Effects of perch availability on performance, carcass characteristics, and footpad lesions in broilers

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Kiyma Z., Kucukyilmaz K., Orojpour A.

ARCHIVES ANIMAL BREEDING, cilt.59, sa.1, ss.19-25, 2016 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 59 Sayı: 1
  • Basım Tarihi: 2016
  • Doi Numarası: 10.5194/aab-59-19-2016
  • Dergi Adı: ARCHIVES ANIMAL BREEDING
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.19-25
  • Eskişehir Osmangazi Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

In the modern broiler industry, solutions are still being sought to improve conditions or eliminate problems related to issues such as animal welfare, health, and meat quality brought by intensive production systems. Therefore, this experiment was conducted to study effects of perching on growth performance, carcass characteristics, and footpad lesions (FPLs) in broiler chickens. A total of 300 broiler chicks (Ross 308) were distributed into control and perch groups with three replicates including equal numbers of males and females. The perch group contained two single perches in each pen.