Hatchery and transportation factors associated with early poult mortality in commercial turkey flocks

D. K. Carver; J. Fetrow; T. Gerig; K. K. Krueger; H. J. Barnes

doi:10.1093/ps/81.12.1818

Hatchery and transportation factors associated with early poult mortality in commercial turkey flocks

D. K. Carver, J. Fetrow, T. Gerig, K. K. Krueger, H. J. Barnes

Veterinary Population Medicine

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Abstract

A prospective ecologic study, using routinely collected data from commercial turkey companies, was done of 312 turkey flocks placed over a 1-yr period. The objective was to identify hatchery- and transportation-associated risk factors for poult mortality in the first 14 d after placement using statistical models. Logistic regression was used to determine the effects of hatchery-and transportation-related factors on odds of mortality for hen and tom flocks separately. Hatchery and transportation-related risk factors for hen flock mortality included truck, truck temperature, and number of poults dead on arrival at the farm. Hatchery and transportation-related risk factors for tom flock mortality included desnooding, truck, truck temperature; shipping time, and weather conditions at placement.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	1818-1825
Number of pages	8
Journal	Poultry science
Volume	81
Issue number	12
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1093/ps/81.12.1818
State	Published - Dec 2002

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Funding Information:
This research was supported by Cuddy Farms, Inc. and the North Carolina State University College of Veterinary Medicine.

Keywords

Hatchery
Mortality
Poult
Transportation
Turkey

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