Essays about: "Broiler chickens"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 35 essays containing the words Broiler chickens.

  1. 1. Värmetak för vila hos slaktkycklingar

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Animal Environment and Health

    Author : Caroline Fredriksson; [2019]
    Keywords : slaktkyckling; fjäderfä; vila; värmetak; varmt tak; kallt tak; temperatur;

    Abstract : Inom dagens svenska slaktkycklingproduktion hålls kycklingarna ofta i mycket stora grupper som kan bestå av upp till 100 000 individer på samma yta och utmaningarna för kycklingarna är många. Djurdensiteten kan uppgå till 36 kg/m2 golvyta och stallet var ljust i omkring 18timmar i sträck med endast 6 mörka timmar per dygn. READ MORE

  3. 2. Kassationer vid slakt i svensk slaktkycklinguppfödning

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Animal Nutrition and Management

    Author : Sanna Gustafsson; [2019]
    Keywords : kassation; slaktkyckling; slakt; kyckling;

    Abstract : Konsumtion av kött från slaktkyckling ökar stadigt i Sverige, bl.a. på grund av hälsotrender, men även till följd av förhållandevis lågt pris och hög tillgänglighet. För att säkerhetsställa en god livsmedelsäkerhet granskas slaktkroppar som ska bli livsmedel på slakterierna. READ MORE

  4. 3. Ciona (Ciona intestinalis) as a source of fibre for chickens : Effects on productive performance, organs weights and caecal microbiota

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Animal Nutrition and Management

    Author : Qasim Mashood; [2019]
    Keywords : Broiler; dietary fibre; ciona; cellulose; gut microbiota; sodium;

    Abstract : In this experimental study broiler birds were fed in a randomized block design for 32 days on a control diet (C) based on wheat and soy bean meal and two experimental diets containing 2% (C2) and 4% ciona meal (C4) to examine the suitability of Ciona intestinalis in poultry feed as a source of fibre and its effects on growth performance, microbial composition and digestive traits. Luminal content was taken from caeca at day 12 and 32 and analysed for microbiota profile and short chain fatty acids (SCFA). READ MORE

  5. 4. Effects of silage and haylage on feed intake, growth and health in two meat type chicken genotypes

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Animal Nutrition and Management

    Author : Temwanoku Ioakim; [2018]
    Keywords : silage; haylage; broiler hybrid; feed intake; growth; health;

    Abstract : In this project the effect of grass silage and haylage on feed intake (FI), growth and health of two meat type chicken hybrids, Ross 308 and Rowan Ranger were studied. The study was carried out at the Swedish Livestock Research Center, located in Funbo-Lövsta, Uppsala for a period of 42 days. READ MORE

  6. 5. The development of the gastrointestinal tract in broilers : effects of access to feed, water and probiotics in the hatcher

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Animal Nutrition and Management

    Author : Åsa Andersson; [2018]
    Keywords : broiler; chicken; hatcher; probiotics; feed; water; gastrointestinal tract;

    Abstract : The study was performed at the research facility of SLU outside Uppsala, where the gastrointestinal tract development and production performance was evaluated in broilers without contra with access to feed, water and probiotics in the hatcher. After hatch, 450 chickens of Ross 308 were divided into five treatments. READ MORE