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Knowledge synthesis: Animal health and welfare in organic pig production - Final Report COREPIG [PDF]

, 2011
This report reviews the available information on the welfare of pigs when maintained according to organic standards in Europe. It begins by overviewing the populations of organic pigs in different countries at the time of writing (2007), the organic ...
Bochicchio, David, Bonde, Marianne, Edwards, Sandra, Früh, Barbara, Hegelund, Lene, Heinonen, Mari, Leeb, Christine, Lindgren, Kristina, Lubac, Stanislas, Maupertuis, F., Mejer, Helena, Prunier, Armelle, Roepstorff, Allan, Rousing, Tine, Sundrum, Albert, Sundrum, Albert, Werne, Steffen, Wiberg, Sophia   +17 more
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Sustainability and welfare of Podolian cattle [PDF]

, 2005
The aim of the present study was to evaluate the sustainability and welfare of extensively farmed Podolian cattle. A trained interviewer visited 50 farms and filled in a checklist which included four cards corresponding to the following animal categories:
BRAGHIERI A., DE ROSA, GIUSEPPE, GIROLAMI A., NAPOLITANO F., PACELLI C.   +4 more
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Stable Carbon and Nitrogen Isotope Analysis Explores Diverse Domestic Goose Management Practices in Medieval and Postmedieval Russia

International Journal of Osteoarchaeology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Studying goose domestication through archaeological finds has been challenging due to the similar skeletal morphology of the European domestic goose and its wild progenitor, the greylag goose (Anser anser). We analyzed stable carbon (δ13C) and nitrogen (δ15N) isotopes from bone collagen of subfossil domestic and potentially domestic geese to ...
Johanna Honka, Clément Massé, Arthur O. Askeyev, Igor V. Askeyev, Oleg V. Askeyev, Jouni Aspi, Dilyara N. Shaymuratova, Laura Kvist   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Protocol for a Scoping/Systematic Review: Scoping Review of Vaccination for the Prevention of Calf Scours in Cow-Calf Operations [PDF]

, 2020
Background: The use of antimicrobials in the livestock industry has been a topic of increasing concern in the last  few years. Calf scours is one of the main causes of mortality among calves younger than 1 month and affects the development of the animal,
Breitenbuecher, Jefferson GC, Fausak, Erik Davis, Gomez, Jose P, Maier, Gabriele, Van Noord, Megan G   +4 more
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Assessment of current colostrum feeding practices and passive transfer of immunity in dairy herds in Great Britain: A cross‐sectional study

Veterinary Record, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Updated targets for measuring transfer of passive immunity (TPI) at the herd level have been suggested, but the current performance of dairy herds in Great Britain is unknown. Methods A cross‐sectional study was performed. Serum total protein (STP) data collected between October 2022 and October 2023 by 21 veterinary practices were ...
George Lindley, Richard E. Booth, D. Claire Wathes, Nicola Blackie   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Gene expression profiles in rat mesenteric lymph nodes upon supplementation with Conjugated Linoleic Acid during gestation and suckling

BMC Genomics, 2011
Background Diet plays a role on the development of the immune system, and polyunsaturated fatty acids can modulate the expression of a variety of genes.
Rivero Montserrat, Ramírez-Santana Carolina, Franch Àngels, Pérez-Cano Francisco J, Selga Elisabet, Ciudad Carlos J, Castellote Cristina, Noé Véronique   +7 more
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Pregnant sows immunized with Cryptosporidium parvum significantly reduced infection in newborn piglets challenged with C. parvum but not with C. hominis.

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2022
BackgroundThe piglet is the only model to investigate the immunogenic relationship between Cryptosporidium hominis and C. parvum, the species responsible for diarrhea in humans.
Abhineet Sheoran, Alison Carvalho, Ruby Pina Mimbela, Adam South, Samuel Major, Melanie Ginese, Donald Girouard, Saul Tzipori   +7 more
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Assessing physiological, behavioral and movement responses to Suprelorin implant delivery methods in free‐ranging eastern grey kangaroos Macropus giganteus

Wildlife Biology, EarlyView.
Overabundant populations of eastern grey kangaroos Macropus giganteus in peri‐urban areas pose ecological and social challenges. Current management strategies are often hindered by animal welfare and logistical concerns. This study aimed to assess stress responses of kangaroos to two contraceptive delivery methods.
Fabiola R. O. Silva, Sebastien Comte, Tamara Keeley, Maquel Brandimarti, Catherine A. Herbert   +4 more
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A Note on Suckling Behavior and Laterality in Nursing Humpback Whale Calves from Underwater Observations

Animals, 2017
Simple Summary Nursing in large baleen whales and specifically the humpback whale is not well documented and difficult to capture in real time. Using underwater video documentation techniques, we collected digital video footage of humpback whale nursing ...
Ann M. Zoidis, K. Lomac-MacNair
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Modelling the economic efficiency of using different strategies to control Porcine Reproductive & Respiratory Syndrome at herd level [PDF]

, 2018
PRRS is among the diseases with the highest economic impact in pig production worldwide. Different strategies have been developed and applied to combat PRRS at farm level.
Alarcon, Alexopoulos, Amirpour Haredasht, Arruda, C. Nathues, Cano, Corzo, Dee, Dee, Desrosiers, Dorussen, Evans, Fahrion, Fraile, Go, H. Nathues, Holck, Holtkamp, Holtkamp, Holtkamp, Holtkamp, J. Rushton, Jeong, K. Fiebig, Kritas, Lee, Linhares, Linhares, M. Jimenez, McCaw, McCaw, Nathues, Neumann, Nieuwenhuis, Olanratmanee, Olanratmanee, P. Alarcon, Pejsak, R. Jolie, Renukaradhya, Rocadembosch, Rovira, Scortti, Thakur, Thakur, V. Geurts, Young, Zimmerman, Štukelj   +48 more
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