{Tool} Dual-purpose poultry genotypes in organic and low-input outdoor farms (PPILOW Practice Abstract). Creator(s): Steenfeldt, Sanna. Issuing Organisation(s): INRAE - National Research Institute for Agriculture, Food and Environment. (2024)
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Summary in the original language of the document
The tool provides technical animal husbandry advice to support change in poultry production system to avoid the culling of day-old male chicks using dual-purpose poultry genotypes.
Practical recommendations address specific needs and suggest management solutions best fit to achieve a high level of welfare rearing dual-purpose poultry genotypes: design of indoor and outdoor facilities, enrichments, monitoring of performance parameters, innovative marketing strategies and collaborations.
| EPrint Type: | Practice tool |
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| Teaser: | Choose dual purpose poultry and avoid culling day-old male chicks. |
| What problem does the tool address?: | Animal welfare is an important factor for consumers’ acceptance of products (eggs, meat) from organic and low-input poultry production systems. There is an increasing concern and awareness about the ethical aspects of killing of one-day-old male chicks from pure layers strains. |
| What solution does the tool offer?: | Implementing dual-purpose genotypes, where females can be used for both eggs and meat production and males for meat production makes the overall dual-purpose concept more sustainable. Dual-purpose females often have a lower egg production than efficient egg layers, but the males are expected to have an acceptable growth for meat production with a compromise between the performance of females and males. |
| Country: | Denmark |
| Type of Practice Tool: | Practice abstracts |
| Keywords: | Dual-purpose genotypes, slow-growing breeds in organic and low input outdoor production systems, no culling of one-day-old chickens, higher product diversity |
| Agrovoc keywords: | Language Value URI English animal welfare http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_443 English poultry http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_6145 English breeding http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_49902 English genetics http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_3222 English nutrition http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_49892 English product quality http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_13591 English sustainability http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_33560 |
| Subjects: | Animal husbandry > Production systems Animal husbandry > Breeding and genetics Animal husbandry > Health and welfare Animal husbandry > Production systems > Poultry |
| Research affiliation: | Denmark > AU - Aarhus University European Union > Organic Farm Knowledge European Union > Horizon 2020 > PPilow France > INRAe - Institut national de recherche pour l’agriculture, l’alimentation et l’environnement |
| Horizon Europe or H2020 Grant Agreement Number: | 816172 |
| Related Links: | http://organic-farmknowledge.org/tool/53700, https://ppilow.eu/, https://organic-farmknowledge.org/tool/45963, https://organic-farmknowledge.org/tool/38624, https://organic-farmknowledge.org/tool/39671 |
| Project ID: | ofk |
| Deposited By: | Associazione Italiana per l'Agricoltura Biologica, AIAB |
| ID Code: | 53700 |
| Deposited On: | 14 Aug 2024 07:00 |
| Last Modified: | 14 Aug 2024 07:00 |
| Document Language: | English |
| Status: | Published |
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