**3.1 Experimental birds & ethical consideration**

A total of 754 chicks of Chukar partridge were reared intensively at both of the aforementioned breeding facilities. These chicks were reared as per the conservative rearing system for poultry following [31]. The evenness in the management of the birds was ensured. The chicks were offered the typical starter poultry feed, which changed into the grower crumble feed after 4 weeks. Both feed and potable water were provided *ad libitum*. Adequate light was provided during the study periods. Overall, the well-being of both husbandry and management was upheld. At the age of 5–8 weeks, the transportation of birds to the flying pens was started. All the birds were transported in batches of 100 individuals per double case poultry transporting modules. The birds were captured randomly with the aid of a hand net and manumitted in the flying pens for various observations and tests. The welfare of birds during capturing and handling was ensured.

During the present study, no bird was exposed to undue harm or stress. The ethical guidelines for the use of animals in the research studies by the International Society for Applied Ethology [32] were followed. Exposure to natural predators is considered normal and part of the natural niche. The AP training with the live predators can induce temporary stress in the birds [3], but in the long term, it is beneficial. All the birds were captured by hand-net and at the twilight time during the cool. The transporting modules were of proper size and dimensions for the birds under study. Due consideration was given to the time of retention in the modules to keep stress minimum. After the tests, birds were replenished with feed and water (with appropriate anti-stress medicines and Vitamin C) to keep the effect of the tests minimal. All of the birds were observed for any abnormal post-test behavior.

*Intensive Farming and Welfare Regarding Anti-Predator Behavior of Chukar… DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.106371*
