The Free-Range Production System Decreases Foot Pad Lesions and the Risk of Bacterial Infection in Broilers
The Free-Range Production System Decreases Foot Pad Lesions and the Risk of Bacterial Infection in Broilers
Peter Amuguni Mbato*, Wanzila Usyu Mutinda, Noah Kipkoech Maritim, Nicholas Edwin Odongo
Figure 1
The effects of free-range production system on footpad lesion scores at 2, 4, 6 and 8 weeks of age
Figure 2
Foot pad lesions in a 6-week-old broiler (A-Pad lesions; B-Lesions extending to the digits) representing a score of 5.
Figure 3
The effects of the free-range production system on the mean percentage of infected liver by Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia and Citrobacter freundii species at 8 weeks of age.
Most of the livers sampled in treatment D were enlarged and friable.
September 2023
Vol. 11, Iss. 3, Pages 234-329
