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Broiler Production in Punjab — An Economic Analysis [PDF]

open access: yes
The cost and return analysis of different sizes of broiler farms in the Punjab state has been carried out based on the primary data collected from 140 broiler farmers for the period March 2008 to February 2009 in three districts, viz.
Kingra, H.S.   +3 more
core   +1 more source

Efficacy of Probiotics for Reducing the Incidence of Lameness in Broilers Grown on Wire Flooring [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
Growing broilers on wire flooring provides an excellent experimental model for reproducibly triggering significant levels of lameness. In Pilot Study #1 using broilers from Line C grown on wire flooring, adding the Biomin probiotic PoultryStar® to the ...
Stark, John Matthew
core   +2 more sources

‘What is visible… and what isn't’: A public art intervention for re‐imagining the food system

open access: yesArea, EarlyView.
Short Abstract This paper contributes to the question of what creative practices can ‘do’ by discussing art practice‐led research that challenges and re‐thinks the industrial meat production geographies status quo. We consider the transformative potential of SOW‐an Augmented Reality public art intervention into the industrial meat complex.
Ekaterina Gladkova, Naho Matsuda
wiley   +1 more source

Pengaruh Pembatasan Pakan terhadap Performa dan Lemak Abdominal pada Ayam Broiler Jantan

open access: yesJurnal Sain Peternakan Indonesia, 2016
Penelitian ini dilakukan untuk mengevaluasi pengaruh pembatasan pakan di awal pertumbuhan terhadap performa ayam broiler jantan. Pada umur 5 hari, 280 ekor broiler jantan dibagi ke dalam 7 kelompok dimana untuk setiap kelompok perlakuan berisi 40 ekor ...
U. Santoso
doaj   +1 more source

Relevance of state–behaviour feedbacks for animal welfare

open access: yesBiological Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT An animal's behaviour and its state, including its health and affective state, are dynamic and tightly coupled, influencing each other over time. Although both are relevant to the animal's welfare, there has been limited research on their dynamics in welfare studies. Here we aim to: (i) review evidence for feedbacks between state and behaviour
Camille M. Montalcini   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Male chicken thigh meat quality from fast and slow growing breeds from an organic free-range system [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
Significant effects of Genotype and Age on several of the technological meat quality attributes measured were found. In general, the meat from fast growing birds (JA) was darker, more tender, had a higher water-binding but a higher cooking loss.
Dufek, A., Horsted, K., Karlsson, H.A.
core  

Effect of dietary supplementation of prebiotic, probiotic, and synbiotic on growth performance and carcass characteristics of broiler chickens

open access: yesVeterinary World, 2016
Aim: The aim was to investigate the effects of dietary supplementations of prebiotic, probiotic, and synbiotic on growth performance and carcass characteristics of broiler chickens. Materials and Methods: A total of 360 1-day-old Vencobb broiler chickens
N. Sarangi   +5 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Genetic Heterogeneity of Residual Variance for Foot Score Traits in American Angus Cattle

open access: yesJournal of Animal Breeding and Genetics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Foot conformation is one of the main breeding goals in recent beef cattle breeding programs because it directly affects productivity, economic losses, animal welfare and longevity. Genetic heterogeneity of residual variance can be used to improve production uniformity in animal breeding programs because recent studies have shown that residual ...
Sabrina T. Amorim   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Mechanical harvesting of broilers

open access: yesPoultry Science, 1998
At the end of the growout phase of broiler production essentially all broilers are caught and loaded into coops or cages entirely by hand. The catching of broilers remains one of the few aspects of broiler production not yet automated. Vacuum systems, permanent conveyors recessed in the floors of growout facilities, collecting mats, scoops, and self ...
M. P. Lacy, M Czarick
openaire   +3 more sources

Progress and problems in vaccination against necrotic enteritis in broiler chickens [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
Necrotic enteritis in broilers is caused by Clostridium perfringens type A strains that produce the NetB toxin. Necrotic enteritis is one of the gastrointestinal diseases in poultry that has gained worldwide importance during the last decade due to ...
Ducatelle, Richard   +4 more
core   +2 more sources

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