Effect of on-farm hatching and elevated platforms on behavior and performance in fast-growing broiler chickens

Effect of on-farm hatching and elevated platforms on behavior and performance in fast-growing broiler chickens

ABSTRACT: Alternative hatching systems compared to conventional hatchery-hatched systems showed positive effects on welfare of broiler chickens. In order to investigate an additional positive effect of elevated platforms, two hatching methods (on-farm [OH] vs. hatchery-hatched [HH]) and two environm...

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Main Authors: Julia Malchow, Roos Molenaar, Mona F. Giersberg, Ingrid C. de Jong, Bas Kemp, E. Tobias Krause, Lars Schrader
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2025-04-01
Series:Poultry Science
Subjects:
activity
body temperature
chick quality
enrichment
walking ability
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S003257912500149X
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