{Tool} Animal-based welfare indicators for broiler chickens. Issuing Organisation(s): Ecovalia - Asociación Valor Ecológico. (2026)
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Document available online at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K92mi_wMksE&list=PLYIQvlR9vmg6i9zCvmdbPgz6fWW_sUnAX&index=6
Summary
This mEATquality video introduces animal-based welfare indicators for broilers. It details practical scoring of gait, plumage, footpad dermatitis, hock burns, and more to directly assess health/welfare beyond resource checks.
| EPrint Type: | Practice tool |
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| Teaser: | Directly measure broiler welfare through observable animal signs. |
| What problem does the tool address?: | Broiler welfare assessments often rely on resource/management-based measures, which don't directly reflect animal state, missing key issues like pain, lameness, footpad dermatitis, hock burns, or poor gait. |
| What solution does the tool offer?: | Animal-based indicators directly observe birds for gait score (lameness), plumage cleanliness/dirtiness, footpad dermatitis, hock burns, and bumblefoot to precisely evaluate welfare status on-farm or at slaughter. |
| Country: | Spain |
| Type of Practice Tool: | Video |
| Keywords: | broiler chickens, animal welfare, animal housing, indicators |
| 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 English indicators http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_330058 |
| 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/57443, https://organic-farmknowledge.org/tool/54532, https://organic-farmknowledge.org/tool/40213, https://organic-farmknowledge.org/tool/37940, https://organic-farmknowledge.org/tool/38602 |
| Project ID: | ofk |
| Deposited By: | Dietemann, Lauren |
| ID Code: | 57443 |
| Deposited On: | 25 Mar 2026 13:54 |
| Last Modified: | 25 Mar 2026 13:54 |
| Document Language: | English, German/Deutsch, Danish/Dansk, Dutch/Nederlands, Italian/Italiano, Polish/Polski |
| Status: | Published |
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