Abstract
In three experiments, the time taken by broilers to traverse an obstacle to reach food was positively related to the severity of their lameness. The method therefore has potential for quantifying broiler leg health.
Translated title of the contribution | Time to traverse an obstacle may quantify lameness in broilers |
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Original language | English |
Title of host publication | 21st World's Poultry Congress, Montreal, Canada |
Publisher | Canadian branch of the WPSA |
Publication status | Published - 2000 |
Bibliographical note
Other page information: 2.08Conference Proceedings/Title of Journal: Proceedings of the 21st World's Poultry Congress
Conference Organiser: Canadian branch of the WPSA
Other identifier: Published on CD