Vitor Hugo Ferreira Chargé de recherche sur la cognition des oiseaux domestiques.

Présentation

Mes travaux de recherche se concentrent sur l'étude des capacités cognitives des oiseaux domestiques (poules et cailles). Je cherche également à comprendre comment des facteurs intrinsèques, tels que la personnalité de chaque individu, peuvent influencer leur cognition avec une approche pluridisciplinaire (éthologie, cognition, physiologie et neurobiologie). Mon objectif est de développer une meilleure compréhension de la façon dont les animaux perçoivent et interagissent avec leur environnement physique et social.

Publications

Article dans une revue (29)

Human emotional odours influence horses’ behaviour and physiology Plotine Jardat,Alexandra Destrez,Fabrice Damon,Noa Tanguy-Guillo,Anne-Lyse Lainéet al. PLoS ONE, 2026, 21 (1), pp.e0337948. ⟨10.1371/journal.pone.0337948⟩ Article dans une revue hal-05279443v2
How do domestic chickens perceive humans—and why does it matter? Vitor Hugo Bessa Ferreira,Léa Lansade,Ludovic Calandreau World's Poultry Science Journal, 2026, 82 (1), pp.3-24. ⟨10.1080/00439339.2025.2597741⟩ Article dans une revue (article de synthèse) hal-05492609v1
Chickens perceive humans as social buffers and may follow human-given cues: A pilot study Vitor Hugo Bessa Ferreira,Elise Calesse,Lucille Dumontier,Fabien Cornilleau,Julie Lemarchandet al. Poultry Science, 2025, 104 (7), pp.105203. ⟨10.1016/j.psj.2025.105203⟩ Article dans une revue hal-05104838v1
Effects of selection for divergent levels of social motivation on behavioral repertoire and synchronization in Japanese quail (Coturnix japonica) Jeanne Seressia,Marie Gellé,Fabien Cornilleau,Julie Lemarchand,Léa Lansadeet al. Applied Animal Behaviour Science, 2025, 292, pp.106750. ⟨10.1016/j.applanim.2025.106750⟩ Article dans une revue hal-05247104v1
L’élevage de poulets biologiques : les verrous à lever et les opportunités offertes par cette production Karine Germain,Claire Bonnefous,Ludovic Calandreau,Geoffrey Chiron,Brieuc Desaintet al. INRAE Productions Animales, 2024, 37 (2), pp.8237. ⟨10.20870/productions-animales.2024.37.2.8237⟩ Article dans une revue hal-04699728v1
Discrimination of familiar and unfamiliar human voices is independent of prolonged human-animal interaction in domestic chicks Vitor Hugo Bessa Ferreira,Jeanne Seressia,Léa Lansade,Nathalie Même,Jérémy Bernardet al. Applied Animal Behaviour Science, 2024, 270, pp.106138. ⟨10.1016/j.applanim.2023.106138⟩ Article dans une revue hal-04548377v1
Transitive reasoning in the adult domestic hen in a six-term series task R. Degrande,O. Amichaud,Benoît Piégu,F. Cornilleau,P. Jardatet al. Animal Cognition, 2024, 27 (1), pp.77. ⟨10.1007/s10071-024-01914-1⟩ Article dans une revue hal-04840794v1
A cognitive approach to better understand foraging strategies of the adult domestic hen Rachel Degrande,Fabien Cornilleau,Plotine Jardat,Vitor Hugo Bessa Ferreira,Léa Lansadeet al. Scientific Reports, 2024, 14 (1), https://www.researchsquare.com/article/rs-4121447/v1. ⟨10.21203/rs.3.rs-4121447/v1⟩ Article dans une revue hal-04563296v1
