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| Gopinger, Edenilse; Avila, Valdir Silveira de; Perondi, Dani; Catalan, Aiane Aparecida da Silva; Krabbe, Everton Luis; Roll, Victor Fernando Büttow. |
| The effect of stocking density in broiler chickens (11.08 and 13.20 birds m-2), between 5 and 45 days of age, was assessed with regard to performance, cut yield, litter moisture and frequency of pododermatitis injuries. Further, 476 one-day chicks Cobb 500® were distributed in a completely randomized design at two densities (birds m-²), with seven replications per treatment in 14 experimental units. Birds housed at a lower density (11.08) increased feed intake (p < 0.05), without any effect on weight gain and feed conversion. Retail yields were not influenced (p > 0.05) by treatments. In the case of higher density (3.20)the litter showed higher moisture content (p < 0.05) at 28 and 35 days of age. There was a higher occurrence of pododermatitis in... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Chickens; Feed intake; Stocking; Environment; Pododermatitis; Welfare. |
| Ano: 2015 |
URL: http://periodicos.uem.br/ojs/index.php/ActaSciAnimSci/article/view/24732 |
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