Table 5.
The percentage (95% CI) of broiler breeder pullets in footpad score categories1.
| Footpad score | Treatment | 16 weeks | 22 weeks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | ED + ADLIB | 95.3 (86.3, 98.5) | 93.2 (83.6, 97.3) |
| SAD + ADLIB | 95.1 (85.6, 98.5) | 92.9 (81.6, 97.5) | |
| ED + WR | 91.6 (80.0, 96.8) | 88.0 (75.1, 94.7) | |
| SAD + WR | 91.3 (79.1, 96.7) | 87.6 (72.2, 95.0) | |
| 1 | ED + ADLIB | 5.5 (1.8, 15.8) | 6.9 (2.5, 17.3) |
| SAD + ADLIB | 4.8 (1.6, 14.0) | 6.0 (2.1, 16.3) | |
| ED + WR | 8.8 (3.3, 21.5) | 10.8 (4.5, 23.9) | |
| SAD + WR | 7.7 (2.9, 19.2) | 9.5 (3.6, 22.6) |
1Footpad score of 0 denotes no blemish or discoloration of the footpad. Footpad score of 1 indicates small to moderate lesion (<50% of footpad) with black coloring or keratosis of footpad.
Pullets were reared on one of four feed and water provision treatments in a 2 × 2 factorial design. Feeding treatments consisted of skip-a-day (SAD) and every-day (ED) feeding programs, while water provision treatments consisted of water restriction for 3 h during the 8 h photoperiod (WR) or ad libitum (ADLIB) access to water during the 8 h photoperiod.
No statistical differences were identified (p > 0.05).