In the present study the occurrence of turkey carcass alterations such as breast skin lesions, liver lesions, and swelling of the hock joint in turkeys reared in organic farms was investigated at slaughterhouses in Germany. The examinations included 1,860 turkey carcasses of 2 turkey lines Kelly Broad Breasted Bronze(BBB) (540 toms and 540 hens) and British United Turkeys (Big 6 and The Test Product 7) (780 hens). The results showed that breast skin lesions were rare (1.7%). On the other hand, liver lesions were a common finding in both hens and toms. Nearly half of all investigated turkeys were affected (49.3%). Swelling of the hock joint was detected in 17.3% of all investigated turkeys; the occurrence in Kelly BBB toms was significantly higher than in hens (toms: 28.7%; hens: 16.9%). In general, there were significant differences between the investigated flocks. Carcass lesions are a major animal welfare concern, which affect conventional and organic reared turkeys. Investigating the occurrence of carcass lesions provides the necessary precondition to establish a benchmarking system to evaluate and compare turkey farms. The aim is to reduce and/or eliminate these alterations in the long term in order to improve animal welfare.

在本研究中，在德国的屠宰场调查了在有机农场饲养的火鸡car体发生的变化，例如乳房皮肤病变，肝脏病变和飞节关节肿胀。考试包括2个火鸡系Kelly宽胸青铜（BBB）（1,540吨和540母鸡）和不列颠联合火鸡（Big 6和The Test Product 7）（780母鸡）的1,860个火鸡car体。结果表明，乳房皮肤病变很少见（1.7％）。另一方面，在母鸡和汤姆斯中，肝脏病变是常见的发现。在所有调查过的火鸡中，近一半受到了影响（49.3％）。在所有被调查的火鸡中，有17.3％的人发现飞节关节肿胀。凯利（Kelly）BBB汤姆犬的发病率显着高于母鸡（toms：28.7％；母鸡：16.9％）。一般来说，被调查的羊群之间存在显着差异。体损伤是主要的动物福利问题，会影响常规和有机饲养的火鸡。调查of体病变的发生为建立基准系统以评估和比较火鸡养殖场提供了必要的前提。目的是长期减少和/或消除这些改变，以改善动物福利。