Comparison of performance, incidence of foot pad dermatitis, and gut microflora of broiler chickens raised on floor pens and in cages in a tropical environment

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M. S., Zulfahmi and N. N., Syafiqa and Idrus, Zulkifli and Mohamed, Elmutaz Atta Awad and Farjam, Abdoreza Soleimani (2017) Comparison of performance, incidence of foot pad dermatitis, and gut microflora of broiler chickens raised on floor pens and in cages in a tropical environment. In: 6th International Conference on Sustainable Animal Agriculture for Developing Countries (SAADC 2017), 16-19 Oct. 2017, The Singhasari Resort, Batu City, Indonesia. (pp. 64-66).

Abstract

This study was conducted to determine the effects of cage and floor pen rearing systems on growth performance, incidence of footpad dermatitis (FPD), and cecal E. coli population in broiler chickens in a tropical environment. A total of 200 day-old male broiler chicks (Cobb 500) were equally allocated to either battery cages with wire floors (CG) or floor pens with wood shavings as litter (FP) from day 1 to 42. The body weight and feed intake of CG broilers were significantly lower than those on floor pens. However, the CG broilers had significantly better feed conversion ratios than their FP counterparts. The incidence of FPD and cecal E.coli population were higher in FP birds than those of the CG group which suggest poorer welfare in the former.

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Item Type:	Conference or Workshop Item (Other)
Divisions:	Institute of Tropical Agriculture and Food Security
Publisher:	Faculty of Animal Husbandry, Brawijaya University
Keywords:	Rearing system; Broiler chickens; Growth performance; Foot pad dermatitis; Gut microflora
Depositing User:	Nabilah Mustapa
Date Deposited:	03 Mar 2019 23:59
Last Modified:	03 Mar 2019 23:59
URI:	http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/66591
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