The effect of stocking density on individual broiler welfare parameters, 2: different broiler stocking densities
2011
Škrbić, Z., Institute for Animal Husbandry, Belgrade-Zemun (Serbia) | Pavlovski, Z., Institute for Animal Husbandry, Belgrade-Zemun (Serbia) | Lukić, M., Institute for Animal Husbandry, Belgrade-Zemun (Serbia) | Petričević, V., Institute for Animal Husbandry, Belgrade-Zemun (Serbia) | Đukić-Stojčić, M., Faculty of Agriculture, Novi Sad (Serbia) | Žikić, D., Faculty of Agriculture, Novi Sad (Serbia)
Stocking density is considered one of the most important factors for the welfare of broilers. This paper is continuation of the study in order to obtain full evaluation of the impact of different broiler stocking densities on production performance, condition of the broiler legs and body feathering, as welfare indicators but also indicators of the productivity and quality of produced chickens. The effect of three stocking densities (20, 15 and 10 birds/square meter) was investigated in 4 repetitions on broilers of genotype Hubbard at the age of 3 and 6 weeks. At the age of 6 weeks stocking density of 20 birds/square meter resulted in significantly lower growth of broilers, higher mortality and higher incidence of leg lesions and problems with body feathering, compared to stocking densities of 15 and 10 birds/square meter .
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