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Project

Research into more animal friendly catching and loading of broiler chickens and reformed laying hens

Outputs and Outcomes

Code

01CD00424

Duration

01 September 2024 → 28 February 2025

Funding

Regional and community funding: Special Research Fund

Promotor

Frank Tuyttens

Fellow

Femke Delanglez

Research disciplines

Agricultural and food sciences
- Agricultural animal welfare
- Agricultural animal husbandry
- Veterinary ethics and ethology

Keywords

selection catchers slaughterhouses animal welfare broiler chickens loading transporters poultry farmers laying hens Catching

Project description

The research aims to select (not fit for transport), catch, and load broiler chickens and laying hens in a more animal friendly way. Hereby a comparison is made between upright, conventional, and mechanical (broiler) catching in terms of labor (US), production losses, animal welfare, and social acceptance.

English

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English

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