Poultry behavior is a critical indicator of its health and welfare. Lameness is a clinical
symptom indicating the existence of health problems in poultry. Therefore, lameness …

Femoral head separation (FHS) is a degenerative skeletal problem in fast-growing poultry
wherein the growth plate of the proximal femur separates from its articular cartilage. At its …

Current scientific approaches to welfare assessment in broilers are based on individual
sampling that can be time consuming under field conditions. On the other hand, farmers …

Two experiments were carried out at the Poultry Sector of the School of Agrarian Sciences of
the Federal University of Grande Dourados to evaluate the incidence of leg problems in …

Lameness and impaired walking ability in rapidly growing meat-type broiler chickens are
major welfare issues that cause economic losses. This study analyzed the prevalence of …

Broiler flock welfare is usually assessed through mortality, physiology, behavior, and
walking ability. The possibility of assessing broiler chicken lameness using the bird walking …

The impact of graded levels of day length on turkey health and behavior was determined in
hens and toms raised to 18 wk of age. Birds were allocated to one of 4 lighting treatments …

Environmental enrichment can increase the occurrence of natural behavior and improve leg
health and other animal welfare outcomes in broiler chickens. This study aimed to assess …

The objective of this study was to evaluate the effects of fully (FSF) or partially (PSF) flooring
designs on animal-based welfare indicators in a fast-growing broiler genotype. Growth …

There have been a plethora of studies on the effects of access to runs on chickens' welfare
and behavioural repertoire with a paucity of information on the comparative advantage of …