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Articles | Volume 62, issue 1
Articles | Volume 62, issue 1
https://doi.org/10.5194/aab-62-335-2019
© Author(s) 2019. This work is distributed under
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https://doi.org/10.5194/aab-62-335-2019
© Author(s) 2019. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Articles | Volume 62, issue 1
Original study
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14 Jun 2019
Original study |  | 14 Jun 2019

Effects of different floor materials on the welfare and behaviour of slow- and fast-growing broilers

Enver Çavuşoğlu and Metin Petek

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Meat chickens are selected for rapid growth for many decades. This fast growth rate causes some welfare problems. Additionally, litter quality is another important factor in chicken welfare. We raised slow-growing broilers as an alternative of fast-growing broilers and we used slatted floor as an alternative of deep litter. Slow growing broilers had better welfare parameters and slatted floor had positive effects on welfare parameters such as foot pad dermatitis and hock joint dermatitis.
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