Identification of a practical and reliable method for the evaluation of litter moisture in turkey production.
Identification of a practical and reliable method for the evaluation of litter moisture in turkey production.
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确定一种实用且可靠的方法来评估火鸡生产中垫料的水分。
DOI：
10.1080/00071668.2017.1381334
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发表时间：
2018
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2
通讯作者：
Vinco LJ
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作者：
Vinco LJ
1. 进行了一项实验，比较了5种不同的凋落物湿度评价方法。在垃圾收集和评估方面，选择了55个农场，每个农场检查了一个棚子，每个棚子里有9个点。对于每个用于评估凋落物水分的装置，对每个采集点的湿度测量的平均值和标准差进行了评估。5种测量湿度仪之间的信度和总体一致性较高(α=0.72)。对9个收集点中的3个进行测量，就足以可靠地评估整个棚内的凋落物水分。基于凋落物水分与足底病变的直接相关性，凋落物水分测量可以作为农场动物福利指标的来源。在所分析的5种方法中，目测计分是最简单、最实用的方法，因此是在农场进行动物福利评估的最佳候选方法。
1. An experiment was conducted to compare 5 different methods for the evaluation of litter moisture.2. For litter collection and assessment, 55 farms were selected, one shed from each farm was inspected and 9 points were identified within each shed.3. For each device, used for the evaluation of litter moisture, mean and standard deviation of wetness measures per collection point were assessed.4. The reliability and overall consistency between the 5 instruments used to measure wetness were high (α= 0.72).5. Measurement of three out of the 9 collection points were sufficient to provide a reliable assessment of litter moisture throughout the shed.6. Based on the direct correlation between litter moisture and footpad lesions, litter moisture measurement can be used as a resource based on-farm animal welfare indicator.7. Among the 5 methods analysed, visual scoring is the most simple and practical, and therefore the best candidate to be used on-farm for animal welfare assessment.