Effects of Perch on Productivity, Welfare, and Physiological Indicators of Broiler Chickens Reared in Animal Welfare-Certificated Farms
Byung-Yeon Kwon, Seong-Taek Kim, Da-Hye Kim, Jina Park, Hyun-Gwan Lee, Yong-Sung Jeon, Ju-Young Song, Sang-Ho Kim, Dong-Wook Kim, Chan-Ho Kim, Kyung-Woo Lee, Xue-Ming Zhang · 2024
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Description
A large team in South Korea tested perches for meat chickens on two farms that hold welfare approval. Their 2024 study gave some houses wood perches and left others without them. The team then tracked growth, stress, and health signs in the birds.
Effects on growth were mixed and changed by farm and by week. A stress hormone was lower in the perch group on one farm but not the other. Foot and feather scores did not differ much, though walking scores got better on one farm. Litter was wetter in perch houses on one farm. The team concludes that perches may cut stress but do not lift all outcomes.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Byung-Yeon Kwon, Seong-Taek Kim, Da-Hye Kim, Jina Park, Hyun-Gwan Lee, Yong-Sung Jeon, Ju-Young Song, Sang-Ho Kim, Dong-Wook Kim, Chan-Ho Kim, Kyung-Woo Lee, Xue-Ming Zhang |
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| YEAR | 2024 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 33 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |