PEAT

PEAT consists of 16 buildings exclusively dedicated to research projects in the poultry sector. It sets up zootechnical tests in the fields of reproduction and nutrition of poultry, their behavior and welfare, egg production and quality, growth and quality of meat, selection and genetics, metabolism, digestive efficiency and finally the sustainability of poultry farming systems.

Species hosted : Laying hens, broilers, quail, turkeys, guinea fowl, ducks (Barbary and Beijing), pheasants ...

Experimental skills:

• Seed samples and artificial insemination
• Laying and growth performance measures
• Manufacture of standard and experimental foods
• Observations and behavioral measurements in suitable premises (test rooms, rooms equipped with cameras)
• Phenotyping at birth
• Blood, tissue ...
• Injections into the egg