Poultry Welfare & Behaviour
Five projects within this program area are underway. They cover the following areas relating to Poultry Welfare and Behaviour: impact of ammonia on the welfare of laying hens, improving transport conditions for broilers, alternative methods of euthanizing turkeys, effects of lighting programs on leg weakness in broilers, and improving welfare for beak trimmed hens. In addition to these projects, the CPRC, in conjunction with AAFC, has agreed to facilitate the development of a cluster of poultry welfare and behaviour expertise in Canada. It is hoped that the cluster will act as a ‘virtual’ centre of excellence in this important research area. Researchers across Canada working on projects with welfare implications (of which there are many) will have access to the expertise of this group in designing, implementing and interpreting the results of their experiments.

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