Lunedì, 30 Agosto 2021
B. Yeter
- Riferimento: Large Animal Review 2021; 27: 43-49
- Abstract: SUMMARY The aim of the current study was to evaluate the “Gaia” as a bedding material and find out the possible effects on the broiler performance, foot pad dermatitis (FPD), breast feather loss (BFL) and litter characteristics. The study was conducted with 3492 mixed-sex Ross 308 chicks reared under standard commercial-broiler growing conditions in two environmentally similar closed poultry houses and using either pine shavings (PS, 4.5 kg/m2) or paper waste (PW, 3.5 kg/m2) as litter. Three replicates were used for each litter type. The results showed litter material had no effect on poultry performance in terms of live weight, feed efficiency, or viability; however, in comparison to the PS group, the PW group had significantly higher mean foot pad dermatitis (FPD) scores (0.07 vs 0.10; P<0.05) and lower breast feather loss (BFL) scores (1.83 vs. 62; P<0.05). There is no significant difference among treatments in terms of litter pH, ammonia concentrations, and moisture levels. Moreover, due to the high drying temperature of the PW, it has no microbial load. As a result, it was concluded that because PW has no adverse effect on poultry performance characteristics, the material can be used as poultry litter. KEY WORDS Breast feather score, Broiler performance, Foot pad dermatitis, Litter, Moisture, pH.
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- Specie: animali da reddito
- Anno: 2021
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- Rivista: Large Animals Review
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