Journal of Animal Environmental Science (한국축산시설환경학회지)

The Korean Society of Animal Environmental Science & Technology (한국축산환경학회)
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Changes in the Feeding Regimen for Chicken Under Welfare-bestowed Environment

복지 사육환경에서 산란계 및 육계의 사양지침 변화

  • Lee, Jun-Yeop (College of Animal Life Science, Kangwon National University) ;
  • Lee, Yong-Joon (College of Animal Life Science, Kangwon National University) ;
  • Chae, Byung-Jo (College of Animal Life Science, Kangwon National University) ;
  • Lee, Jeong-Heon (College of Animal Life Science, Kangwon National University) ;
  • Yoon, Seok-Min (College of Animal Life Science, Kangwon National University) ;
  • Lee, Myoung-Ho (College of Animal Life Science, Kangwon National University) ;
  • Ohh, Sang-Jip (College of Animal Life Science, Kangwon National University)
  • 이준엽 (강원대학교 동물생명과학대학) ;
  • 이용준 (강원대학교 동물생명과학대학) ;
  • 채병조 (강원대학교 동물생명과학대학) ;
  • 이정헌 (강원대학교 동물생명과학대학) ;
  • 윤석민 (강원대학교 동물생명과학대학) ;
  • 이명호 (강원대학교 동물생명과학대학) ;
  • 오상집 (강원대학교 동물생명과학대학)
  • Received : 2010.04.15
  • Accepted : 2010.05.07
  • Published : 2010.04.30
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Abstract

Poultry welfare has recently appeared as worldwide concern as well as Korea. The recent action plan for farm animal welfare introduced by the European Commission intends to expand the body of regulatory standards. In this context, many countries and/or organization are on the verge of establishing the most optimum poultry welfare standards. To establish the most optimum standards, comparative analysis of feeding regimen before and after welfare-bestowed environment need to be preceded. Most guidelines or standards for poultry welfare do not suggest the nutritional requirements and feeding system in detail, although it is deterimental especially for the farmer. This review intends to find scientific base to establish detailed welfare feeding guidelines. However, only limited research has been conducted in the view of actual poultry welfare. The results indicated the incidence of SDS, ascites, skeletal dysfunctions caused by fast growth rate in broiler, feather pecking and cannibalism in laying hen, and feed restriction in broiler breeder could be reduced by changing nutritional regimen and feeding strategies or both. The regimen and feeding strategies are certainly near to the direction that the poultry welfare ought to be in the right track. In this article, feeding and drinking guidelines in many standards as well as welfare feeding experiments have been reviewed and compared In the view of chicken productivity, welfare physiology and poultry health.

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