Table 5.
Welfare measures assessed at 16, 42, and 75 wk of age in Bresse-Gauloise (PURE) and Bresse-Gauloise × New Hampshire (CROSS) hens raised under mobile housing conditions.
| Score | P-value | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Measure | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | (χ2 test) |
| Plumage at back, belly, and neck | Week 16 | ||||
| CROSS | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 100.0 | 1.00 |
| PURE | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 100.0 | |
| Week 42 | |||||
| CROSS | 5.1 | 15.4 | 3.9 | 75.6 | 0.02 |
| PURE | 1.3 | 4.0 | 12.0 | 82.7 | |
| Week 75 | |||||
| CROSS | 2.7 | 20.3 | 12.1 | 64.9 | 0.16 |
| PURE | 1.7 | 8.0 | 17.9 | 73.4 | |
| Plumage at tail | Week 16 | ||||
| CROSS | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.1 | 96.9 | 0.88 |
| PURE | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.6 | 95.4 | |
| Week 42 | |||||
| CROSS | 9.0 | 10.3 | 3.9 | 76.9 | 0.10 |
| PURE | 14.7 | 2.7 | 9.3 | 73.3 | |
| Week 75 | |||||
| CROSS | 5.4 | 8.1 | 6.8 | 79.7 | 0.68 |
| PURE | 3.6 | 14.3 | 5.4 | 76.7 | |
| Foot pad lesions | Week 16 | ||||
| CROSS | 0.0 | 3.0 | 7.3 | 89.8 | 0.70 |
| PURE | 0.0 | 3.5 | 5.7 | 90.8 | |
| Week 42 | |||||
| CROSS | 2.6 | 24.4 | 25.6 | 47.4 | 0.02 |
| PURE | 5.3 | 36.0 | 34.7 | 24.0 | |
| Week 75 | |||||
| CROSS | 2.4 | 18.9 | 23.0 | 55.7 | 0.04 |
| PURE | 2.3 | 30.6 | 29.3 | 37.8 | |