{Tool} Promoting range use in broiler chickens (FreeBirds Practice Abstract). Creator(s): Gunnarsson, Stefan; Ferrante, Valentina; Brinch Riber, Anja; Marchewka, Joanna; Tuyttens, Frank; Ipek, Aydın; Sözcü, Arda; Bestman, Monique; Rodenburg, Bas and van Niekerk, Thea. Issuing Organisation(s): SLU - Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences. CORE Organic Practice Abstracts. (2021)
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Summary
This FreeBirds Practice Abstract gives practical recommendations for designing the free-range area of an organic chicken farm to stimulate the chickens to go outside more often. Providing a covered veranda and more varied structures in the range will encourage chickens to go out and may also help to prevent welfare problems.
| EPrint Type: | Practice tool |
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| What problem does the tool address?: | Consumers expect organic broilers to stay outdoors. At the same time, range use may improve chicken welfare. However, in some farms a low number of chickens uses the range daily. |
| What solution does the tool offer?: | Providing a range area with varied vegetation and artificial shelters encourages range use. The house should have a covered veranda, as smooth transition to outdoors, to encourage chickens to use the range. |
| Country: | Sweden |
| Type of Practice Tool: | Practice abstracts |
| Theme: | Pest and disease control |
| Keywords: | broiler chickens, animal welfare, animal health, animal behaviour, disease control, farm buildings, disease prevention |
| Agrovoc keywords: | Language Value URI English broiler chickens http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_9435 English animal welfare http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_443 English animal health http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_431 English animal behaviour http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_8811 English disease control http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_2327 English farm buildings http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_10743 English disease prevention http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_10394 |
| Subjects: | Animal husbandry > Production systems Farming Systems Animal husbandry Animal husbandry > Health and welfare Farming Systems > Buildings and machinery Values, standards and certification > Consumer issues Animal husbandry > Production systems > Poultry |
| Research affiliation: | Belgium > Flanders > Institute for Agricultural and Fisheries Research (ILVO) - (Merelbeke) Denmark > AU - Aarhus University European Union > CORE Organic > CORE Organic Cofund > FreeBirds Turkey > Uludag University Netherlands > Louis Bolk Institute European Union > CORE Organic > CORE Organic Cofund Italy > Univ. Milano Poland Sweden > Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU) Sweden > Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU) > Department of Animal Environment and Health Netherlands > Wageningen University & Research (WUR) Netherlands > Other organizations Netherlands European Union > Organic Farm Knowledge |
| Related Links: | https://www.slu.freebirds.se/, https://organic-farmknowledge.org/tool/40213, https://organic-farmknowledge.org/tool/40212 |
| Project ID: | ofk |
| Deposited By: | Gernert, Maria |
| ID Code: | 40213 |
| Deposited On: | 16 Jul 2021 10:11 |
| Last Modified: | 07 Apr 2026 08:56 |
| Document Language: | English |
| Status: | Unpublished |
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