How do crate materials impact the winter transport of broilers?
Broilers transported in the iron crates increase stress levels in terms of higher cortisol, glucose, and lactate contents in the blood plasma compared to untransported broilers during the winter. Therefore, employing plastic crates, which induce significantly reduced cortisol and numerically lower glucose levels compared to iron crates, appears more favorable for animal welfare by mitigating stress.
Authors
- Jeseok Lee (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6829-029X)
- Shan Randima Nawarathne (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9055-9155)
- Jung Min Heo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3693-1320)
- Myunghwan Yu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4479-4677)
- Elijah Ogola Oketch
- Eunsoo Seo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0207-7381)
- Nuwan Chamara Chathuranga
- Venuste Maniraguha (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5615-3036)
- Bernadette Gerpacio Sta. Cruz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1663-7714)
Institutions
- Chungnam National University (KR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Animal Bioscience
- Published
- 2024-10-28
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.5713/ab.24.0344
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Animal Nutrition and Physiology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.68
Funders
- Rural Development Administration