Evaluating different types of the floors for housing broiler chickens in new valley

Abstract EN

The purpose of this research was to study the effect of different floor types on performance, airborne quality and physiological state of broilers.

The research involved 180 broilers aged 1 days which were raised up to 42 days.

Floor types consisted of cement, wheat straw litter, wire net, plastic net, wooden slats, palm fiber mate, palm slats and palm spines mate floors.

The achieved results showed that the floor types had significant effect on final body weight, feed conversion, some blood parameters, body temperature, viability rate and tonic immobility, however, there are no significant differences in plumage conditions and some carcass traits.

Broilers in the wooden slats and palm spines mate floors had immune organs weight compared to the other floors.

Also, broilers in the wooden slats and plastic net had average humidity level lower than broilers in the other floors.

It could be concluded that wooden slats and palm spines mate floors best being used for broilers.

However, palm slats (having less health problems than other floor) is recommended as a safe and economical replacement as floor for any floor.