Studies on some Welfare Aspects of Broilers Reared Under Different Stocking Densities

Nowadays, there is much concern expressed about stocking density as it is related to the well-being and welfare of broilers, and to define some welfare aspects of broilers in an environmentally uncontrolled conventional house under two different densities, this experiment was conducted using a total...

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Autores principales:	Rasha R.Ibrahim, Naglaa M. Abdel-Azeem, A.S.,Mostafa, H.H. Emeash
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Publicado:	Egyptian Society for Animal Management 2017
Materias:	broiler welfare stocking density leg health Zoology QL1-991 Veterinary medicine SF600-1100 Animal biochemistry QP501-801
Acceso en línea:	https://dx.doi.org/10.21608/javs.2017.62137 https://doaj.org/article/5be68a67909f4c6c9aa6556fe933f8be
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:5be68a67909f4c6c9aa6556fe933f8be2021-12-02T16:35:21ZStudies on some Welfare Aspects of Broilers Reared Under Different Stocking Densitieshttps://dx.doi.org/10.21608/javs.2017.621371687-40722090-3308https://doaj.org/article/5be68a67909f4c6c9aa6556fe933f8be2017-10-01T00:00:00Zhttps://javs.journals.ekb.eg/article_62137.htmlhttps://doaj.org/toc/1687-4072https://doaj.org/toc/2090-3308Nowadays, there is much concern expressed about stocking density as it is related to the well-being and welfare of broilers, and to define some welfare aspects of broilers in an environmentally uncontrolled conventional house under two different densities, this experiment was conducted using a total number of 120 one day old Cobb broiler chicks that were randomly divided into two groups with three replicates of each in 6 floor pens (1m × 1.6 m). The first group (control) were housed at a density of 1000 cm2/ bird (16 birds/replicate/pen) while the second group (high density HD) were housed at a density of 666.66 cm2/ bird (24 birds/ replicate/pen). Results showed that litter quality was deteriorated (P˂0.05) at HD group especially at the 4th, 5th and 6th week of the growing cycle where the all quality parameter together were the worst. Additionally the incidence of the breast irritation and ammonia burns were greater at higher density group, moreover the severity was increased with limiting floor space due to worsening of the litter condition which adversely (P˂0.05) affect both leg strength as indicated by latency to lie test (LTL) and feather condition as indicated by plumage cleanliness score.Rasha R.IbrahimNaglaa M. Abdel-AzeemA.S.,Mostafa H.H. EmeashEgyptian Society for Animal Managementarticlebroilerwelfarestocking densityleg healthZoologyQL1-991Veterinary medicineSF600-1100Animal biochemistryQP501-801ENJournal of Applied Veterinary Sciences, Vol 2, Iss 1, Pp 23-34 (2017)
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topic	broiler welfare stocking density leg health Zoology QL1-991 Veterinary medicine SF600-1100 Animal biochemistry QP501-801
spellingShingle	broiler welfare stocking density leg health Zoology QL1-991 Veterinary medicine SF600-1100 Animal biochemistry QP501-801 Rasha R.Ibrahim Naglaa M. Abdel-Azeem A.S.,Mostafa H.H. Emeash Studies on some Welfare Aspects of Broilers Reared Under Different Stocking Densities
description	Nowadays, there is much concern expressed about stocking density as it is related to the well-being and welfare of broilers, and to define some welfare aspects of broilers in an environmentally uncontrolled conventional house under two different densities, this experiment was conducted using a total number of 120 one day old Cobb broiler chicks that were randomly divided into two groups with three replicates of each in 6 floor pens (1m × 1.6 m). The first group (control) were housed at a density of 1000 cm2/ bird (16 birds/replicate/pen) while the second group (high density HD) were housed at a density of 666.66 cm2/ bird (24 birds/ replicate/pen). Results showed that litter quality was deteriorated (P˂0.05) at HD group especially at the 4th, 5th and 6th week of the growing cycle where the all quality parameter together were the worst. Additionally the incidence of the breast irritation and ammonia burns were greater at higher density group, moreover the severity was increased with limiting floor space due to worsening of the litter condition which adversely (P˂0.05) affect both leg strength as indicated by latency to lie test (LTL) and feather condition as indicated by plumage cleanliness score.
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author	Rasha R.Ibrahim Naglaa M. Abdel-Azeem A.S.,Mostafa H.H. Emeash
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title	Studies on some Welfare Aspects of Broilers Reared Under Different Stocking Densities
title_short	Studies on some Welfare Aspects of Broilers Reared Under Different Stocking Densities
title_full	Studies on some Welfare Aspects of Broilers Reared Under Different Stocking Densities
title_fullStr	Studies on some Welfare Aspects of Broilers Reared Under Different Stocking Densities
title_full_unstemmed	Studies on some Welfare Aspects of Broilers Reared Under Different Stocking Densities
title_sort	studies on some welfare aspects of broilers reared under different stocking densities
publisher	Egyptian Society for Animal Management
publishDate	2017
url	https://dx.doi.org/10.21608/javs.2017.62137 https://doaj.org/article/5be68a67909f4c6c9aa6556fe933f8be
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Studies on some Welfare Aspects of Broilers Reared Under Different Stocking Densities

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