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A Survey on the Effect of Crate Type and Harvest Season on Preslaughter Condition and Mortality of Broiler

어리장 형태와 계절이 육계 출하환경 및 폐사에 미치는 영향

  • Published : 2006.03.01
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Abstract

The current study was conducted to investigate the effect of types of crate and season on transport condition and mortality, and ultimately to identify the best practice for reducing economic lose. Total loading weight stocking density, transport and lairage times and mortality were surveyed from the management data sheet of two companies for each first week of January, April, August and October, An average loading weight, length of transport and lairage times and mortality were 3.9 ton, 96 min, 478 min and 0.6%, respectively. Mortality after lairage was not significant between two types of crate. In addition, container type crate showed higher loading weight and stocking density than box type one. Spring and winter had significantly higher mortality with 0.7 and 0.8%, respectively, then summer and fell of 0.5%. An interaction between crate type and season on mortality showed that mortality for box type on was higher in spring and winter with 0.8 and 0.7%, respectively, compared to summer and fall of 0,3 and 0.4% respectively. In the case of container type crate, spring, fall and winter had greatly different death into with 0.7, 0.5 and 0.8%, respectively, while there was no difference between spring and summer, and between summer and winter, Mortality after transportation was similar between both crate type, with higher rate for spring and winder than other seasons. The result was likely related to death of exposure due to extended waiting time without heating facility.

이 연구는 어리장 형태와 계절이 출하환경 및 폐사율에 미치는 영향을 조사하여 출하 중 폐사에 의한 경제적 손실을 예방하고 관련 시설 개선을 위한 정책적 자료를 확보하기 위해 수행하였다. 관리실태는 출하관리환경이 다른 2계열 업체의 관리대장을 입수하여 1, 4, 8, 10월 첫째주 1주일분에 대해 적재중량, 수송밀도, 수송 및 계류시간, 폐사율 등을 분석하였다. 두 업체의 평균 적재중량, 수송시간, 계류시간 및 폐사율은 각각 3.9 톤, 96 분, 478 분 및 0.6%이었다. 상자형과 컨테이너형 어리장의 수송중 폐사율은 각각 0.5와 0.6%로 컨테이너형이 유의적(p<0.05)으로 높았으며 적재중량 및 수송밀도($cm^2/kg$)또한 컨테이너형이 상자형에 비해 많고 높았다. 출하계절별 폐사율은 봄, 겨울이 각각 0.7, 0.8%로 여름, 가을의 0.5%에 비해 유의적으로 높은 경향을 나타내었다. 어리장 형태와 출하계절에 따른 폐사율은 상자형의 경우 봄, 겨울이 각각 0.8, 0.7%로 여름, 가을의 0.3, 0.4%에 비해 높았다. 컨테이너형은 봄, 가을, 겨울의 폐사율이 각각 0.7, 0.5, 0.8%로 유의적인 차이를 보였으며 봄과 여름, 여름과 가을은 유의적인 차이를 보이지 않았다. 출하 후 육계의 폐사율은 컨테이너형, 상자형이 비슷하였으며 계절은 봄, 겨울이 여름, 가을에 비해 높았다. 이는 다른 계절에 비해 계류장에서의 대기시간이 길고 가온시설이 없어 동사한 닭이 많기 때문으로 사료되었다.

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