Byung-Yeon Kwon, Hyun-Gwan Lee, Yong-Sung Jeon, Ju-Yong Song, Sang-Ho Kim, Dong-Wook Kim, Chan-Ho Kim, Kyung-Woo Lee
The present study was conducted to assess the animal welfare status of broiler chickens raised in conventional and welfare-certified farms. One conventional farm (30,000 birds/house, 1,488 m2 /house, 2 houses) and one animal welfare-certified farm (32,000 birds/house, 1,920 m2 /house, 2 houses) were selected to measure productivity, stress responses, and animal welfare indicators in 3 broiler flocks (2 farms/season, n = 6 flocks/farm type) during summer, autumn, and spring. Upon farm visits, body weight, uniformity, and animal welfare indicators (i...
January 11, 2024: Poultry Science