APPLYING BIOSECURITY MEASURES TO A POULTRY UNIT

Doina Leonte, C. Leonte, Valerica Gîlcă

Abstract
   Solving welfare problems requires establishing clear lines of communication between society, farmers, researchers and animals.
   For the elaboration of this paper we analyzed how the principles regarding welfare of hen broilers in FermaDor Iași poultry unit are applied: adequate nutrition, adequate shelter, proper behavior, good health.
   The study concluded that all animal welfare principles have been applied and respected in the establishment.
   The amount of water consumed by chickens is between their physiological requirements, namely 1.6 - 2 times more than the consumption of fodder, a bird in the given case at the age of 35 days consuming 338 g / water compared to 214 g /fodder.
   The combined granulated feed administered to the chickens is balanced in all nutritional aspects. It is distributed through an automatic spiral line system, organized in 4 feed lines with 586 feeders / hall, distributing a nourishing for 66 chickens. An optimal feeding front is provided for the whole herd of birds.
   Lighting in the study farm has an intensity of 30 lux in the first 7days of the chickens and decreases to 5 lux in the growing and finishing period.
   Treatments in the FermaDor are ensured by vaccinating from day 7 and by administering of a drug or feed additive substances through feed and water.
   The density of the chickens in the hall is from 18.29 to 17.62 chicken/m² or 42 kg/ m² depopulation, taking into account mortality.
   Trained staff capable of working has exemplary behavior and attitude towards raised birds.

Key words: welfare, liberty, health, comfort, protection