Use of a litter material made from cotton waste, gypsum, and old newsprint for rearing broiler chickens

Grimes, J. L.; Carter, T. A.; Godwin, J. L.

doi:10.1093/ps/85.3.563

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“…These results are similar to those described by Mizubuti et al (1994), who evaluated rice husks, guinea grass, and napier grass as litter material. On the other hand, opposite results were obtained by Mendes et al (1987), Santos et al (2000), Chamblee & Yeatman (2003), Grimes et al (2006), Atapattu & Wickramasinghe (2007), Araújo et al (2007), and Ávila et al (2008), who tested different broiler litter materials and did not find any differences in body weight or feed intake. Moreover, Toghyani et al (2009) studied five broiler litter materials and observed significant reduction of body weight, feed intake, and antibody titers in broilers reared on rice husks litter.…”

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Evaluation of litter material and ventilation systems in poultry production: I. overall performance

Abreu

Coldebella

et al. 2011

R. Bras. Zootec.

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-The objective of the present work was to evaluate the performance, mortality and the incidence of lesion on the foot-pad of broilers and litter enterobacteriaceae load in two ventilation systems and two litter materials. The experiment was carried out in four 12 m × 10 m broiler houses, internally divided in 4 pens, with 200 birds/pen for four consecutive flocks, each one with 42 days of duration and interval of 15 days of downtime between flocks. It was evaluated two ventilation systems (stationary and oscillating fans), and two litter materials (soybean straw and rice husks). Performance variables studied were body weight, weight gain, feed conversion ratio and mortality of birds at 21, 35, and 42 days of age.Flock mortality was daily recorded, and total mortality was used for analysis. Evaluation of lesions by using foot-pad macroscopic examination was performed in all birds at final weighing. It was also performed quantitative examinations of litter enterobacteria. Statistical analyses were performed by using the mixed model theory for repeated measures and logistical regression. Rice husks litter promoted the best performance of birds at all studied ages. Results did not permit to recommend a ventilation system inasmuch as both had similar performances. Soy straw litter causes a high incidence of foot-pad lesions.Enterobacteria occurrence is lower in reused litter.

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Evaluation of litter material and ventilation systems in poultry production: I. overall performance

Abreu

Coldebella

et al. 2011

R. Bras. Zootec.

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“…In other countries, FPD is classified into 3 to 11 categories [11,15,[17][18][19]27]. FPD is examined macroscopically, and the area/size of each footpad is unequal, depending on age.…”

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Footpad Dermatitis in Broiler Chickens in Japan

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ABSTRACT. The prevalence of footpad dermatitis (FPD) in broiler chickens in Japan was investigated. In the first examination at slaughterhouses, lesions were commonly observed on the footpads of a total of 8,985 broiler chickens from 45 flocks on 36 farms. In 3 flocks, all the birds examined had lesions. In the other 42 flocks, the incidence of FPD ranged from 31.9% (81/254) to 99.5% (1/222). The footpad lesions were classified into 4 categories according to the severity of dermatitis as follows; score 0, 1,181 birds (13.1%); score 1, 2,992 birds (33.3%); score 2, 3,000 birds (33.4%); and score 3, 1,812 birds (20.2%). The mean scores of the flocks varied widely from 0.31 to 2.69. Males had higher mean scores than females. No significant differences were found between the mean scores of birds reared in windowless houses and those in open-sided houses. On 4 farms, the investigation was carried out in different seasons, and 3 of them showed higher mean scores in winter than in summer. Next, observation of 2,255 birds from 15 flocks on 5 farms during a 4-week rearing period revealed that FPD was already produced at 7 days of age and worsened with age.KEY WORDS: animal welfare, broiler, footpad dermatitis, lesion score.J. Vet. Med. Sci. 73(3): 293-297, 2011 Footpad dermatitis (FPD) has been regarded as a type of contact dermatitis of the footpad in chickens because it occurs on the points of contact with the ground and has been found in floor broilers under wet litter conditions [14]. The chicken feet, including the footpads, are edible parts of the chicken that are in high demand, especially in Southeast Asia. Chicken feet are exported from Japan and other countries, but feet with severe FPD are unfit for human consumption. They are condemned, resulting in significant economic losses. On the other hand, FPD is considered to be an indicator of animal welfare, especially in Europe, because the disease likely affects the health of the birds and inflicts suffering [7,22,26].So far, the prevalence of FPD in broiler chickens in Japan has not been reported. In this report, the first report on FPD in broiler chickens in Japan, we have investigated the prevalence of FPD in broiler chickens at processing plants and on farms. farms were slaughtered at 3 processing plants in the Minami-Kyushu area, and the other birds, which were reared on 7 farms, were slaughtered at 2 processing plants in the Tohoku area. The ages of the slaughtered birds ranged from 41 to 60 days (mean age of 53.2 days). In regard to the breed of the birds, 487 were Cobb chickens, 425 were Ross and Cobb chickens (mixture) and 8,073 were Ross chickens. Thirty-two flocks (6,386 birds) were reared in open houses, and 13 flocks (2,599 birds) were in windowless houses. Birds reared on 4 farms in Minami-Kyushu were examined twice, in summer (September) and in winter (January). MATERIALS AND METHODS Examination at slaughterhouses:Examination on farms: During the rearing period, a total of 2,245 broiler chickens (Ross breed) from 15 flocks on 5 farms in the Minam...

