Commercial Poultry Production Stocking Density Influence on Bird Health and Performance Indicators

Commercial Poultry Production Stocking Density Influence on Bird Health and Performance Indicators

This study examines poultry production stocking density (SD) effect on bird welfare and economic performance. It is based on a large dataset from commercial production including observations for 2.2 million male broilers and 2.3 million female broilers from 37 production sites, with SD ranging from...

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Main Authors: Stéphane Bergeron, Emmanuelle Pouliot, Maurice Doyon
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-07-01
Series:Animals
Subjects:
poultry
stocking density
averaged daily gain
commercial production
animal welfare
economic performance
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/10/8/1253

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