Early and late cognitive and behavioral aspects associated with range use in free-range laying hens (Gallus gallus domesticus) Vitor Hugo Bessa Ferreira,Jeanne Seressia,Nathalie Même,Jérémy Bernard,Marie-Hélène Pinard-van Der Laanet al. Poultry Science, 2024, 103 (7), pp.103813. ⟨10.1016/j.psj.2024.103813⟩ Article dans une revue hal-04637092v1
Mieux comprendre le picage. Origines et pistes d'amélioration Lucille Dumontier,Vitor Hugo Bessa Ferreira,Ludovic Calandreau,Maxime Quentin,Vanessa Guesdonet al. TeMa, 2024, 71, pp.19-33 Article dans une revue hal-05453526v1
Are domesticated animals dumber than their wild relatives? A comprehensive review on the domestication effects on animal cognitive performance Vitor Hugo Bessa Ferreira,Léa Lansade,Ludovic Calandreau,Felipe Cunha,Per Jensen Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews, 2023, 154, pp.105407. ⟨10.1016/j.neubiorev.2023.105407⟩ Article dans une revue hal-04524493v1
Behavioural indicators of range use in four broiler strains Claire Bonnefous,Ludovic Calandreau,Elisabeth Le Bihan-Duval,Vitor Hugo Bessa Ferreira,Alexandre Barbinet al. Applied Animal Behaviour Science, 2023, 260 (105870), ⟨10.1016/j.applanim.2023.105870⟩ Article dans une revue (data paper) hal-04052261v1
Cognitive enrichment to increase fish welfare in aquaculture: A review Aude Kleiber,Mathilde Stomp,Mélanie Rouby,Vitor Hugo Bessa Ferreira,Marie-Laure Bégoutet al. Aquaculture, 2023, 575, pp.739654. ⟨10.1016/j.aquaculture.2023.739654⟩ Article dans une revue hal-04109688v1
Short photoperiod modulates behavior, cognition and hippocampal neurogenesis in male Japanese quail Marion Georgelin,Vitor Hugo Bessa Ferreira,Fabien Cornilleau,Maryse Meurisse,Kévin Poissenotet al. Scientific Reports, 2023, 13 (1), pp.951. ⟨10.1038/s41598-023-28248-1⟩ Article dans une revue hal-04185480v1
Comment les volailles perçoivent et interprètent leur environnement : recherche scientifique et exemples d’applications Rachel Degrande,Vitor Hugo Bessa Ferreira,Vanessa Guesdon,Ludovic Calandreau INRAE Productions Animales, 2023, 36 (3), pp.7657. ⟨10.20870/productions-animales.2023.36.3.7657⟩ Article dans une revue hal-04219741v1
Pet-directed speech improves horses’ attention toward humans Plotine Jardat,Ludovic Calandreau,Vitor Hugo Bessa Ferreira,Chloé Gouyet,Céline Pariaset al. Scientific Reports, 2022, 12 (1), pp.1-8. ⟨10.1038/s41598-022-08109-z⟩ Article dans une revue hal-03626271v1
Effects of domestication on responses of chickens and red junglefowl to conspecific calls: A pilot study Vitor Hugo Bessa Ferreira,Mylène Dutour,Rebecca Oscarsson,Johanna Gjøen,Per Jensen PLoS ONE, 2022, 17 (12), pp.e0279553. ⟨10.1371/journal.pone.0279553⟩ Article dans une revue hal-04185498v1
Positive effects of bubbles as a feeding predictor on behaviour of farmed rainbow trout Aude Kleiber,Jean-Michel Le-Calvez,Thierry Kerneis,Axel Batard,Lionel Goardonet al. Scientific Reports, 2022, 12 (1), pp.1-12. ⟨10.1038/s41598-022-15302-7⟩ Article dans une revue hal-03746208v1
Foraging Behavior Shows Individual-Consistency Over Time, and Predicts Range Use in Slow-Growing Free-Range Male Broiler Chickens Vitor Hugo Bessa Ferreira,Arthur Simoni,Karine Germain,Christine Leterrier,Léa Lansadeet al. Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2022, 9, pp.814054. ⟨10.3389/fvets.2022.814054⟩ Article dans une revue hal-03627159v1
