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 | |
| State | Published - Dec 2002 |
Bibliographical note
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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