The correlation between on-farm biosecurity and animal welfare indices in large-scale turkey production
This research aimed to determine the association between biosecurity and animal welfare measures in large-scale fattening turkey farms in Hungary. Large-scale farms raising male fattening turkeys across Hungary were contacted, with 24 agreeing to participate. The Biocheck.UGent questionnaire was use...
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| author | László Kovács Christopher René Klaucke Máté Farkas Mikolt Bakony Viktor Jurkovich László Könyves |
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| description | This research aimed to determine the association between biosecurity and animal welfare measures in large-scale fattening turkey farms in Hungary. Large-scale farms raising male fattening turkeys across Hungary were contacted, with 24 agreeing to participate. The Biocheck.UGent questionnaire was used to evaluate biosecurity measures, and Animal Welfare Indicators (AWIN) protocol was used for welfare assessment. The association between biosecurity and welfare indicators was investigated by correlation testing and prediction accuracy using random forest classification. The areas of biosecurity that were shown to be closely linked to the welfare index were the organization of the farm (farm management, supply of materials), the control and hygienic measures implemented between farm structures, cleaning and disinfection measures on the farm, and control and hygienic measures implemented in the case of farm workers and visitors upon entrance and exit. The study highlighted the link between biosecurity and animal welfare in turkey production, concluding that enhanced biosecurity measures correlate with better welfare outcomes and emphasizing the need for comprehensive and well-implemented biosecurity protocols. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-6b953ab91d01460e9e3b8485764ee85b2025-01-22T05:40:38ZengElsevierPoultry Science0032-57912025-01-011041104598The correlation between on-farm biosecurity and animal welfare indices in large-scale turkey productionLászló Kovács0Christopher René Klaucke1Máté Farkas2Mikolt Bakony3Viktor Jurkovich4László Könyves5Department of Animal Hygiene, Herd Health and Mobile Clinic, University of Veterinary Medicine, 1078 Budapest, HungaryDepartment of Animal Hygiene, Herd Health and Mobile Clinic, University of Veterinary Medicine, 1078 Budapest, HungaryDepartment of Digital Food Science, University of Veterinary Medicine, 1078 Budapest, HungaryCentre for Translational Medicine, Semmelweis University, 1085 Budapest, Hungary; Corresponding author.Centre for Animal Welfare, University of Veterinary Medicine, 1078 Budapest, HungaryDepartment of Animal Hygiene, Herd Health and Mobile Clinic, University of Veterinary Medicine, 1078 Budapest, HungaryThis research aimed to determine the association between biosecurity and animal welfare measures in large-scale fattening turkey farms in Hungary. Large-scale farms raising male fattening turkeys across Hungary were contacted, with 24 agreeing to participate. The Biocheck.UGent questionnaire was used to evaluate biosecurity measures, and Animal Welfare Indicators (AWIN) protocol was used for welfare assessment. The association between biosecurity and welfare indicators was investigated by correlation testing and prediction accuracy using random forest classification. The areas of biosecurity that were shown to be closely linked to the welfare index were the organization of the farm (farm management, supply of materials), the control and hygienic measures implemented between farm structures, cleaning and disinfection measures on the farm, and control and hygienic measures implemented in the case of farm workers and visitors upon entrance and exit. The study highlighted the link between biosecurity and animal welfare in turkey production, concluding that enhanced biosecurity measures correlate with better welfare outcomes and emphasizing the need for comprehensive and well-implemented biosecurity protocols.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0032579124011763BiosecurityAnimal welfareTurkey flocks |
| spellingShingle | László Kovács Christopher René Klaucke Máté Farkas Mikolt Bakony Viktor Jurkovich László Könyves The correlation between on-farm biosecurity and animal welfare indices in large-scale turkey production Poultry Science Biosecurity Animal welfare Turkey flocks |
| title | The correlation between on-farm biosecurity and animal welfare indices in large-scale turkey production |
| title_full | The correlation between on-farm biosecurity and animal welfare indices in large-scale turkey production |
| title_fullStr | The correlation between on-farm biosecurity and animal welfare indices in large-scale turkey production |
| title_full_unstemmed | The correlation between on-farm biosecurity and animal welfare indices in large-scale turkey production |
| title_short | The correlation between on-farm biosecurity and animal welfare indices in large-scale turkey production |
| title_sort | correlation between on farm biosecurity and animal welfare indices in large scale turkey production |
| topic | Biosecurity Animal welfare Turkey flocks |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0032579124011763 |
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