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Niedersächsisches Ministerium für Ernährung, Landwirtschaft und Verbraucherschutz
Lower Saxony and Bremen
Calenberger Straße 2
30169 Hannover
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Approach to improve animal health and stable climate in turkey fattening husbandry in Lower Saxony
Especially in cold seasons existing ventilation systems in curtain-sided barns pose challenges to turkey fatteners. To ensure a sufficient amount of fresh air inflow the curtains of the barns have to be opened, which is also the case during cold and wet weather. Therefore using this gravitational forced ventilation, the cold, humid air gets directly to the turkeys, resulting in a higher risk for respiratory diseases and wet litter. Within this project, a consortium of turkey fatteners, consultants and scientists will test the application of an innovative ventilation system for curtain-sided barns. The aim is a reduction of an inflow of cold air maintaining adequate climate in the barn. Therefore, existing ventilation systems in curtain-sided barns should be modified. In a second step watering bars should be installed to create a larger resting area for the turkeys. This restructuring of the inner stable room contributes to a reduction of the area with high water input and therefore is expected to reduce the risk of wet litter.
The aim of the project was to improve the air quality, animal welfare and also the biological performance of turkey roosters by modifying the ventilation technology in conventional turkey fattening houses. Two phases were included in the project. The first phase included three fattening periods with comparison of different ventilation techniques. This project phase could be carried out in its entirety and provided a complete picture of the suitability of the different ventilation systems. In the second project phase, the suitability of drinking bars in turkey fattening houses was tested. These were tested on only two farms. The results provide evidence that the choice of watering system has an impact on footpad health, but watering bars did not seem to be beneficial. During the project, the use of the innovative ventilation concept did not show any clear advantages with regard to animal health and animal behaviour. With regard to foot pad health, improvements in ... (see final repor
Rural development 2014-2020 for Operational Groups (in the sense of Art 56 of Reg.1305/2013)
Stiftung Tierärzliche Hochschule, Institut für Tierhygiene, Tierschutz und Nutztierethologie
Bischofsholer Damm 15
30173 Hannover
Phone: 0511/8568965
Email: stephanie.schaefers@tiho-hannover.de
2019
completed
489,320
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