ReviewAnimals : an open access journal from MDPI2024
Assessment of Welfare Problems in Broilers: Focus on Musculoskeletal Problems Associated with Their Rapid Growth.
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- Effects of Photoperiods on Growth Performance, Serum Biochemical Parameters, Slaughter Performance, Skeletal Development, and Meat Quality of Yellow-Feathered Broilers.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2026Article
- Effects of rearing system and environmental enrichment on production performance and welfare of slow-growing broilers.Poultry science · 2026Article
- Early-life thermal stress and mid-growth light intensity as key environmental predictors of lameness in commercial Cobb 500 broilers under tropical closed-house production systems.Veterinary world · 2026Article
- Multimodal digital sensing of early-life laying hens: a pilot study integrating thermal, acoustic, optical-flow and environmental data.Frontiers in veterinary science · 2026Article
- The right fit: A decision tree to select a protocol for assessing the welfare of laying hens.Poultry science · 2025Review
- Applying Wonheug soybean-sourced meal in broiler diets improves growth performance, nutrient digestibility, carcass yield, and tibia characteristics.Veterinary and animal science · 2025Article
- Impact of Dietary Alginate Hydrogel Capsules with Lavender Essential Oil on Oxidative Stability, Fatty Acid Profile, and Mineral Composition of Breast Muscles in Broiler Chickens.Foods (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Differences between behavioral time budget and welfare indicators in two different slow-growing broiler genotypes kept in the free-range system.Veterinary research communications · 2025Article
- Aspirin Eugenol Ester Modulates the Hypothalamus Transcriptome in Broilers Under High Stocking Density.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2025Article
- The effect of probiotic supplementation on meat and litter quality and leg health of broilers reared under high stocking density conditions.Iranian journal of veterinary research · 2025Article
- Effects of Perch on Productivity, Welfare, and Physiological Indicators of Broiler Chickens Reared in Animal Welfare-Certificated Farms.Veterinary sciences · 2024Article
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Abstract
The growth of the broiler industry has been accompanied with concerns over the environmental and social impacts on intensive production systems, as well as the welfare of the animals themselves. As a result, since the 2000s, there has been growing interest in alternative production systems that improve animal welfare and sustainability. In this context, it is important to prioritize the welfare of broilers in commercial production systems and to use reliable welfare indicators to provide consumers with information about the welfare of the animals they consume. Resource-based measures (RBM) are based on assessing the resources available to the birds in terms of their housing, environment, and management practices, such as stocking density, litter quality, lighting and air quality, etc. Outcome-based measures (OBM), also known as animal-based measures, focus on assessing the actual welfare outcomes for the birds, such as footpad dermatitis, hock burn, contamination or damage to feathers, gait score, mortality, etc. These OBM-based measures are one of the more direct indicators of welfare and can help identify any welfare issues. The present review highlighted the factors that affect animal welfare indicators focused on OBMs which can be used in the commercial broiler farms.
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