How can the research on chicken cognition improve chicken welfare: a perspective review V. H.B. Ferreira,V. Guesdon,Ludovic Calandreau World's Poultry Science Journal, 2021, 77 (3), pp.679-698. ⟨10.1080/00439339.2021.1924920⟩ Article dans une revue (article de synthèse) hal-03514328v1
Training level reveals a dynamic dialogue between stress and memory systems in birds Flore Lormant,Vitor Hugo Bessa Ferreira,Julie Lemarchand,Fabien Cornilleau,Paul Constantinet al. Behavioural Brain Research, 2021, 408, pp.113280. ⟨10.1016/j.bbr.2021.113280⟩ Article dans une revue hal-03369464v1
Loss of light colour preference after chronic embryonic stress in rainbow trout fry: a novel and potential indicator of fish welfare? Violaine Colson,Vitor Hugo Bessa Ferreira,Ana Carolina Luchiari,Claudiane Valotaire,Frédéric Borelet al. Applied Animal Behaviour Science, 2021, 239, pp.105335. ⟨10.1016/j.applanim.2021.105335⟩ Article dans une revue hal-03207748v1
Working for food is related to range use in free-range broiler chickens Vitor Hugo Bessa Ferreira,Arthur Simoni,Karine K. Germain,Christine Leterrier,Anne Collinet al. Scientific Reports, 2021, 11 (1), pp.1-11. ⟨10.1038/s41598-021-85867-2⟩ Article dans une revue hal-03173757v1
Emotionality modulates the impact of chronic stress on memory and neurogenesis in birds Flore Lormant,Vitor Hugo Bessa Ferreira,Maryse Meurisse,Julie Lemarchand,Paul Constantinet al. Scientific Reports, 2020, 10 (1), pp.1-13. ⟨10.1038/s41598-020-71680-w⟩ Article dans une revue hal-02937496v1
Range use is related to free-range broiler chickens’ behavioral responses during food and social conditioned place preference tests Vitor Hugo Bessa Ferreira,Karine Germain,Ludovic Calandreau,Vanessa Guesdon Applied Animal Behaviour Science, 2020, 230, pp.1-8. ⟨10.1016/j.applanim.2020.105083⟩ Article dans une revue hal-03140110v1
Personality traits modulate stress responses after enclosure change of captive capuchin monkeys (Sapajus libidinosus) Vitor Hugo Bessa Ferreira,Elanne de Paiva Fonseca,Ana Cecilia Correia Santos das Chagas,Luiz Guilherme Mesquita Pinheiro,Maria Bernardete Cordeiro de Sousaet al. Applied Animal Behaviour Science, 2020, 232, pp.1-8. ⟨10.1016/j.applanim.2020.105111⟩ Article dans une revue hal-03150252v1
Uninhibited chickens: ranging behaviour impacts motor self-regulation in free-range broiler chickens (Gallus gallus domesticus) Vitor Hugo Bessa Ferreira,Lorène Reiter,Karine Germain,Ludovic Calandreau,Vanessa Guesdon Biology Letters, 2020, 16 (1), 5 p. ⟨10.1098/rsbl.2019.0721⟩ Article dans une revue hal-02622887v1
Social motivation and the use of distal, but not local, featural cues are related to ranging behavior in free-range chickens (Gallus gallus domesticus) Vitor Hugo Bessa Ferreira,Maxence Barbarat,Flore Lormant,Karine Germain,Mathilde Brachetet al. Animal Cognition, 2020, 23 (4), pp.769-780. ⟨10.1007/s10071-020-01389-w⟩ Article dans une revue hal-03140125v1
Relationship between ranging behavior and spatial memory of free-range chickens Vitor Hugo Bessa Ferreira,Benoît Peuteman,Flore Lormant,Mathilde Valenchon,Karine Germainet al. Behavioural Processes, 2019, 166, pp.103888. ⟨10.1016/j.beproc.2019.103888⟩ Article dans une revue hal-02629384v1