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“…In poultry production, attempts have been made to use and test several types of material for litter: refined gypsum (Wyatt & Goodman, 1992;Grimes et al, 2006), recycled paper chips from waste newspapers (Lien et al, 1992), pelletized newspaper (Frame et al, 2002;Grimes et al, 2006), tree core-like kenaf core (Malone et al, 1990;Brake et al, 1993), particleboard residues (Hester et al, 1997), leaves (Willis et al, 1997), sand (Bilgili et al, 1999;Arnould et al, 2004), cotton waste (Grimes et al, 2006), hazelnut husks or wheat stalks (Sarica & Cam, 2000), wood shavings (Shields et al, 2005;Macklin et al, 2005), rice hulls (Swain & Sundaram, 2000;Shields et al, 2004), rice hull ashes (Chamblee et al, 2003), coffee husk (Ortiz et al, 2003;Ortiz et al, 2006), saw dust (Mendes et al, 2011), coir dust (Swain & Sundaram, 2000), straw (Al Homidan & Robertson,2003), feathers (Sanotra et al, 1995;Gunnarson et al, 2000), sugarcane bagasse or peat (Petherick & Duncan, 1989). The use of any of these substrates most often depends on the availability in each area and at each moment.…”

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Behavior of broiler chickens in four different substrates: a choice test

Villagrá¹,

Olivas²,

Althaus³

et al. 2014

Rev. Bras. Cienc. Avic.

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The aim of this study was to determine the selection of bedding material by broiler chickens during the rearing period and whether the choice was determinant to their performing a specific behavior. To achieve this objective, a choice test was designed. A choice pen was constructed where birds could move freely around the four selected materials (straw, wood shavings, rice hulls and sand). Chickens were introduced in this pen in four groups of eight birds, three days a week for one hour per day and group, for four weeks. The location and the activity performed by each broiler were recorded every five minutes. Results showed a preference for sand compared with the other three substrates. However, differences between the behaviors performed in each bedding material were shown mainly for resting (preferably performed on wood shavings and straw), dust bathing (on sand), pecking and scratching (on rice hulls). Other factors, such as the time of day, were also found to have effects on fighting and drinking, and changes in behavioral patterns (resting, preening, eating, standing and pecking) were also detected as broilers grew older.

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Use of a litter material made from cotton waste, gypsum, and old newsprint for rearing broiler chickens

Cited by 38 publications

References 10 publications

Evaluation of litter material and ventilation systems in poultry production: I. overall performance

Evaluation of litter material and ventilation systems in poultry production: I. overall performance

Footpad Dermatitis in Broiler Chickens in Japan

Behavior of broiler chickens in four different substrates: a choice test

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