Schmidt, Eggert and Damme, Klaus (2017) Zweinutzungshühner als Alternative zur Tötung von Eintagsküken. Paper at: 14. Wissenschaftstagung Ökologischer Landbau, Campus Weihenstephan, Freising-Weihenstephan, 07.-10. März 2017.
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The culling of day-old male layer chicks is a constant issue in the animal welfare discussion. The dual purpose chicken is an alternative. In this test cockerels from dual
purpose breeds were compared to fast and slow growing chicken. An additional fattening period of at least two weeks is necessary to achieve the final weight of 2.3
kg. Due to a decline in feed conversion approximately 20% additional feed energy is necessary to produce 1 kg lean meat. The laying performance reached an acceptable
number of 260 eggs per year. An insufficient egg weight is the reason for a higher amount of S-grade eggs. Again 20% additional feed energy per kg egg mass is necessary compared to specialized breeds.
EPrint Type: | Conference paper, poster, etc. |
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Type of presentation: | Paper |
Keywords: | dual purpose chicken, meat egg antagonism, culling day-old chicks |
Subjects: | Animal husbandry > Feeding and growth Animal husbandry > Breeding and genetics Animal husbandry > Production systems > Poultry |
Research affiliation: | Germany > Federal States > Bavaria > State research centre agriculture Germany > University of Applied Science Weihenstephan > Agriculture and Nutrition International Conferences > 2017: Scientific Conference German Speaking Countries > Animal husbandry |
ISBN: | 978-3-89574-925-4 |
Deposited By: | Hasreiter, Anna |
ID Code: | 31890 |
Deposited On: | 04 Jul 2017 17:21 |
Last Modified: | 04 Jul 2017 17:21 |
Document Language: | German/Deutsch |
Status: | Published |
Refereed: | Peer-reviewed and accepted |
Additional Publishing Information: | Dieser Beitrag ist im Tagungsband der 14. Wissenschaftstagung erschienen. S. Wolfrum, H. Heuwinkel, H.J. Reents, u.a. (Hrsg.) (2017): Ökologischen Landbau weiterdenken - Verantwortung übernehmen - Vertrauen stärken. Beiträge der 14. Wissenschaftstagung Ökologischer Landbau, Freising-Weihenstephan, 7.-10. März 2017 Verlag Dr. Köster, Berlin |
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