Communication dans un congrès (22)

Chickens perceive humans as social buffers and might follow human-given cues Vitor Hugo Bessa Ferreira,Elise Calesse,Lucille Dumontier,Fabien Cornilleau,Julie Lemarchandet al. 8. Animal Welfare Science Symposium, May 2025, Uppsala, Sweden Communication dans un congrès hal-05105050v1
Chickens may perceive humans as social buffers and attend to human-given cues Vitor Hugo Bessa Ferreira,Elise Calesse,Lucille Dumontier,Fabien Cornilleau,Julie Lemarchandet al. 54ème Colloque de la Société Française pour l'Etude du Comportement Animal (SFECA), Jun 2025, Nanterre, France Communication dans un congrès hal-05123064v1
Identification du tempérament de picage chez deux souches commerciales de poules pondeuses Lucille Dumontier,Auriane Foreau,Vitor Hugo Bessa Ferreira,Maxime Quentin,Vanessa Guesdonet al. 8èmes Journées Techniques Interfilières du SYSAAF : Génétique et reproduction des espèces avicoles, aquacoles et entomocoles, Oct 2025, Rennes, France Communication dans un congrès hal-05453610v1
Identification of early behavioural traits to predict injurious pecking in laying hens Lucille Dumontier,Vitor Hugo Bessa Ferreira,Auriane Foreau,Maxime Quentin,Vanessa Guesdonet al. Congress of the international society for applied ethology (ISAE) - A good life for all animals, Aug 2025, Utrecht, Netherlands Communication dans un congrès hal-05453579v1
Emotional contagion from humans to horses through odors Plotine Jardat,Alexandra Destrez,Fabrice Damon,Noa Tanguy-Guillo,Anne-Lyse Lainéet al. 58th Congress of the ISAE 2025, Aug 2025, Utrecht, Netherlands Communication dans un congrès hal-05282357v1
Elevage de poulets biologiques Anne Collin,Claire Bonnefous,Ludovic Calandreau,Geoffrey Chiron,Brieuc Desaintet al. Webinaire AFZ Elevage biologique : conditions et potentiel de développement, Association Française de Zootechnie, Jan 2025, En ligne, France Communication dans un congrès hal-04930713v1
Chickens may perceive humans as social buffers and attend to human-given cues Vitor Hugo Bessa Ferreira,Elise Calesse,Lucille Dumontier,Fabien Cornilleau,Julie Lemarchandet al. 58. Congress of the international society for applied ethology (ISAE) - A good life for all animals, Aug 2025, Utrecht, Netherlands. pp.157 Communication dans un congrès hal-05223857v1
Verbesserung der Weidenutzung von Masthühnern Claire Bonnefous,Julie M Collet,Sandrine Mignon-Grasteau,V. H.B. Ferreira,Ludovic Calandreauet al. Bioland Geflügeltagung, Bioland, Feb 2024, Bonn, Germany Communication dans un congrès hal-04613517v1
Bien-être des porcs et des volailles en élevages biologiques et de plein air : apports du projet européen PPILOW Anne Collin,Claire Bonnefous,Elisabeth Le Bihan-Duval,Sophie Réhault-Godbert,Joël Gautronet al. Journées d'Animation Scientifique du département Phase (JAS Phase 2024), Département physiologie animale et systèmes d’élevage, Nov 2024, Chasseneuil-du-Poitou, France. pp.11-12 Communication dans un congrès hal-04908166v1
Individual Differences in Behavior and Cognition of Free-Range Broiler Chickens Vitor Ferreira,Christine Leterrier,Anne Collin,Elisabeth Le Bihan-Duval,Sandrine Mignon-Grasteauet al. 53ème Colloque de la Société Française pour l'Etude du Comportement Animal (SFECA), May 2024, Albi, France Communication dans un congrès hal-04666506v1
Management et bien-être en systèmes de production alternatifs de volailles Laura Warin,Claire Bonnefous,Sarah Lombard,Maxime Reverchon,Vanessa Guesdonet al. 15emes Journées de la Recherche Avicole et Palmipèdes à Foie Gras, ITAVI, Mar 2024, Tours, France Communication dans un congrès hal-04613567v1
