{Tool} Environmental enrichment for broiler chickens. Issuing Organisation(s): Ecovalia - Asociación Valor Ecológico. (2026)
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Summary
This mEATquality video covers enrichment strategies for broiler chickens. It focuses on pecking/foraging aids like stones and organic substrates to satisfy innate behaviors, enhance welfare, and maintain hygiene in commercial/organic setups
| EPrint Type: | Practice tool |
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| Teaser: | Unlock natural behaviors in broilers with simple environmental enrichments for better welfare. |
| What problem does the tool address?: | Broiler chickens in intensive systems lack stimulation for natural behaviors like pecking, foraging, and dust bathing, leading to boredom, stress, poor welfare, and issues like footpad dermatitis or reduced health. |
| What solution does the tool offer?: | Environmental enrichment using modifiable, consumable organic materials (e.g., pecking stones, roughage, straw) spread in barns or winter gardens to enable natural pecking, reduce aggression, and improve welfare without hygiene risks. |
| Country: | Spain |
| Type of Practice Tool: | Video |
| Keywords: | broiler chickens, animal welfare, animal housing |
| 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 housing http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_432 |
| Subjects: | Animal husbandry > Health and welfare Animal husbandry > Production systems > Poultry |
| Research affiliation: | European Union > Organic Farm Knowledge European Union > Horizon 2020 > mEATquality |
| Horizon Europe or H2020 Grant Agreement Number: | 101000344 |
| Related Links: | https://organic-farmknowledge.org/tool/57427, https://organic-farmknowledge.org/tool/54531, https://organic-farmknowledge.org/tool/54532, https://organic-farmknowledge.org/tool/54530 |
| Project ID: | ofk |
| Deposited By: | Dietemann, Lauren |
| ID Code: | 57427 |
| Deposited On: | 25 Mar 2026 09:26 |
| Last Modified: | 25 Mar 2026 09:26 |
| Document Language: | English, German/Deutsch, Danish/Dansk, Dutch/Nederlands, Italian/Italiano, Polish/Polski |
| Status: | Published |
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