ArticlePoultry science2023
Fast- and slower-growing broilers respond similarly to a reduction in stocking density with regard to gait, hock burn, skin lesions, cleanliness, and performance.
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- Integrating heterogeneous data to address endemic diseases in broiler production: insights from a Polish case study.BMC veterinary research · 2026Article
- Postmortem muscle proteomics reveals breed specific responses to environmental enrichment and broiler meat quality.NPJ science of food · 2025Article
- On-farm study of walking ability in conventional broilers and those labelled as being higher welfare.The Veterinary record · 2025Article
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- Light intensity preferences of broiler chickens is affected by breed, age, time of day and behaviour.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- The effects of varying stocking densities during the first 10 days on the performance, welfare, slaughter and meat quality characteristics of broiler chickens in the subsequent period.Tropical animal health and production · 2024Article
- Assessment of Welfare Problems in Broilers: Focus on Musculoskeletal Problems Associated with Their Rapid Growth.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2024Review
- A Practical Approach to Providing Environmental Enrichment to Pigs and Broiler Chickens Housed in Intensive Systems.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2023Article
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Abstract
There is an increasing trend toward broiler production systems with higher welfare requirements. Breed and stocking density are considered key factors for broiler welfare that are often specified as criteria for such higher welfare systems. However, it remains unknown how slower-growing broilers respond to a reduction in stocking density with regard to their welfare and performance, and whether this response differs from fast-growing broilers. Therefore, we compared fast- (F) and slower-growing broilers (S) housed at 4 different stocking densities (24, 30, 36, and 42 kg/m
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