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Centre presentation and stunning of broilers videos
The Centre is celebrating the production of two videos. The first is a presentation video of EURCAW Poultry-SFA which can be found on the website pages "Home" and "About Us" or directly here. The second one is on the assessment of the state of consciousness after waterbath stunning in broiler chickens which can be found on the website page "Stunning" or directly here.
EURCAW-POULTRY-SFA'S FOURTH SCIENTIFIC ARTICLE
The Centre is celebrating the publication of its fourth scientific paper as a result of the work carried out in Activity 3 in 2021. In this study, we examined the validity of six methods for dust assessment in layer barns. The methods were either developed for the purpose or as a refinement of existing methods. Of the six methods examined, the dust sheet test with a test duration of 2–3 h was found to be the most promising method.
This article named "Validation of methods for assessment of dust levels in layer barns" is available here.
EURCAW-POULTRY-SFA'S THIRD SCIENTIFIC ARTICLE
The Centre is celebrating the publication of its third scientific paper as a result of the work carried out in Activity 3 in 2021 and 2022. The technical study aimed at evaluating the prevalence and the inter-observer repeatability of the most valid and feasible animal-based indicators (ABIs) of the state of consciousness after waterbath stunning (WBS) in turkeys before bleeding (tonic seizure, breathing, spontaneous blinking, and vocalization) and during bleeding (wing flapping, breathing, spontaneous swallowing, and head shaking).
This article named "Relevant Indicators of Consciousness after Waterbath Stunning in Turkeys and Stunning Efficiency in Commercial Conditions" is available here.
Good welfare practices for broiler chicken
Concrete examples of good practices in relation to broiler chicken welfare may inspire poultry producers in the European Union to take up similar practices or implement related initiatives.
In 2021, EURCAW-Poultry-SFA searched for and identified farms and slaughterhouses showing best practices related to broiler chicken.
In 2022, members of the consortium visited a selection of good practices for broiler chicken listed here. The knowledge gained during the visits was used for the final decision on which demonstrators were approved as examples of good practices.