Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2020 Access to outdoor areas is provided as a means of enhancing welfare in commercial systems for laying hens (Gallus gallus domesticus), but substantial individual differences exist in their proportional use.
Elena A. Armstrong +12 more
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A Comparison between ketamine-xylazine and ketamine-midazolam or all of them to induce balance anesthesia in rabbits [PDF]
Iraqi Journal of Veterinary Sciences, 2022 The objective of this projectwas to study the induction of smooth anesthesia characterized by good induction (hypnosis), analgesia and good recovery with mild side effects caused by drugs. The effect of using Ketamine with both xylazine and midazolam KXM
Mahmood B. Mahmood
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Examining the catching, carrying, and crating process during depopulation of end-of-lay hens
Journal of Applied Poultry Research, 2021 Summary: Laying hen flocks undergo depopulation at end of lay, a difficult process that has been associated with injuries and is considered stressful to hens and human collectors. To date, most assessments of depopulations have been conducted within cage
C. Gerpe +3 more
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Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2020 The keel bone of commercially kept laying hens is known to be frequently affected by morphologic changes such as fractures and deformations with important implications for animal welfare.
Sarah Baur +3 more
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Histogical structure of the thyroid gland in rabbits with different types of autonomous tonus
Науковий вісник Львівського національного університету ветеринарної медицини та біотехнологій імені С.З. Ґжицького: Серія Ветеринарні науки, 2020 The research was aimed at investigating the influence of the aggregated tonus of sympathetic and parasympathetic centers on the rabbit’s thyroid gland morphology.
M. V. Zakrevska, A. M. Tybinka
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Economic impact of decreasing stocking densities in broiler rabbit production based on Belgian farm data [PDF]
, 2011 [EN] Stocking density is a prominent issue in public debates on farm animal welfare. Public perceptions and economic impact of reduced stocking density should be considered, along with effects on animal performances and welfare.
Maertens, Luc +5 more
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Role of endothelial permeability hotspots and endothelial mitosis in determining age-related patterns of macromolecule uptake by the rabbit aortic wall near branch points [PDF]
, 2016 Background and aimsTransport of macromolecules between plasma and the arterial wall plays a key role in atherogenesis. Scattered hotspots of elevated endothelial permeability to macromolecules occur in the aorta; a fraction of them are associated with ...
Chooi, KY +3 more
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Effect of dietary supplementation with insect fats on growth performance, digestive efficiency and health of rabbits [PDF]
, 2019 Background: The present work aimed at evaluating the effect of the dietary replacement of soybean oil (S) by two types of insect fats extracted from black soldier fly larvae (H, Hermetia illucens L.) and yellow mealworm larvae (T, Tenebrio molitor L.) on
Biasato, I. +10 more
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Journal of Applied Poultry Research, 2023 SUMMARY: The aim of our study was to investigate the effects of 2 interventions (i.e., 2 treatments across 2 independent experiments, each with its own control) that were thought to reduce fractures and stress-related responses (e.g., changes in cloacal ...
C. Gerpe, M.J. Toscano
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Seasonal temperature acclimatization in a semi-fossorial mammal and the role of burrows as thermal refuges. [PDF]
, 2018 Small mammals in habitats with strong seasonal variation in the thermal environment often exhibit physiological and behavioral adaptations for coping with thermal extremes and reducing thermoregulatory costs.
Camp, Meghan J +7 more
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