Investigation of the prevalence and severity of foot pad dermatitis at the slaughterhouse in fattening turkeys reared in organic production systems in Germany

Freihold, D.; Bartels, Thomas; Bergmann, Shana; Berk, Jutta; Deerberg, Friedhelm; Dressel, A.; Erhard, Michael; Ermakow, O.; Huchler, Martin; Krautwald-Junghanns, M.-E.; Spindler, Birgit; Thieme, Susann; Hafez, H. M.

doi:10.3382/ps/pey473

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“…FPD should be seen as an important animal welfare issue. Considering today's both traditional and organic poultry farming systems, it does not seem possible to completely prevent the formation of footpad lesions (Freihold et al, 2019). It is known that FPD severity increases with age in poultry species (Shepherd and Fairchild, 2010).…”

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The Effect of Rearing System on Plumage Quality and Foot-Pad Dermatitis in Guinea Fowls and Pheasants

Uçar

Boz

Sarıca

2023

Black Sea Journal of Agriculture

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This study aims to determine welfare parameters such as FPD and PQ scores at different slaughter ages in Barn and Free-Range Rearing Systems for Guinea Fowl and Pheasants. The birds randomly distributed with half of 200 Pheasant and 200 Guinea Fowl chicks were reared in both barn and free-range systems. Game birds were examined for both foot-pad dermatit (FPD) score and feather score (plumage quality (PQ)) at 6, 12, 14, 16 and 18 weeks of age. The litter moisture content was also measured at 14, 16 and 18 weeks of the growing period. In guinea fowls, litter moisture content, or litter dry matter content, differed significantly according to the rearing system (p0.05). In terms of FPD, there was no difference in guinea fowl according to the rearing system, gender and slaughter age, but there was a difference in pheasants according to the slaughter age. In guinea fowl, the head area feather quality was lower than the barn system (p

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The Effect of Rearing System on Plumage Quality and Foot-Pad Dermatitis in Guinea Fowls and Pheasants

Uçar

Boz

Sarıca

2023

Black Sea Journal of Agriculture

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“…In the Netherlands, De Jong et al [10] reported a prevalence rate of 25% mild and 38% severe FPD in 386 flocks. In Germany, Freihold et al [11] reported a prevalence rate of 33% mild and 41% severe FPD in broilers. The differences in prevalence rates could be due to differences in management practices, breed, housing conditions, and other environmental factors.…”

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Prevalence and factors affecting foot–pad dermatitis in broilers in Eastern Algeria

Boussaada,

Liani,

Guergueb

2024

RC FCV-LUZ

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The prevalence and severity of pododermatitis can be used as indicators of the husbandry conditions and animal welfare that were present during the production cycle. The objective was to assess the frequency and extent of pododermatitis in broiler chickens in the wilaya of Batna and to study the risk factors associated with these lesions. This study focused on 30 broiler chicken flocks from different regions and slaughtered in two poultry slaughterhouses. Pododermatitis was measured in slaughterhouses according to the Welfare Quality® method (2009) on a sample of 100 chickens/flock. At the same time, a survey was conducted among poultry farmers to collect the necessary information on the farms concerned. The results showed very high variability in the distribution of the scores of pododermatitis according to the region of production. The results also revealed poor rearing conditions and a high prevalence of pododermatitis, which amounts to about 78%, ranged from mild skin inflammation (score 1) to severe ulcers (score 4), while 22% showed no lesion (score 0). In conclusion, in order to reduce the frequency of pododermatitis, it therefore seems necessary to control the breeding conditions, in particular the state of the moisture litter, the environmental parameters and the breeding density.

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“…When normal standing and walking are disrupted by a foot health problem, such as a disease (acute or chronic), disorder, trauma, or injury, the body function will suffer (Hawke and Burns, 2009). Footpad health can decline in commercial (Erasmus, 2017a) and organic (Freihold et al, 2019) turkey production systems. Lesions on the plantar area and the metatarsal footpads start as broken epidermis/skin (Shepherd and Fairchild, 2010).…”

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A Cross-Sectional Study on the Prevalence of Footpad Dermatitis in Canadian Turkeys

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Footpad dermatitis (FPD) can be a prevalent issue in commercial turkey production. This study aimed to identify the bird, housing, and management-related factors associated with the prevalence of FPD in the Canadian turkey flocks. A questionnaire and flock health scoring system were developed and disseminated to ~500 commercial turkey farmers across Canada. Farmers were asked to score FPD on a subset of 30 birds within their flock using a 0–2 scoring scale based on severity. The prevalence of FPD in the flock was calculated as the percentage of affected birds (score 1 or 2). A multivariate linear regression modeling was used to identify the factors associated with the prevalence of FPD. Four variables were included in the final model and accounted for 26.7% of the variation in FPD prevalence among the flocks. FPD prevalence was higher with increasing bird weight (3.6 ± 1.13), higher in flocks bedded with straw (12.1 ± 7.9), higher in flocks where birds were picked up less frequently during daily inspections (11.6 ± 8.10), and higher in flocks that used feed/water additives to reduce litter moisture (20.5 ± 10.59). These findings are a preliminary exploratory assessment of risk factors related to FPD prevalence on Canadian turkey farms. While these findings emphasize the importance of litter management and the stockperson, estimates and P-values from this study should be interpreted with caution. Further, longitudinal studies with the identified variables are required to better determine their influence on FPD.

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Investigation of the prevalence and severity of foot pad dermatitis at the slaughterhouse in fattening turkeys reared in organic production systems in Germany

Cited by 10 publications

References 23 publications

The Effect of Rearing System on Plumage Quality and Foot-Pad Dermatitis in Guinea Fowls and Pheasants

The Effect of Rearing System on Plumage Quality and Foot-Pad Dermatitis in Guinea Fowls and Pheasants

Prevalence and factors affecting foot–pad dermatitis in broilers in Eastern Algeria

A Cross-Sectional Study on the Prevalence of Footpad Dermatitis in Canadian Turkeys

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