The effect of feeding broiler chicks during
transportation on yolk sac, body weight
and anti-IBDV level in blood

Feeding chickens a commercial prestarter during a 20 h period of transportation from a hatchery had no significant effect on either the body weight of broilers reared until 336 h of age and the yolk sac weight and composition. In the yolk sac sampled after 72 h of rearing, a significant change in the fatty acid profile was noted. In the broilers given the prestarter, the share of SFA and PUFA was higher, whereas MUFA was lower, compared with chicks not fed a prestarter. Providing chicks with a commercial prestarter during transportation from a hatchery did not inﬂuence their immunity, expressed as the blood anti-IBDV level.

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Road transport of farm animals: effects of journey duration on animal welfare
B. L. Nielsen, L. Dybkjær, M. S. Herskin
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