The potential of pumice as a litter material and its influence on growth performance, carcass parameters, litter quality traits, behavior, and welfare in broiler chickens

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dc.authoridTainika, Brian/0000-0001-6785-4324
dc.contributor.authorDuman, Mustafa
dc.contributor.authorSekeroglu, Ahmet
dc.contributor.authorTainika, Brian
dc.date.accessioned2024-11-07T13:24:44Z
dc.date.available2024-11-07T13:24:44Z
dc.date.issued2024
dc.departmentNiğde Ömer Halisdemir Üniversitesi
dc.description.abstractThis study evaluated the possibilities of pumice (light stones) as litter material in broiler production. Experimental treatments included wood shavings (WS), acidic pumice (AP), and basic pumice (BP) alone, and in combination; wood shaving + acidic pumice (WSAP) and wood shaving + basic pumice (WSBP) in a ratio of 1:1. Two trials were performed, one in summer, and the other in winter. Each trial involved 750 mixed-sex Ross (308) broilers. Also, there were 15 replicate pens with 50 broilers and a stocking density of 12.5 birds/m(2) for each pen at the beginning of each trial. Performance, litter quality, carcass parameters, body and leg abnormalities, body temperature, fear and stress responses, proportional asymmetry, and some behavior expressions were investigated. The litter treatment influenced the final live body weight, litter moisture, ammonia concentration, footpad dermatitis, hock burn, breast blister, hot carcass yield, heart, liver, spleen, abdominal fat, wing and neck ratio, breast and back cleanliness, and the expression of dust bathing and foraging behaviors (P < 0.01; P < 0.05). Furthermore, there was a seasonal effect on live body weight, feed conversion ratio, livability, litter pH, 42-day litter moisture, hot carcass yield, back cleanliness, footpad dermatitis, hock burn, footpad temperature, heterophil-to-lymphocyte ratio, and expression of pecking behavior (P < 0.01; P < 0.05). It is suggested that acidic pumice stone alone or in a mixture with wood shavings could be used as a reliable litter material, alternative to wood shavings.
dc.description.sponsorshipNigde Omer Halisdemir University
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dc.identifier.doi10.1007/s11250-024-03979-z
dc.identifier.issn0049-4747
dc.identifier.issn1573-7438
dc.identifier.issue4
dc.identifier.pmid38635010
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-85190664112
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ2
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1007/s11250-024-03979-z
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11480/14269
dc.identifier.volume56
dc.identifier.wosWOS:001205516300003
dc.identifier.wosqualityN/A
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Science
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopus
dc.indekslendigikaynakPubMed
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherSpringer
dc.relation.ispartofTropical Animal Health and Production
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanı
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.snmzKA_20241106
dc.subjectAcidic pumice
dc.subjectBasic pumice
dc.subjectBroiler
dc.subjectLitter material
dc.subjectPerformance
dc.subjectWelfare traits
dc.titleThe potential of pumice as a litter material and its influence on growth performance, carcass parameters, litter quality traits, behavior, and welfare in broiler chickens
dc.typeArticle

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