Analysis Of Condition And Behavior Of Day-Old Chick Post Transportasi With Different Durations

B. Indarsih, A. Joinaldy, A. Sapriadi, MH. Tamzil, N.K.D. Haryani, I N.Sukartha .Jaya

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The present study was conducted to analyze the condition and behavior of post-hatch transportation duration.  A total of 300 day old female broilers (3 boxes) from 50 week old  breeder hens  of Cobb strain were produced by PT. Mega Satwa Perkasa.  The vehicle used was  a special doc truck. The observation was conducted directly after the DOCs arrived, with using 25 birds each treatment for condition obervation, and 5 birds for behavior observation. A Completely Randomized Design was applied, with 3 treatments and 5 replicates, and 1 bird each replicate. Data on behavior recording was carried out with 30 minutes duration when the DOC arrived at the rearing pens using CCTV. The recorded video was tested using the Continuous Recording Method, and transportation durations were divided into D1 (1 hour), D2 (12 hours), and D3 (24 hours). The parameters on the conditions of DOCs were injury and weight loss. Whilst the chick’s behaviors were eating, drinking, resting, and locomotion. The findings showed that transportation duration for more than 12 hours caused dehydration, bruising and injury to the leg and hock and also caused weight loss by 4.91-8.50%. The transportation duration for 12 hours increased eating behavior by 34% more than the 1 hour and the 24-hour durations. The transportation more than 12 hours increased the drinking behavior by 70% compared to D2 (20%) and D1 (10%). The best resting behavior was at the shortest transportation duration (1 hour). The transportation for 12 hours increased locomotion behavior activity by 68% more than D3 treatment (19%) and D1 (13%).

 


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Transport, Condition, Behavior, Locomotion

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