special Issue of Applied Animal Behaviour Science, 103:183-184. (Preface)
  
• Newberry, R. C., Keeling, L. J., Estévez, I., & Bilcik, B. (2007). Behaviour when young as a predictor of severe feather pecking in adult laying hens: the redirected foraging hypothesis revisited. Applied Animal Behavior Science (In press).
  
• Leone, E. N. H. & Estévez, I. (2007). Domestic Fowl Discriminate Feeding Patches According to Required Harvesting Effort. Poultry Science (In press).
  
• Estevez, I. (2007).Density allowances for broilers; Where to set the limits? Poultry Sciences, Poultry welfare symposium (Invited review paper). (In press).