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Impact of Bedding Volume on Cage Microclimate and Behavior in 129SV and Desmin-Knockout (Des−/−) Mice [PDF]

Animals
Standard laboratory housing often restricts the expression of natural behaviors in rodents, raising concerns regarding animal welfare and the translational value of experimental data.
Evdokia Minoudi, Efthymios Paronis, Konstantinos Konstantinidis, Nikolaos Sarikavazis, Pavlos Alexakos, Dimitrios Chaniotis, Ioanna Kostavasili, Nikolaos Kostomitsopoulos, Chrysa Voyiatzaki   +8 more
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Ammonia mitigation and welfare enhancement in broilers using zeolite–clay–rice husk ash bedding supplement [PDF]

Poultry Science
Ammonia (NH₃) accumulation in broiler houses poses serious environmental and welfare challenges, causing respiratory irritation, impaired immunity, and footpad dermatitis. To address the limited long-term effectiveness of conventional materials like rice
Nhi Thai Thao Nguyen, Kris Angkanaporn, Chackrit Nuengjamnong, Wantanee Buggakupta   +3 more
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An Investigation into the Influence of Different Types of Nesting Materials upon the Welfare of Captive Chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes)

Animals, 2021
Ensuring the welfare of captive chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes) is crucial, in part because they can act as a conservation resource in the case of wild populations becoming extinct.
Naomi Anderson, Bala Amarasekaran, David Riba   +2 more
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Compost Dairy Barn Layout and Management Recommendations in Kentucky: A Descriptive Study

Animals, 2022
This study was conducted to describe the building layout and dimensions, characterize the bedding material, and observe the management practices in 42 compost-bedded pack (CBP) barns in Kentucky (USA). The average herd size found in the study was 90 cows
Flávio Alves Damasceno, George B. Day, Joseph L. Taraba, Carlos Eduardo Alves Oliveira, Rafaella Resende Andrade, Karen Dal Magro Frigeri, Frederico Márcio Corrêa Vieira, Matteo Barbari, Gianluca Bambi   +8 more
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The effects of different types of bedding on the performance, skeletal and behavioral characteristics, hygienic and immunity conditions of suckling Holstein calves

Journal of the Indonesian Tropical Animal Agriculture, 2021
To investigate the effects of bedding types on the performance, skeletal and behavioral characteristics, health and immunity conditions of suckling Holstein calves, an experiment was conducted in a completely randomized design using 80 Holstein calves ...
S. M. J. Hosseini, T. Tanha, H. Maghsoodi   +2 more
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Are Turkeys (Meleagris gallopavo) Motivated to Avoid Excreta-Soiled Substrate?

Animals, 2020
The soiling of bedding on modern turkey farms combined with turkeys’ reduced ability and opportunity to perch and roost at elevation, forces them to spend most, if not all, of their time in contact with their excreta. To determine turkeys’ perspective on
Valerie Monckton, Nienke van Staaveren, Christine F. Baes, Agnese Balzani, Isabelle Y. Kwon, Peter McBride, Alexandra Harlander-Matauschek   +6 more
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Factors Influencing Milk Quality and Subclinical Mastitis in Dairy Herds Housed in Compost-Bedded Pack Barn System

Animals, 2023
The compost-bedded pack barn (CBPB) system has been increasingly adopted by dairy farms due to its ability to enhance animal comfort and milk production.
Karise Fernanda Nogara, Marcos Busanello, Queila Gouveia Tavares, Juliana Aparecida De Assis, Gustavo Freu, Marcos Veiga Dos Santos, Frederico Márcio Corrêa Vieira, Maity Zopollatto   +7 more
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Experimental Study on Response Law of Coal Body Permeability to Bedding Angle in Baode Mining Area

Meikuang Anquan, 2020
In order to analyze the response law of the coal permeability to the angle of the bedding in Baode Mining Area, coal samples with different bedding angles were prepared.
ZHAO Meicheng, YE Qingshu, MA Yankun, ZHANG Chi, XU Chao
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Wellbore stability model in shale formation under the synergistic effect of stress unloading-hydration

Petroleum Exploration and Development, 2023
According to the transversely isotropic theory and weak plane criterion, and considering the mechanical damages due to stress unloading and hydration during drilling, a shale wellbore stability model with the influence of stress unloading and hydration ...
Yi DING, Xiangjun LIU, Lixi LIANG, Jian XIONG, Wei LI, Xiaochen WEI, Xi DUAN, Lianlang HOU   +7 more
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The technology of block stone extraction at complex carbonate deposits

Горные науки и технологии, 2016
It was found that the carbonate deposits of the Russian Platform presented mainly unconsolidated arrays with complex spatial network of endogenous vertical cracks and bedding, which is expressed in the separation column of limestone on layers and layers.
A. V. Stromonogov, V. I. Suprun, Ju. G. Agafonov   +2 more
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