Day of hatch and pre-slaughter processing are stressful events (involving selection, handling and transport) for broiler chickens, putting pressure on welfare, which has economic consequences. This case-study documented common industry practices and evaluated poultry industry stakeholder perceptions related to broiler welfare during day-of-hatch processing and the pre-slaughter phase. Twenty-three individual in-depth interviews were conducted with representatives of key stakeholders in the Flemish poultry sector: hatchery personnel (five), farmers (six), poultry catchers (two), transporters (three) and slaughterhouse personnel (seven). The findings showed various factors influencing broiler welfare during day of hatch processing and the pre-slaughter phase, with some discrepancies between stakeholder views and the scientific evidence. While stakeholders perceived the day of hatch processing procedures of chicks to be relatively under control, with no major issues, literature points out several issues, including first-week mortality and time without feed and water as major welfare problems. For broilers at slaughter age, the industry stakeholders’ views aligned well with scientific evidence on major welfare issues, such as injuries, thermal stress, mortality during fasting, catching, loading, transportation and lairage. This study provides novel insights in stakeholder perceptions, and potential avenues for future research and actions to reduce animal welfare problems in the poultry sector.

孵化日和屠宰前加工是肉鸡的紧张事件（包括选择，搬运和运输），给福利带来压力，对经济有影响。该案例研究记录了常见的行业做法，并评估了家禽行业利益相关者在孵化日和屠宰前阶段与肉鸡福利有关的看法。与弗拉芒地区家禽业主要利益相关者的代表进行了23次个人深入访谈：孵化场人员（五名），农民（六名），家禽捕捞员（两名），运输商（三名）和屠宰场人员（七名）。调查结果表明，影响孵化日和屠宰前阶段肉鸡福利的各种因素，利益相关者的观点与科学证据之间存在一些差异。尽管利益相关者认为雏鸡的孵化过程是相对可控的，没有大的问题，但文献指出了几个问题，包括第一周的死亡率以及没有饲料和水的时间是主要的福利问题。对于处于屠宰年龄的肉鸡，行业利益相关者的观点与重大福利问题（例如伤害，热应激，禁食，捕获，装载，运输和宰割期间的死亡率）的科学证据相吻合。这项研究为利益相关者的看法提供了新颖的见解，并为今后的研究和减少家禽业动物福利问题的行动提供了潜在途径。包括第一周的死亡率和没有饲料和水的时间是主要的福利问题。对于处于屠宰年龄的肉鸡，行业利益相关者的观点与重大福利问题（例如伤害，热应激，禁食，捕获，装载，运输和宰割期间的死亡率）的科学证据相吻合。这项研究为利益相关者的看法提供了新颖的见解，并为今后的研究和减少家禽业动物福利问题的行动提供了潜在途径。包括第一周的死亡率和没有饲料和水的时间是主要的福利问题。对于处于屠宰年龄的肉鸡，行业利益相关者的观点与重大福利问题（例如伤害，热应激，禁食，捕获，装载，运输和宰割期间的死亡率）的科学证据相吻合。这项研究为利益相关者的看法提供了新颖的见解，并为今后的研究和减少家禽业动物福利问题的行动提供了潜在途径。