Leg/foot problems

Activity of broilers is related to their gait, but activity recordings alone cannot fully distinguish between birds with a good or a suboptimal gait

Aarhus University researchers have studied what it means for broiler chickens to have reduced walking abilities without actually being lame.

Aarhus University is taking part in the international "SMART Broiler" project to develop a camera and image-based welfare surveillance system.

Broilers fed live fly larvae are able to exhibit more natural behaviours and develop healthier legs, leading to improved welfare.

Study proves slow-growing chickens live under better welfare conditions than faster-growing breeds

Broilers that hatch in the house show less mortality and less footpad lesions.

A new World Animal Protection report has found that producing higher welfare chicken is far cheaper than previously believed.

A powerful alliance of 52 organisations have set out their stall for how to eat meat and dairy more sustainably

US - World Animal Protection welcomes the commitment made by Nestlé USA to improve the welfare of the chickens farmed for meat in its US food supply chain.

GLOBAL - At Petersime, we believe we should use nature as a reference to build incubators and develop technology.

ANALYSIS - Collaborating with industry partners, FAI Farms develops research programs that influence welfare and sustainability change in the livestock industry.

Recent research has shed new light on the likely causes of foot pad dermatitis in turkeys, an alternative to antibiotics that improves growing bird performance and a new treatment that aims to improve breast meat quality…

This experiment conducted by a multinational team revealed that a combination of feed enzymes and direct-fed microbial improved the feed efficiency, health and welfare of broilers reared under conditions similar to those…

US - Infection pathways of a back disease affecting broilers have been discovered in a recently completed USPOULTRY research project, and could lead to preventative health treatments.

US - A recent study showed that broiler chicks receiving higher reovirus antibody levels from conventionally vaccinated hens had a lower incidence of tendon swelling and were protected from weight suppression caused by V…

This case report describes for the first investigation of a broiler flock infected with Enterococcus cecorum over the course of the whole growing period. Early signs were pericarditis and hepatitis, while lameness develo…

Increasing litter thickness was associated with improvements in the growth, air conditions and welfare of yellow broilers in this study from Yangzhou, China.

A new study in Nigeria reveals that chickens are more susceptible than guinea fowl to velogenic Newcastle disease and that whereas the Kudu-113 infection is viscerotropic in chickens, it is neurotropic in guinea fowls.

AUSTRALIA - Two new sets of research data are to be presented by Dr Mike Bedford, AB Vista’s Research Director, during the 26th Australian Poultry Science Symposium (APSS) at the University of Sydney on 8 to 11 February.…

A series of experiments at the University of Delaware show that frequent application of sodium bisulphate improved broiler production performance and foot pad quality and reduced ammonia emissions and Salmonella counts.