The sub-goals of the project are to:
- describe the pathology, age pattern and variability of gizzard inflammation (GI)
- compare GI in broiler chickens and slaughter turkeys
- describe the relationship between potentially causative factors and GI, and generate hypotheses on the etiology of GI
- describe the relationship between necrotic enteritis and GI
- describe the relationship between foot health (as an indicator of bird welfare) and GI
- describe the relationship between gizzard function and GI
- describe the relationship between GI and productivity
- investigate if gizzards from birds that die or are killed during the rearing period is a useful indicator of GI occurrence in slaughter turkeys
- establish a quantitative assay for gizzerosine in feeds
- To achieve these goals is a field survey and two experimental studies were conducted
Research partners:
- Nofima Mat
- Universitetet for miljø og biovitenskap (fram til 2007)
- Biosonda, Chile
- Norsk fjørfenæring
