Survey of Flemish Poultry Farmers on How Birds Fit for Transport to the Slaughterhouse Are Selected, Caught, and Crated and Their Opinions Regarding the Pre-Transport Process

Survey of Flemish Poultry Farmers on How Birds Fit for Transport to the Slaughterhouse Are Selected, Caught, and Crated and Their Opinions Regarding the Pre-Transport Process

The pre-transport phase induces stress, fear, and injury in poultry, but management choices greatly influence this. Pre-transport practices for spent hens and broilers in Flanders (Belgium) were studied. Poultry farmers (31 of 156 layers and 48 of 203 broiler farmers completed the survey) were surve...

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Main Authors: Femke Delanglez, Anneleen Watteyn, Bart Ampe, An Garmyn, Evelyne Delezie, Gunther Antonissen, Nathalie Sleeckx, Ine Kempen, Niels Demaître, Hilde Van Meirhaeghe, Frank André Maurice Tuyttens
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2024-11-01
Series:Animals
Subjects:
fitness for transport
industry
transport system
poultry
handling
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/14/22/3241
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