ArticleThe Veterinary record2025
On-farm study of walking ability in conventional broilers and those labelled as being higher welfare.
Article in The Veterinary record, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 3 papers.
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- Immediate access to feed and water in the hatcher influences early metabolic and thermoregulatory status in broiler chicks but is associated with breed-specific differences in later walking ability.Poultry science · 2026Article
- On-farm study of walking ability in conventional broilers and those labelled as being higher welfare.The Veterinary record · 2025Article
- Impact of Growth Rate on the Welfare of Broilers.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2024Review
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Abstract
backgroundMultiple factors, including genetics and management practices, are known to influence the walking ability of broilers. This field survey aimed to assess the walking ability of broilers in two different production systems.
methodsThirty flocks of conventional (Ross 308) and 26 flocks of welfare-labelled (Level 1; Ranger Gold/Rustic Gold) broilers were evaluated, with maximum stocking densities of 40 and 38/38 kg/m
resultsThe odds of birds having gait scores greater than 0 (p = 0.011), 1 (p < 0.001) and 2 (p = 0.033) increased significantly with a 100 g increase in bodyweight for conventional broilers, whereas no such effect was found for level 1 broilers. Within the level 1 system, the slower-growing Ranger Gold birds had lower odds of having gait scores greater than 1 than the faster-growing Rustic Gold birds (p = 0.022). LIMITATIONS: Data on the bodyweight of individual birds were not collected.
conclusionThe results obtained in this study are in line with previous research showing that walking ability is negatively associated with growth rate.
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