Welfare of Barred Plymouth Rock Poultry Flocks Supplemented with Zinc,Vitamin C and L-arginine during the Hot Summer Period using a Mathematical Assessment Model

摘要：

　　The mathematical animal welfare (AW)assessment model in poultry under different conditions has gained increasing importance.The purpose of the present study was to evaluate the welfare of Barred Plymouth Rock breeder flocks whose feed was supplemented with either l% L-arginine or zinc and vitamin C during the hot summer days,using a mathematical assessment model.The poultry welfare (PW)was scored on the basis of birds behaviour,plasma corticosterone and several blood hiochemical parameters,and microclimatic parameters.The poultry welfare score of control Barred Plymouth Rock flock was PW = 33.33%.that of the flock supplemented with L-arginine-PW = 66.67%,and the flock supplemented with zinc + vitamin C-PW = 73.33%.

作者: Bozakova,N.A Girginov,D.G Atanasov,A.P

作者单位: Faculty of Veterinary Medicine,Trakia University-Stara Zagora,Bulgaria

会议类型: 国际会议

会议名称: XVIth International Congress on Animal Hygiene(第十六届动物卫生国际会议(ISAH 2013))

会议地点: 南京

会议语种:英文

页码: 23-26

在线出版日期: 2013-05-05（万方平台首次上网日期，不代表论文的发表时间）