Processus de raisonnement chez la poule domestique : l’inférence transitive Rachel Degrande,Benoit Piegu,Plotine Jardat,Fabien Cornilleau,Vitor Hugo Bessa Ferreiraet al. 52. Colloque de la Société Française pour l'Etude du Comportement Animal - SFECA 2023, May 2023, Tours, France Communication dans un congrès hal-04217393v1
Principal characteristics of suitable broiler genotypes adapted to outdoor system Claire Bonnefous,Simona Mattioli,Bertrand Méda,Théophane de Rauglaudre,Karine Germainet al. PPILOW autumn school - How to improve welfare in poultry and pig low input outdoor and organic farms?, EAAP – European Federation of Animal Science, Oct 2023, Assisi, Italy Communication dans un congrès hal-04372822v1
Welfare barriers and levers for improvement in organic and low-input outdoor pig and poultry production systems Christine Leterrier,Claire Bonnefous,Jarkko Niemi,Lucia Rocchi,Giuditta Meloniet al. 74. Annual meeting of the european federation of animal science (EAAP), EAAP, Aug 2023, Lyon, France. pp.731 Communication dans un congrès hal-04198015v1
Pet-directed speech attracts horses' attention more than adult-directed speech on video-projections Plotine Jardat,Ludovic Calandreau,Vitor Hugo Bessa Ferreira,Chloé Gouyet,Céline Pariaset al. 29. Annual International Conference on Comparative Cognition, Comparative Cognition Society, Apr 2022, Virtual Conference, France Communication dans un congrès hal-04092036v1
Motivation for foraging behavior and feed place preference in free-range broiler chickens Vitor Hugo Bessa Ferreira,Arthur Simoni,Karine Germain,Léa Lansade,Anne Collinet al. 26. World's Poultry Congress, WPSA, Aug 2022, Paris, France Communication dans un congrès hal-04129719v1
Personality traits and exploratory behaviour of free-range slow-growing broilers Claire Bonnefous,Ludovic Calandreau,Elisabeth Le Bihan-Duval,Vitor Hugo Bessa Ferreira,Alexandre Barbinet al. 73. Annual Meeting of European Federation of Animal Science, EAAP, Sep 2022, Porto, Portugal Communication dans un congrès hal-03783125v1
The PPILOW project: Innovations improving welfare in low input and organic pig and poultry farms Anne Collin,Giuditta Meloni,Claire Bonnefous,Martina Re,Laura van Voorenet al. 73. Annual meeting of the european federation of animal science (EAAP), EAAP, Sep 2022, Porto, Portugal. pp.350 Communication dans un congrès hal-04128847v1
How do domestic birds process their environment? L. Calandreau,Vitor Hugo Bessa Ferreira,Rachel Degrande,V. Guesdon 14. Journées de la Recherche Avicole et des Palmipèdes à Foie Gras, Mar 2022, Tours, France. pp.678-679, ⟨10.1016/j.anscip.2022.05.144⟩ Communication dans un congrès hal-04215993v1
How does Pet-Directed Speech affect horses? Plotine Jardat,Ludovic Calandreau,Vitor Hugo Bessa Ferreira,Chloé Gouyet,Céline Pariaset al. 7. European Student Conference on Behaviour & Cognition, Nov 2021, Virtual conference, Hungary Communication dans un congrès hal-04092207v1
PPILOW: innovations for improving animal welfare and human well-being in low-input outdoor and organic poultry and pig production systems Lucia Rocchi,Anne Collin,Giuditta Meloni,Claire Bonnefous,Martina Reet al. One Welfare World Conference, 2021, One Welfare CIC, Sep 2021, Online, Spain. pp.46 Communication dans un congrès hal-03632430v1
Cognition in the barn: range use and its relation to cognitive performance in free-range broiler chickens (Gallus gallus domesticus) Vitor Hugo Bessa Ferreira,Maxence Barbarat,Lorène Reiter,Karine Germain,Mathilde Brachetet al. ISAE 2020 Global Virtual Meeting, Aug 2020, Virtual conference (Covid), France Communication dans un congrès hal-04185603v1

