Abstract
In hatchery management, one-day-old chick quality is related to breeding and hatching conditions. However, it is likely that one-day-old chick quality is also related to broiler welfare and growth. Therefore, the authors studied if day-old chicks of optimal quality differ from day-old chicks of suboptimal quality in welfare aspects (behaviour, walking ability) and production aspects (growth) between 1-8 and 35-42 days of age
| Original language | English |
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| Publication status | Published - 2008 |
Keywords
- poultry farming
- fowls
- animal welfare
- chicken housing
- breeding places
- broilers