VetSRev
Database of veterinary systematic reviews
Database of veterinary systematic reviews
Sustainability (2020) 12:
DOI: 10.3390/su12041413
This systematic review aims to explore how information technologies (ITs) are currently used to monitor the welfare of broiler chickens. The question posed for the review was "which ITs are related to welfare and how do they monitor this for broilers?". The Welfare QualityR (WQ) protocol for broiler assessment was utilized as a framework to analyse suitable articles. A total of 57 studies were reviewed wherein all principles of broiler welfare were addressed. The "good health" principle was the main criteria found to be addressed by ITs and IT-based studies (45.6% and 46.1%, respectively), whereas the least observed principle was "good feeding" (8.8%). This review also classified ITs and IT-based studies by their utilization (location, production system, variable measured, aspect of production, and experimental/practical use). The results show that the current focus of ITs is on problems with conventional production systems and that less attention has been given to free-range systems, slaughterhouses, and supply chain issues. Given the valuable results evidenced by the exploitation of ITs, their use in broiler production should continue to be encouraged with more attention given to farmer adoption strategies.
Rios, H. V., Waquil, P. D., Carvalho, P. S. de, & Norton, T. (2020). How are information technologies addressing broiler welfare? A systematic review based on the Welfare QualityR assessment. Sustainability, 12(4). https://doi.org/10.3390/su12041413 Animal Husbandry and Production [LL180], reviews, systematic reviews, Meat Producing Animals [LL120], feeding, animal rights, animal welfare, Animal Welfare [LL810], birds, broilers, chickens, domesticated birds, fowls, poultry, animal production, information technology, Automation and Control [NN050], broiler production