The Prevalence of Integument Injuries and Associated Risk Factors Among Canadian Turkeys.

ABSTRACT: Injurious pecking can cause a wide range of damage and is an important welfare and economic issue in turkey production. Aggressive pecking typically targets the head/neck (HN) area, and feather pecking typically targets the back/tail (BT) area; injuries in these separate areas could be used as a proxy for the level of aggressive and feather pecking in a flock. The objective of this study was to identify risk factors for integument injuries in Canadian turkey flocks. A survey containing a questionnaire about housing and management practices and a scoring guide was distributed to 500 turkey farmers across Canada. The farmer scored pecking injuries in two different body areas (HN and BT) on a 0-2 scale on a subset of birds within each flock. Multivariable logistic regression modeling was used

SUBMITTER: Leishman EM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8777054 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature