Accepted Manuscript Title: Does the anticipatory behaviour of chickens communicate reward quality? Author: Nicky McGrath Oliver Burman Cathy Dwyer Clive J.C. Phillips PII: S0168-1591(16)30242-8 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/doi:10.1016/j.applanim.2016.08.010 Reference: APPLAN 4319 To appear in: APPLAN Received date: 22-2-2016 Revised date: 26-6-2016 Accepted date: 29-8-2016 Please cite this article as: McGrath, Nicky, Burman, Oliver, Dwyer, Cathy, Phillips, Clive J.C., Does the anticipatory behaviour of chickens communicate reward quality?.Applied Animal Behaviour Science http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.applanim.2016.08.010 This is a PDF file of an unedited manuscript that has been accepted for publication. As a service to our customers we are providing this early version of the manuscript. The manuscript will undergo copyediting, typesetting, and review of the resulting proof before it is published in its final form. Please note that during the production process errors may be discovered which could affect the content, and all legal disclaimers that apply to the journal pertain. Does the anticipatory behaviour of chickens communicate reward quality? Nicky McGratha,*, Oliver Burmanb, Cathy Dwyerc, Clive J.C. Phillipsa a Centre for Animal Welfare and Ethics, School of Veterinary Sciences, University of Queensland, Gatton, 4343, Queensland, Australia b School of Life Sciences, University of Lincoln, Brayford Pool, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, LN6 7TS cScotland’s Rural College (SRUC), Peter Wilson Building, Kings Buildings, West Mains Road, Edinburgh, EH9 3JG United Kingdom *Corresponding author Tel.: +61 487 748867 Email address:
[email protected] (Nicky McGrath) 1 Highlights Chickens increase their activity levels in anticipation of rewards Chickens show a generalised behavioural response to both food and non-food rewards Differing intensities of anticipatory behaviour reveal how chickens rank rewards 2 ABSTRACT The anticipatory behaviour of animals has been credited with enabling scientists to more closely infer what an animal wants.