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http://dx.doi.org/10.11625/KJOA.2021.29.2.209

Survey on Housing Facilities and Management of Broiler Welfare Certified Farms  

Cheon, Si Nae (농촌진흥청 국립축산과학원 동물복지연구팀 경상대학교 동물자원학과)
Yoo, Geum Zoo (농촌진흥청 국립축산과학원 동물복지연구팀 전북대학교 축산학과)
Jung, Ji Yeon (농촌진흥청 국립축산과학원 동물복지연구팀)
Kim, Chan Ho (농촌진흥청 국립축산과학원 동물복지연구팀)
Kim, Dong-Hoon (농촌진흥청 국립축산과학원 동물복지연구팀)
Jeon, Jung Hwan (농촌진흥청 국립축산과학원 동물복지연구팀)
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Korean Journal of Organic Agriculture / v.29, no.2, 2021 , pp. 209-221 More about this Journal
Abstract
The purpose of this study is to obtain basic data on housing facilities and management of broiler welfare certified farms in Korea. We investigated breeds, flock sizes, stocking density, perches, litter, plumage condition, and other diseases. In addition, we measured temperature, relative humidity, light intensity, ammonia, and carbon dioxide concentration in the barn. As result, criteria were met in all cases that we investigated. However, farmers commonly demanded relaxation of perch and litter. Perch usage of broiler was impractical due to low usage of it. Also, litter was increased, resulting in farmers' economic burden by the imbalance between supply and demand. This situation makes farmers reuse the litter. Unfortunately, there are no clear certification standards. During re-inspection, the animal welfare certification of farms was canceled due to the reuse of litter. It is difficult to modify the standard of perch due to the strong declarative meaning of animal welfare rather than the necessity of perch usage, however, the reuse of litter should be improved. It is important to think and solve any problems faced by all farms. Especially, animal welfare standards need to be improved in more clarity and rationality.
Keywords
animal welfare; broiler; facility; management; standard;
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