ANSC 1210 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Dust Bathing, Feather Pecking, Lux
14 Apr 2016
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11 marks for identifying the factors that affect welfare. Both of these facilities seem to be working well. Neither represents a welfare disaster where immediate action needs to be taken. Information is given about temperature ranges within both houses. Peach farm range is 20-280c an acceptable temperature range but 280c is right at the top end of the thermo-neutral zone. Olive farm range is 19-240c an acceptable temperature range. Hens will eat more food at 190c but this is not a welfare problem. No welfare advantage (or a very slight advantage to olive) Not much difference in the management experience on the two farms. Peach owner/manager has bsc (agr) with 20 years" experience in poultry. Olive owner has a lifetime interest in poultry and manager has bsc (agr). Peach farm hens are inspected 1/day whereas olive farm hens are inspected 2/day. 660 cm2/bird is well within the canadian code, but olive still gives much more space.
