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Admixture of certified biochar in compound feed of turkeys and broilers considering animal welfare (CarboFeet)
Project
Project code: ML-Referat 304/EIP-Agri-Nr. 21
Contract period: 23.05.2016
- 15.08.2019
Budget: 712,535 Euro
Purpose of research: Applied research
Keywords: animal husbandry, pest/disease control
In poultry fattening pododermatitis is been known for decades as a problem. Recently in the context of animal welfare the pododermatitis at broilers and turkeys won special attention. There is a close correlation between pododermatitis and disorders of the gastrointestinal tract because intestinal instabilities cause to wet litter and therefore lead to a pododermatitis. Subject of this project is to examine whether the quality of the litter and therefore the pododermatitis can be improved by using a certified and activated biochar and/or reducing protein in feed. Because of the special pore structure the activated biochar has the property to absorb and bind five times of its own weight of water and substances dissolved therein (for example, nitrogen compounds, pathogenic germs or toxins). Biochar also causes a redox buffer effect in the digestive area. These features may provide an improved intestinal health and therefore a reduced use of drugs with equal biological performances.
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Subjects
- Animal Husbandry
- Animal health
