Análisis del bienestar animal mediante el protocolo Welfare Quality® en aves de postura de la línea Hy Line Brown.

Abstract

The purpose ofthis project was to evaluate the animal welfare ofbirds ofthe Hy line Brown line extremely in the Welfare Quality® Protocol, which evaluates in a standardized way and integrates the information to allow farms and slaughterhouses to be assigned to one of four categories this means from bad to good animal welfare. Animal welfare was objectively analyzed to identify strengths and weaknesses that directly affect farm productivity and bird welfare. Four principles (food, good housing, good health, appropriate behavior) were evaluated, based on 10 criteria and 20 indicators. The population for this project was 3,250, from which a total sample of1,400 birds was taken from the Brown hy line, with an intensive system at the San Benito farm located in the Patios along the Corozal straight, California path, near the toll the acacios, the analysis ofthe results indicates in the Welfare Quality® Protocol they changed an excellent qualification, since in all the principles it was greater than 55%, indicating the general qualification of86.95%. The assessment of each principle was with a percentage of food 62.55%, good accommodation 85.07%, good health 97.18% and adequate behavior of 100%.