Remedying Contact Dermatitis in Broiler Chickens with Novel Flooring Treatments

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dc.contributor.authorFreeman, Nathanen
dc.contributor.authorTuyttens, Frank A. M.en
dc.contributor.authorJohnson, Alexaen
dc.contributor.authorMarshall, Victoriaen
dc.contributor.authorGarmyn, Anen
dc.contributor.authorJacobs, Leonieen
dc.contributor.departmentAnimal and Poultry Sciencesen
dc.date.accessioned2021-09-07T14:34:08Zen
dc.date.available2021-09-07T14:34:08Zen
dc.date.issued2020-10-01en
dc.date.updated2021-09-07T14:34:04Zen
dc.description.abstractContact dermatitis (footpad dermatitis (FPD), hock burns, and breast dermatitis) is a welfare issue for broiler chickens, causing pain and behavioral restrictions. Once lesions develop, often nothing is done to remedy the issue for the affected flock. Our objective was to evaluate novel flooring treatments at the flock level by providing preventative and remedial treatments against contact dermatitis, plumage soiling, and gait impairment. Broilers (n = 546) were housed in 42 pens, with 13 birds/pen. The flooring treatments (four) included used litter (NEG), new pine shavings replaced regularly (POS), a mat filled with 1% povidone-iodine solution (MAT), and the iodine mat placed on a slatted floor (SLAT). Flooring treatments were provided from day one of age (preventative approach; PREV) or day 29 (remedial approach; REM). Contact dermatitis, soiling, gait, and weight were recorded weekly (seven birds/pen). Results showed a treatment effect for all measures, dependent on bird age. Overall, the POS treatment resulted in the best welfare outcomes (FPD, hock burns, and gait). The worst contact dermatitis was found in the MAT and SLAT groups. NEG birds showed little contact dermatitis, opposite to expectations. Weights were lower for PREV-POS in week seven only. The treatments with povidone-iodine were deemed ineffective against contact dermatitis. Access to clean litter prevented and remedied contact dermatitis, and a comparable approach may be commercially feasible.en
dc.description.versionPublished versionen
dc.format.extent14 page(s)en
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.identifierARTN 1761 (Article number)en
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.3390/ani10101761en
dc.identifier.eissn2076-2615en
dc.identifier.issn2076-2615en
dc.identifier.issue10en
dc.identifier.orcidJacobs, Leonie [0000-0002-3799-5078]en
dc.identifier.otherani10101761 (PII)en
dc.identifier.pmid32998380en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/104939en
dc.identifier.volume10en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherMDPIen
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dc.rightsCreative Commons Attribution 4.0 Internationalen
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/en
dc.subjectLife Sciences & Biomedicineen
dc.subjectAgriculture, Dairy & Animal Scienceen
dc.subjectVeterinary Sciencesen
dc.subjectAgricultureen
dc.subjectanimal welfareen
dc.subjectfootpad dermatitisen
dc.subjectpoultryen
dc.subjectplumage cleanlinessen
dc.subjectremedial treatmenten
dc.subjectFOOT-PAD DERMATITISen
dc.subjectLITTER MOISTUREen
dc.subjectGROWING BROILERSen
dc.subjectSCORING SYSTEMen
dc.subjectWELFAREen
dc.subjectAGEen
dc.subjectPERFORMANCEen
dc.subjectLAMENESSen
dc.subjectQUALITYen
dc.subjectSEVERITYen
dc.subject0502 Environmental Science and Managementen
dc.subject0608 Zoologyen
dc.subject0702 Animal Productionen
dc.titleRemedying Contact Dermatitis in Broiler Chickens with Novel Flooring Treatmentsen
dc.title.serialAnimalsen
dc.typeArticle - Refereeden
dc.type.dcmitypeTexten
dc.type.otherArticleen
dc.type.otherJournalen
dcterms.dateAccepted2020-09-23en
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