Food and Feeding Habits of Red Junglefowl

Arshad, Muhammad; Zakaria, Mohamad Pauzi; S, Sajap Ahmad; Ismail, Ahmad

doi:10.3923/pjbs.2000.1024.1026

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“…These results are in agreement with results from our previous study, where percent of time spent at the feeder was increased by up to 247% on wk 5 (Meyer et al, 2020). Although foraging and general activity have largely been removed from the behavioral repertoire of today's broiler approaching market weight (Weeks et al, 2000), continuous movement while foraging, motivated by visual stimuli, is a behavior natural to the chicken's junglefowl ancestor (Arshad et al, 2000;Fernandez-Juricic et al, 2004). However, on days 0, 3, and 4, CON birds spent a greater percent of time at the feeder.…”

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Laser Enrichment Device Stimulates Broiler Laser-Following Behavior While Increasing Individual Bird Locomotion and Pen-Wide Movement

2021

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Genetic selection for fast growth rate and high breast muscle yield in modern broilers has unintended effects on animal welfare and behavior, namely in terms of inactivity and leg disorders. We hypothesized that exercise stimulated through environmental enrichment could positively stimulate pen-wide activity and improve bird welfare. The study objectives were to implement a laser enrichment device to motivate active and feeding behaviors throughout the pen. Twelve hundred Ross 708 broilers were randomly assigned to enrichment (LASER; laser enrichment, or CON; no laser enrichment) for 49 d. Seventy focal birds were randomly assigned to 14 video-recorded pens for behavioral analysis, including focal bird home pen behavior and walking distance. Pen-wide activity was also measured during the 4-min laser periods, four times daily, d0–8, and 1 day weekly, wk 1–6. Focal birds were gait scored wk 1–6, and were euthanized on d42 for tibia bone mineral content, density, and bone breaking strength analysis. Time spent active was increased in LASER-enriched birds compared to CON on wk 3–5 by up to 214% (wk 4), and percent of time at the feeder was increased in LASER-enriched birds by 761% on wk 4 (P < 0.05). Peak percent of birds following the laser (LASER-enriched pens only) was observed on d0 (8.52%). Over wk 1–6, peak laser-following behavior was observed on wk 3 (3.07% of birds). Percent of birds moving during laser periods was increased in LASER-enriched pens on d0, 1, 2, 6, 7, and 8, with a percent increase of 68.7% observed on d1 (P < 0.05). Percent of birds moving (laser-following or not) was increased on wk 1, 3, and 4 in LASER-enriched pens, with an increase of 69.7% observed on wk 4 (P < 0.05). No differences were found in tibia measures. These data indicate that laser enrichment stimulated voluntary locomotion through wk 5 and laser-following behavior through wk 6, and that the relatively small percent of birds actively following the laser stimulated pen-wide movement above the level of the CON through wk 4 on study.

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Laser Enrichment Device Stimulates Broiler Laser-Following Behavior While Increasing Individual Bird Locomotion and Pen-Wide Movement

2021

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“…Red jungle fowl consumed 26 invertebrate orders and 12 plant species. Feed consumption from plant is 80,88% and feed consumption from animal is 19,12% [18]. Poultry has the ability to choose feed ingredients according to their nutritional needs.…”

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Feeding Management of Red Jungle Fowl Offsprings by Community in Seluma District, Bengkulu, Indonesia

Sutriyono¹,

Setianto²,

Amrullah³

2021

Proceedings of the International Seminar on Promoting Local Resources for Sustainable Agriculture and Development (ISPLRSAD 202

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Domestication of red jungle fowl has been done in Seluma District, Bengkulu Indonesia. Domestication is done for many purposes, and has produced breeds of burgo chicken, which is currently bred. The objective of the study was to evaluate the feeding management vof red jungle fowl and its offspring by the community. The study was conducted in Seluma District of Bengkulu Indonesia. Respondents selection was conducted by using a snowball sampling method, obtained 45 samples of breeders. The data were obtained from the breeders selected as respondents by using a combination of in-depth interviews, questionnaires and a direct observation. The results showed that the respondents gave the feed of one type, two types, three types, four types and five types of feed, respectively 42.22%, 35.56%, 15.56%, 4.44%, and 2.22%. Respondents provide feed with frequency one time per day, twice per day, and three times per day respectively 28.89%, 51.11%, and 20%. Respondents provide feed in the morning of 20%, 8.89% noon, morning and afternoon 51.11%, and morning, noon and afternoon 20%. Respondents who feed 40% of corn, 48.89% of rice, 40% commercial feed, 13.33% rice, 2.22% red rice, 15.56% rice, 8.89% rice bran, 15.56% palm fruit, 4.44% ant eggs. It can be concluded that feed management is varied and has not considered nutritional needs for growth, production and reproduction.

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“…Students t-test analysis (Steel and Torrie, 1980) was used to detect the difference of abundance of arthropods between study sites. The eight orders of arthropods i.e., Hymenoptera (Formicidae), Orthoptera, Coleoptera, Hemiptera, Isoptera, Dermaptera, Arachnida and Isopoda that were considered to be important food sources for red junglefowl (Arshad et al, 2000). Students t-test was also used to determine the difference of abundance of insects in 4 year and 8 year old oil palm plantations.…”

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“…The red junglefowls are opportunist feeders in the oil palm habitat, i.e. plant materials (80.88%) as well as (Arshad et al, 2000).…”

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Effect of Arthropods Abundance on the Red Junglefowl Population in Oil Palm Plantation Habitat

Arshad

Mohamed

2013

Pakistan Journal of Scientific & Industrial Research

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Food and Feeding Habits of Red Junglefowl

Cited by 14 publications

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Laser Enrichment Device Stimulates Broiler Laser-Following Behavior While Increasing Individual Bird Locomotion and Pen-Wide Movement

Laser Enrichment Device Stimulates Broiler Laser-Following Behavior While Increasing Individual Bird Locomotion and Pen-Wide Movement

Feeding Management of Red Jungle Fowl Offsprings by Community in Seluma District, Bengkulu, Indonesia

Effect of Arthropods Abundance on the Red Junglefowl Population in Oil Palm Plantation Habitat

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