Comparison of Broiler Chicken Behavioral Response in Differing Closed House Length throughout the Dry Season

Authors

  • Winda Virdya Sitorus Poultry Production Laboratory, Faculty of Animal and Agricultural Sciences, Universitas Diponegoro
  • Dwi Sunarti Poultry Production Laboratory, Faculty of Animal and Agricultural Sciences, Universitas Diponegoro
  • Teysar Adi Sarjana Poultry Production Laboratory, Faculty of Animal and Agricultural Sciences, Universitas Diponegoro

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.32734/jpi.v7i2.2148

Keywords:

broiler chicken behavior, heat loss, heat production, dry season, closed house

Abstract

his study aims at comparing the behavioral response of broiler chickens maintained
at different closed house length in the dry season. 600 broiler chickens with an average weight
of 41.30 ± 2.68 g and two closed house units, each with a length of 60 m and 120 m having a
capacity of 11,000 and 22,000 were used. Heat production is represented through eating,
walking, and stretching behaviors. This research observed drinking and resting behaviors of the
chickens. This is descriptive research conducted in the starter period (14 days old) of the
chickens. The results show that the resting and stretching behaviors of chickens residing in the
120 m closed house are higher than those in the 60 m closed house; no difference is observed
in drinking behaviors. The average frequency and duration of walking and eating of chickens
residing in the 120 m closed house are lower than those in the 60 m closed house indicating
that broilers reduce the frequency and duration of walking and eating. The findings show that
chickens raised in longer cages will show behavioral responses representing an increase of heat
loss and a reduction of heat production.

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Published

2019-06-24

Issue

Vol. 7 No. 2 (2019): Jurnal Peternakan Integratif

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