Comparison of performance, incidence of foot pad dermatitis, and gut microflora of broiler chickens raised on floor pens and in cages in a tropical environment

• Main Authors: M. S., Zulfahmi, N. N., Syafiqa, Idrus, Zulkifli, Mohamed, Elmutaz Atta Awad, Farjam, Abdoreza Soleimani
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Language: English
• Published: Faculty of Animal Husbandry, Brawijaya University 2017
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/66591/1/SAADC-2017-2.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/66591/
• Institution: Universiti Putra Malaysia

This study was conducted to determine the effects of cage and floor pen rearing systems on growth performance, incidence of footpad dermatitis (FPD), and cecal E. coli population in broiler chickens in a tropical environment. A total of 200 day-old male broiler chicks (Cobb 500) were equally allocat...