Poster de conférence (8)

Effects of selection for divergent levels of social motivation on behavioral synchronization in Japanese quail (Coturnix japonica) Jeanne Seressia,Marie Gellé,Fabien Cornilleau,Julie Lemarchand,Léa Lansadeet al. ISAE 2025, Aug 2025, Utrecht (Netherland), Netherlands Poster de conférence hal-05465917v1
Social buffering in domestic hens (Gallus gallus domesticus): Breed differences in reliance on conspecifics and humans Lucille Dumontier,Constance Demion,Auriane Foreau,Maxime Quentin,Maryse Guinebretièreet al. 8th International Student Course in Behavioural Biology, Nov 2025, Aubervillers, France Poster de conférence hal-05453639v1
Early identification of behavioural traits to predict the risk of later injurious pecking behaviour in laying flocks Lucille Dumontier,Vitor Hugo Bessa Ferreira,Auriane Foreau,Maxime Quentin,Vanessa Guesdonet al. 54ème Colloque de la Société Française pour l'Etude du Comportement Animal (SFECA), Jun 2025, Nanterre, France Poster de conférence hal-05453560v1
Quail-gnition: social motivation and inhibitory control performance in Japanese quail (Coturnix japonica) Jeanne Seressia,Marie Gellé,Fabien Cornilleau,Julie Lemarchand,Ludovic Calandreauet al. ASAB Winter Meeting 2024, Dec 2024, Edinburgh, United Kingdom Poster de conférence hal-05105023v1
Combined effect of genetics, gut microbiota and husbandry on variations in vaccine response and their impact on welfare in laying hens Alexandre Lecoeur,Fany Blanc,David Gourichon,Nathalie Meme,Thierry Burlotet al. 12th European Symposium on Poultry Genetics, Nov 2023, Hannovre, Germany Poster de conférence hal-05254143v1
Cognitive mechanisms of transitive reasoning in the adult domestic hen Rachel Degrande,Benoît Piégu,Plotine Jardat,Fabien Cornilleau,Léa Lansadeet al. Association for the Study of Animal Behaviour (ASAB) Spring Conference, Mar 2023, Bangor, United Kingdom. ⟨10.5281/zenodo.8377061⟩ Poster de conférence hal-04217384v1
Where is the free food? Contrafreeloading and food place preference extinction in free-range broiler chickens Vitor Hugo Bessa Ferreira,Arthur Simoni,Karine Germain,Christine Leterrier,Léa Lansadeet al. 50. Colloque de la Société Française pour l'Etude du Comportement Animal, May 2021, Marseille, France. pp.74, 2021, 50ème Colloque de la Société Française pour l'Etude du Comportement Animal Poster de conférence hal-03612793v1
Relation entre capacité d'exploration et performances en mémoire spatiale à court terme chez le poulet élevé en plein-air Arthur Simoni,Alice Ouvrier,Vitor Hugo Bessa Ferreira,Ludovic Calandreau,Vanessa Guesdon Colloque de la Société Française pour l’Etude du Comportement Animal (SFECA), Jun 2019, Lille, France Poster de conférence hal-04185602v1

Ouvrages (1)

L'observation du troupeau bovin Joop Lensink,Hélène Leruste,Vitor Hugo Bessa Ferreira Editions France Agricole, 3ème édition, 234 p., 2022, Agriproduction, 9782855578026 Ouvrages hal-04185588v1

Autre publication scientifique (3)

PPILOW, a European project dedicated to welfare in Poultry and PIg Low-input outdoor and Organic production systems - Newsletter issue 5 Anne Collin,Martina Re,Léa Tourneur,Vitor Hugo Bessa Ferreira,Vanessa Guesdonet al. 2022 Autre publication scientifique hal-04129854v1
PPILOW, a European project dedicated to welfare in Poultry and PIg Low-input outdoor and Organic production systems - Newsletter issue 3 Martina Re,Vitor Hugo Bessa Ferreira,Vanessa Guesdon,Helen Pluschke,Ricarda M. Engberget al. 2021 Autre publication scientifique hal-03631456v1
PPILOW, a European project dedicated to welfare in Poultry and PIg Low-input outdoor and Organic production systems - Newsletter issue 1 Anne Collin,Emmanuelle Lagendijk,Martina Re,Jarkko Niemi,Saskia Kliphuiset al. 2020 Autre publication scientifique hal-03631342v1

Pré-publication, Document de travail (2)

Effects of selection for divergent levels of social motivation on behavioral repertoire and synchronization in japanese quail (Coturnix Japonica) Jeanne Seressia,Marie Gellé,Fabien Cornilleau,Julie Lemarchand,Léa Lansadeet al. 2025 Pré-publication, Document de travail hal-05104980v1
Cows visually discriminate and cross-modally recognise familiar and unfamiliar human faces in videos Océane Amichaud,Julie Lemarchand,Fabien Cornilleau,Plotine Jardat,Vitor Ferreiraet al. 2025 Pré-publication, Document de travail hal-05279430v1