Behavior pattern of chicken reared in a fermentation bed

ZHENG Xue-fang; LIU Bo; LU Shu-xian; LIN Kang-mei; LAN Jiang-lin; HUANG You-wang; XU Zi-hao

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ZHENG Xue-fang, LIU Bo, LU Shu-xian, LIN Kang-mei, LAN Jiang-lin, HUANG You-wang, XU Zi-hao. Behavior pattern of chicken reared in a fermentation bed[J]. Fujian Journal of Agricultural Sciences, 2010, 25(4): 399-404.

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ZHENG Xue-fang, LIU Bo, LU Shu-xian, LIN Kang-mei, LAN Jiang-lin, HUANG You-wang, XU Zi-hao. Behavior pattern of chicken reared in a fermentation bed[J]. Fujian Journal of Agricultural Sciences, 2010, 25(4): 399-404.

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Behavior pattern of chicken reared in a fermentation bed

1.
Agricultural Bio-Resources Research Institute, Fujian Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Fuzhou, Fujian 350003, China;
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Agricultural By-product Base of Chinese People′s Armed Police Force 8710, Fuqing, Fujian 350307, China

Received Date: 2010-07-13
Rev Recd Date: 2010-08-04
Publish Date: 2010-08-15

Abstract

Abstract

The effects of rearing chicken in a fermentation bed on their behaviors,e.g.posturing,drinking and feeding,were observed.The results showed that the broilers sat more(about 80% of the time) and moved less(about 10% of the time) on the fermentation bed.The peak of moving around occurred most frequently at 8:00-10:00 and 18:00-20:00,when the atmospheric temperature was lower in a day.The peak of feeding and drinking occurred twice daily,i.e.,the peak of feeding at 14:00-16:00 and 18:00-20:00,and drinking at 10:00-12:00 and 14:00-16:00.Furthermore,the chicken's body temperature and gaping frequency directly correlated to the ambient temperature.
- Fermentation bed,
- chicken rearing,
- behavior

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