Loading-related injuries of mechanically loaded broilers under field conditions

This publication is part of a large study whose objective was to assess animal welfare during 32 mechanical loadings of broilers. We here focus on animal health aspects and the influences of circumstances during mechanical loading. Broilers in two husbandry systems (HS) (mean number of fattening day...

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Published in:	Poultry Science
Main Authors:	Julia Unterholzner, Elke Rauch, Alexandra Blaeske, Michael Erhard, Anne Werner, Paul Schmidt, Martin Gotthart, Helen Louton
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Elsevier 2025-08-01
Subjects:	Poultry Animal welfare Animal health Mechanical loading Injury
Online Access:	http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0032579125005395