Comparing methods for catching and crating broiler chicken flocks: A trade-off between animal welfare, ergonomics and economics

Catching, carrying, and loading of broilers before transport to the slaughterhouse causes stress. In this study three catching methods (two manual (inverted, upright) and one mechanical) were compared using a cost-benefit analysis of animal welfare, ergonomics and economic analysis. Depopulation of...

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Main Authors: Femke Delanglez, Anneleen Watteyn, Bart Ampe, Veerle Segers, An Garmyn, Evelyne Delezie, Nathalie Sleeckx, Ine Kempen, Niels Demaître, Hilde Van Meirhaeghe, Gunther Antonissen, Frank A.M. Tuyttens
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2025-02-01
Series:Poultry Science
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0032579124012823
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