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Title: | Effect of litter on development and severity of footpad dermatitis and behavior of broiler chickens | Authors: | Žikić, Dragan Djukic-Stojcic M. Bjedov, Srđan Perić, Lidija Stojanović , Marko Ušćebrka, Gordana |
Issue Date: | 1-Apr-2017 | Journal: | Revista Brasileira de Ciencia Avicola | Abstract: | © 2017, Fundacao APINCO de Ciencia e Tecnologia Avicolas. All rights reserved. This study was conducted to evaluate the impact of litter type and litter treatment with enzymatic-bacterial production incidence and severity of footpad dermatitis and consequently on behavior of broiler chickens. A total of 1,200 one day-old Ross 308 broilers were randomly allocated to 4 treatments with 4 replicates in 2 x 2 factorial design. The first factor was the physical form of the straw (chopped on approximately 2 cm or un-chopped) and the second factor was addition of enzymatic-bacterial product applied directly on the straw. Each replicate consisted of 75 as-hatched birds per pen. Occurrence and severity of the footpad dermatitis and histological evaluation of the scores was done at the end of the trial (42 days of age). During the trial, at 3 and 6 weeks of age, broiler behavior was observed by Scan Sampling Method. The results showed that chopped straw significantly lowered the incidence of footpad dermatitis. Chopped straw in combination with enzymatic-bacterial product showed the lowest footpad dermatitis score in broilers. Histological procedures confirmed the macroscopic evaluation of the footpad dermatitis severity. The chopped straw had a significant effect on some behavioral patterns of broiler chickens. Differences were observed for dust bathing and scratching. Correlation between footpad dermatitis and birds locomotor activity was not confirmed. | URI: | https://open.uns.ac.rs/handle/123456789/3287 | ISSN: | 1516635X | DOI: | 10.1590/1806-9061-2016-0396 |
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