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| Nääs,Irenilza de Alencar; Paz,Ibiara Correia de Lima Almeida; Baracho,Marta dos Santos; Menezes,Adriana Gomes de; Lima,Karla Andrea Oliveira de; Bueno,Leda Gobbo de Freitas; Mollo Neto,Mario; Carvalho,Victor Ciaco de; Almeida,Ianê Correia de Lima; Souza,Anderson Luiz de. |
| Locomotion deficiencies in broiler production cause poor welfare and lead to change in drinking and feeding behavior with consequent loss in weight gain. This research aimed to assess locomotion deficiencies in broiler chicken by analyzing the vertical peak force on both feet during walk. A chamber was built with an inlet ramp, a horizontal walkway in the middle and an outlet ramp. In the walkway a thin mat with piezoelectric crystal sensors was placed to record the step vertical peak force of the feet while walking on the force platform. The measurement system consisted of a mat with electronic sensors and software that allowed real time recording of the forces and the processing and analysis of data. Footage was taken from two digital video cameras and... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Poultry production; Gait scoring; Feet force measurement; Welfare. |
| Ano: 2010 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0103-90162010000200001 |
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