List of candidate Iceberg Indicators for priority areas 1&2 to be developed on farm with description of the method, validity, reliability and feasibility.

This deliverable aims to develop “Iceberg Indicators” that can be used by official inspectors to obtain a quick overview on possible welfare problems related to broilers and laying hens. 

In this deliverable, each iceberg indicator (mortality (both for broilers and laying hens), litter quality (broilers), walking ability (broilers), feather cleanliness (broilers), pecking Damages (laying hens), Keel Bone Damage (laying hens)) is shortly described with its method and its validity, feasibility and reliability (see definitions below). Validity, feasibility, and reliability will be rated according to scientific and expert knowledge.