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The impact of infrared beak treatment on turkey tom and hen beak length and performance to 12 weeks of age.
Struthers, S; Fiss, T; Classen, H L; Gomis, S; Herwig, E; Schwean-Lardner, K.
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  • Struthers S; The Roslin Institute and Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH25 9RG, UK; Department of Agriculture, Horticulture, and Engineering Science, Scotland's Rural College, Edinburgh EH25 9RG, UK.
  • Fiss T; Department and Animal and Poultry Science, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Canada S7N 5A8.
  • Classen HL; Department and Animal and Poultry Science, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Canada S7N 5A8.
  • Gomis S; Department of Veterinary Pathology, Western College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Canada S7N 5B4.
  • Herwig E; Department and Animal and Poultry Science, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Canada S7N 5A8.
  • Schwean-Lardner K; Department and Animal and Poultry Science, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Canada S7N 5A8. Electronic address: karen.schwean@usask.ca.
Poult Sci ; 101(4): 101737, 2022 Apr.
Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-35196584
Controlling injurious pecking in commercial turkeys remains a significant challenge to producers and the industry. Infrared beak treatment is an effective method of controlling injurious pecking in chickens; however, the effects of infrared beak treatment on turkey performance are still largely unknown. Two experiments were conducted to determine the impact of infrared beak treatment on the beak length and performance of turkeys raised to 12 wk of age. Experiment 1 tested both toms (n = 236) and hens (n = 324), while Experiment 2 focused on hens (n = 608). Poults for each experiment were assigned to 1 of 2 beak treatments: infrared beak treated (IR) on the day of hatch at a commercial hatchery or sham untreated control (C). Data collected included beak length, body weight, feed intake, feed efficiency, and mortality. Data were analyzed using a 1 or 2-way ANOVA, followed by Tukey's range test for mean separation when interactions were found. Results showed that beak length (Experiment 1 only) was significantly shorter in IR poults from 2 to 12 wk of age. In the same experiment, IR toms had lighter body weight than C toms, but IR hens were heavier than C hens from 2 to 4 wk of age. By 12 wk, IR poults were heavier than C poults, regardless of gender. In experiment 2, IR hens had lighter body weight from 2 to 4 wk of age. In conclusion, infrared beak treatment had minimal effects on feed intake, feed efficiency, or mortality over the 12-wk periods of both experiments.
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Pavos / Pico Límite: Animals Idioma: En Revista: Poult Sci Año: 2022 Tipo del documento: Article Pais de publicación: Reino Unido
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Pavos / Pico Límite: Animals Idioma: En Revista: Poult Sci Año: 2022 Tipo del documento: Article Pais de publicación: Reino Unido