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Animal Welfare in Poultry: A continuos challenge for Poultry Veterinarians and Poultry Production

Published: September 22, 2011
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The welfare of poultry is a key concern to veterinarians and poultry producers in developed countries of the world. In developing countries where poultry welfare may not currently be a primary concern at present, it likely to become more important in the future as the global trend of increasing awareness of animal welfare develops further. There are many f...
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Claire Knott
Crowshall Veterinary Services
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Dr.kedar Karki
13 de octubre de 2011

thanks for initiating a new issue about challenge for Poultry

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Dr. Arshaq A Ramzee
13 de octubre de 2011

I do believe that only with best welfare practices to animals, you could give best production results and best behavior from animals, may be production animals or companion animals.

It is good informative paperabout challenge for Poultry but with academic value only.

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Dr. Zaib Ur Rehman
13 de octubre de 2011
Best welfare practices for animals are no doubt very important for animals but economically these lower the production of birds. e.g. the production of layers in cage system is greater than the birds on the floor and similar results are for broilers. what will we have to do to achieve the same production?
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Dr. Arshaq A Ramzee
13 de octubre de 2011
Only a bird in comfortable situation gives in best performance, please note if cage birds are more productive than floor birds, then caged birds are more comfortable than floor birds. Production is directly related to living conditions of the birds.
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Mohammad Ismail
14 de octubre de 2011

Thanks for delivering such an important issue about challenge for Poultry.
Developing countries like ours government will take initiatives to maintain the welfare of poultryand the professionals engaged with the industry will come out to impliment the work properly by creating awareness and other necessary initiatives.
Thanks again..

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