The use of partially slatted floor designs as an alternative to littered systems in broiler chickens. II. The effects on welfare and behavioral traits
Hatice Çavdarcı, Musa Sarıca, Kadir Erensoy, Resul Aslan, Numan Karaçay · 2026
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Hatice Çavdarcı and colleagues present a 2026 animal study on floor design for fast-growing broiler chickens. Farms often use litter on the floor, but partly slatted floors may keep birds cleaner. The team tested whether mixing slats with litter changes welfare and daily behavior.
Six hundred young Ross-308 chickens were split into five groups, from full litter to full slats. Birds on more slats stayed cleaner and kept better breast feathers, yet they showed more hock and breast burns and weaker walking. Birds on litter foraged and moved more, while slatted birds rested and preened more. The authors weigh cleaner housing against poorer leg health and less natural behavior.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Hatice Çavdarcı, Musa Sarıca, Kadir Erensoy, Resul Aslan, Numan Karaçay |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 53237 |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |