{"id":14836,"date":"2023-11-15T11:20:53","date_gmt":"2023-11-15T10:20:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sesc.cat\/?p=14836"},"modified":"2023-11-15T11:21:36","modified_gmt":"2023-11-15T10:21:36","slug":"iceberg-indicators-of-welfare-in-poultry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sesc.cat\/en\/iceberg-indicators-of-welfare-in-poultry\/","title":{"rendered":"Iceberg indicators of welfare in poultry"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The European Commission designated the IRTA, together with other European centers, as a Reference Center for the welfare of poultry and other small farm animals of the European Union <!--more-->(<a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurcaw-poultry-sfa.eu\/en\/minisite\/sfawc\/welcome-european-reference-centre-animal-welfare-poultry-and-other-small-farmed\">EURCAW-Poultry-small animals<\/a>) in 2020. The aim is to provide technical support and coordinated assistance to EU countries in carrying out official controls in the field of animal welfare, and to contribute to the dissemination of good practices. It does this by providing technical and scientific experience, as well as conducting studies and developing methods to improve and evaluate animal welfare. To guarantee the transfer of knowledge and innovative strategies, in addition to offering training to the European Competent Authorities.<\/p>\n<p>Recently the EURCAW-Poultry-small animals has published some technical sheets on <strong>iceberg indicators<\/strong> that can serve as a guide to assess in the slaughterhouse the level of welfare that broilers and laying hens have had on the farm and briefly describes evaluation methods. These indicators are not related to a specific problem, but allow us to get a quick idea of possible well-being problems, just as the tip of an iceberg alerts us to everything that is submerged.<\/p>\n<p>You can consult them here:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/zenodo.org\/records\/8386693\">Indicators in the slaughterhouse to determine the welfare of broilers on the farm.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sitesv2.anses.fr\/en\/system\/files\/EURCAW-Poultry-SFA-DL.2.2.4_FS_Foot%20lesions%20assessed%20at%20slaughter_LH.pdf\">Evaluation of foot injuries at slaughter in laying hens.<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Soon the Center plans to produce a best practice guide on the automatic assessment of animal welfare indicators in chicken slaughterhouses. If you want to follow the news, you can sign up for the <a href=\"https:\/\/sitesv2.anses.fr\/en\/minisite\/sfawc\/subscribe-eurcaw-poultry-sfas-newsletter\">newsletter<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Here are some examples of these indicators, in the technical sheets criteria are given to standardize their assessment:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Broilers:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Total mortality<\/li>\n<li>Condemnation rate<\/li>\n<li>Presence of wounds or bruises<\/li>\n<li>Pododermatitis<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Laying hens:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Pododermatitis<\/li>\n<li>Finger lesions<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h6>Post written by Aranzazu Varvar\u00f3 Porter, research support technician at IRTA&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.irta.cat\/ca\/grup\/benestar-animal\/\">Animal Welfare Program<\/a>.<\/h6>\n<div id=\"attachment_14827\" style=\"width: 557px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14827\" class=\" wp-image-14827\" src=\"https:\/\/sesc.cat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Benestar-aviram-1-445x600.jpg\" alt=\"A les fitxes t\u00e8cniques es donen criteris per avaluar la pres\u00e8ncia de ferides o hematomes a les canals de broiler.\" width=\"547\" height=\"738\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sesc.cat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Benestar-aviram-1-445x600.jpg 445w, https:\/\/sesc.cat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Benestar-aviram-1-222x300.jpg 222w, https:\/\/sesc.cat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Benestar-aviram-1.jpg 455w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 547px) 100vw, 547px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-14827\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Criteria for assessing the presence of wounds or bruises in broiler carcasses are given in the technical fact sheets.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_14830\" style=\"width: 565px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14830\" class=\" wp-image-14830\" src=\"https:\/\/sesc.cat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Benestar-aviram-2-800x359.jpg\" alt=\"Barem de la pododermatitis dels broilers.\" width=\"555\" height=\"249\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sesc.cat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Benestar-aviram-2-800x359.jpg 800w, https:\/\/sesc.cat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Benestar-aviram-2-300x135.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sesc.cat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Benestar-aviram-2-768x345.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sesc.cat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Benestar-aviram-2.jpg 937w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 555px) 100vw, 555px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-14830\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Scoring of pododermatitis lesions in broilers.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_14821\" style=\"width: 558px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14821\" class=\" wp-image-14821\" src=\"https:\/\/sesc.cat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Benestar-aviram-3.jpg\" alt=\"Barem de les lesions a les potes en gallines ponedores.\" width=\"548\" height=\"943\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sesc.cat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Benestar-aviram-3.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sesc.cat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Benestar-aviram-3-174x300.jpg 174w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 548px) 100vw, 548px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-14821\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Scoring of foot lesions in laying hens.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_14824\" style=\"width: 542px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14824\" class=\"size-full wp-image-14824\" src=\"https:\/\/sesc.cat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Benestar-aviram-4.jpg\" alt=\"Exemple de pododermatitis (bumble foot) en una ponedora, indicador de manca de benestar.\" width=\"532\" height=\"424\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sesc.cat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Benestar-aviram-4.jpg 532w, https:\/\/sesc.cat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Benestar-aviram-4-300x239.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 532px) 100vw, 532px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-14824\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Example of pododermatitis (bumble foot) in a layer, indicator of lack of well-being.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The European Commission designated the IRTA, together with other European centers, as a Reference Center for the welfare of poultry and other small farm animals of the European 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