Effects of Different Swimming Pool Conditions and Floor Types on Growth Performance and Footpad Dermatitis in Indoor-Reared White Roman Geese
Footpad dermatitis (FPD) is a major foot disease in modern poultry production, and it affects both poultry health and animal welfare. It refers to inflammation and necrotizing lesions on the plantar surface of the footpads and toes. We investigated the effects of providing a swimming pool and differ...
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| author | Shih-Chieh Liao Pei-Xuan Lu Shih-Yi Shen Chih-Chang Hsiao Ching-Yi Lien Sheng-Der Wang Tsung-Yi Lin Po-An Tu |
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| description | Footpad dermatitis (FPD) is a major foot disease in modern poultry production, and it affects both poultry health and animal welfare. It refers to inflammation and necrotizing lesions on the plantar surface of the footpads and toes. We investigated the effects of providing a swimming pool and different floor types on growth performance and FPD score in indoor-reared White Roman geese. Forty-eight male and 48 female White Roman geese were randomly allocated to pens with or without a swimming pool and with either mud or perforated plastic floor and reared from 15 to 84 days of age. Growth performance measurements included feed intake (FI), weight gain (WG), and feed conversion ratio (FCR). FI, WG, and FCR were significantly decreased at various growth periods in geese provided with a pool. Lower WG and bodyweight for the perforated plastic floor group were found at 15–28 and 28 days of age, respectively. The geese reared on the perforated plastic floors without a pool had higher FPD scores at 70 and 84 days of age than those with other rearing conditions. A higher incidence of FPD score 1 was observed in geese raised without a pool. In conclusion, providing a pool can improve footpad health in indoor-reared White Roman geese but may not benefit growth performance. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-25c3286b2eba471498bfe93fa499627b2023-11-21T23:09:45ZengMDPI AGAnimals2076-26152021-06-01116170510.3390/ani11061705Effects of Different Swimming Pool Conditions and Floor Types on Growth Performance and Footpad Dermatitis in Indoor-Reared White Roman GeeseShih-Chieh Liao0Pei-Xuan Lu1Shih-Yi Shen2Chih-Chang Hsiao3Ching-Yi Lien4Sheng-Der Wang5Tsung-Yi Lin6Po-An Tu7Changhua Animal Propagation Station, Livestock Research Institute, Council of Agriculture, Changhua 512, TaiwanChanghua Animal Propagation Station, Livestock Research Institute, Council of Agriculture, Changhua 512, TaiwanChanghua Animal Propagation Station, Livestock Research Institute, Council of Agriculture, Changhua 512, TaiwanChanghua Animal Propagation Station, Livestock Research Institute, Council of Agriculture, Changhua 512, TaiwanChanghua Animal Propagation Station, Livestock Research Institute, Council of Agriculture, Changhua 512, TaiwanChanghua Animal Propagation Station, Livestock Research Institute, Council of Agriculture, Changhua 512, TaiwanHsinchu Branch, Livestock Research Institute, Council of Agriculture, Miaoli 36848, TaiwanHsinchu Branch, Livestock Research Institute, Council of Agriculture, Miaoli 36848, TaiwanFootpad dermatitis (FPD) is a major foot disease in modern poultry production, and it affects both poultry health and animal welfare. It refers to inflammation and necrotizing lesions on the plantar surface of the footpads and toes. We investigated the effects of providing a swimming pool and different floor types on growth performance and FPD score in indoor-reared White Roman geese. Forty-eight male and 48 female White Roman geese were randomly allocated to pens with or without a swimming pool and with either mud or perforated plastic floor and reared from 15 to 84 days of age. Growth performance measurements included feed intake (FI), weight gain (WG), and feed conversion ratio (FCR). FI, WG, and FCR were significantly decreased at various growth periods in geese provided with a pool. Lower WG and bodyweight for the perforated plastic floor group were found at 15–28 and 28 days of age, respectively. The geese reared on the perforated plastic floors without a pool had higher FPD scores at 70 and 84 days of age than those with other rearing conditions. A higher incidence of FPD score 1 was observed in geese raised without a pool. In conclusion, providing a pool can improve footpad health in indoor-reared White Roman geese but may not benefit growth performance.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/11/6/1705White Roman geeseindoor rearingswimming pool conditionsfloor typesfootpad dermatitis |
| spellingShingle | Shih-Chieh Liao Pei-Xuan Lu Shih-Yi Shen Chih-Chang Hsiao Ching-Yi Lien Sheng-Der Wang Tsung-Yi Lin Po-An Tu Effects of Different Swimming Pool Conditions and Floor Types on Growth Performance and Footpad Dermatitis in Indoor-Reared White Roman Geese Animals White Roman geese indoor rearing swimming pool conditions floor types footpad dermatitis |
| title | Effects of Different Swimming Pool Conditions and Floor Types on Growth Performance and Footpad Dermatitis in Indoor-Reared White Roman Geese |
| title_full | Effects of Different Swimming Pool Conditions and Floor Types on Growth Performance and Footpad Dermatitis in Indoor-Reared White Roman Geese |
| title_fullStr | Effects of Different Swimming Pool Conditions and Floor Types on Growth Performance and Footpad Dermatitis in Indoor-Reared White Roman Geese |
| title_full_unstemmed | Effects of Different Swimming Pool Conditions and Floor Types on Growth Performance and Footpad Dermatitis in Indoor-Reared White Roman Geese |
| title_short | Effects of Different Swimming Pool Conditions and Floor Types on Growth Performance and Footpad Dermatitis in Indoor-Reared White Roman Geese |
| title_sort | effects of different swimming pool conditions and floor types on growth performance and footpad dermatitis in indoor reared white roman geese |
| topic | White Roman geese indoor rearing swimming pool conditions floor types footpad dermatitis |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/11/6/1705 |
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