Kovács László, Klaucke Christopher René, Farkas Máté, Bakony Mikolt, Jurkovich Viktor, Könyves László
Department of Animal Hygiene, Herd Health and Mobile Clinic, University of Veterinary Medicine, 1078 Budapest, Hungary.
Department of Digital Food Science, University of Veterinary Medicine, 1078 Budapest, Hungary.
Poult Sci. 2025 Jan;104(1):104598. doi: 10.1016/j.psj.2024.104598. Epub 2024 Nov 27.
This research aimed to determine the association between biosecurity and animal welfare measures in large-scale fattening turkey farms in Hungary. Large-scale farms raising male fattening turkeys across Hungary were contacted, with 24 agreeing to participate. The Biocheck.UGent questionnaire was used to evaluate biosecurity measures, and Animal Welfare Indicators (AWIN) protocol was used for welfare assessment. The association between biosecurity and welfare indicators was investigated by correlation testing and prediction accuracy using random forest classification. The areas of biosecurity that were shown to be closely linked to the welfare index were the organization of the farm (farm management, supply of materials), the control and hygienic measures implemented between farm structures, cleaning and disinfection measures on the farm, and control and hygienic measures implemented in the case of farm workers and visitors upon entrance and exit. The study highlighted the link between biosecurity and animal welfare in turkey production, concluding that enhanced biosecurity measures correlate with better welfare outcomes and emphasizing the need for comprehensive and well-implemented biosecurity protocols.
本研究旨在确定匈牙利大型育肥火鸡养殖场生物安全与动物福利措施之间的关联。研究联系了匈牙利各地饲养雄性育肥火鸡的大型养殖场，其中24个同意参与。使用Biocheck.UGent问卷评估生物安全措施，并采用动物福利指标（AWIN）协议进行福利评估。通过相关性测试和随机森林分类的预测准确性来研究生物安全与福利指标之间的关联。与福利指数密切相关的生物安全领域包括养殖场的组织（农场管理、物资供应）、养殖场建筑之间实施的控制和卫生措施、养殖场的清洁和消毒措施，以及农场工人和访客进出时实施的控制和卫生措施。该研究突出了火鸡生产中生物安全与动物福利之间的联系，得出结论认为加强生物安全措施与更好的福利结果相关，并强调需要全面且实施良好的生物安全协议。
