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Sexual Maturity in Broiler Breeder Males
Poultry Science, 1978 Sexual maturity and fertility of two lines of broiler breeder males, one commercial and one experimental, were evaluated individually in order to determine the earliest age at which they could be expected to produce viable spermatozoa capable of producing acceptable fertility.
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Abdominal Fat in Broiler Breeders
Poultry Science, 1984 Abstract Forty sires and forty dams from a female selection and a control broiler line were slaughtered at 47 weeks of age. Males had a mean of .17% abdominal fat and females 3.32% with 37.5% of the males having little or no fat.
WALTER A. BECKER, LARRY W. MIROSH
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Permissible Purchasing, Obligatory Abstention: The Strict Vegan Case against New Omnivorism
Journal of Applied Philosophy, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Recent developments in consumer ethics have given rise to a new breed of animal protectionist: the new omnivore. These new wave animal protectionists claim that strict veganism is impermissible for the very reason that typically motivates strict veganism; that is, animal protectionism.
Daniel White
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Animal breeding in organic farming [PDF]
, 2001 After a general introduction into the available breeding techniques for animal breeding and an overview of the organic principles, points for discussion are identified and scenario's for organically accepted breeding methods are ...
Baars, T. +4 more
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Poultry population dynamics and mortality risks in smallholder farms of the Mekong river delta region [PDF]
, 2019 Background: Poultry farming is widely practiced by rural households in Vietnam and the vast majority of domestic birds are kept on small household farms. However, smallholder poultry production is constrained by several issues such as infectious diseases,
Boni, Maciej F. +6 more
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Alternative Protein Sources in Poultry and Pig Nutrition—A Review
Journal of Animal Physiology and Animal Nutrition, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Proteins are an essential nutrient for the viability of all animals, enabling organisms to grow, regenerate and defend themselves against pathogenic organisms. Soybean and soybean‐based materials are commonly used to supplement protein in animal nutrition.
Lukáš Čumplík +5 more
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A comparative study of acute phase protein concentrations in historical and modern broiler breeding lines [PDF]
, 2018 Acute-phase proteins (APP) are secreted from the liver as a result of inflammation or infection and are measurable in serum and plasma. To determine whether the constitutive APP serum amyloid A (SAA), alpha-1-acid glycoprotein (AGP), ceruloplasmin (Cp ...
Bailey, R.A. +2 more
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Veterinary Medicine and Science, Volume 12, Issue 2, March 2026.Backyard, or hobby, poultry owners in central North Carolina primarily viewed their flocks as pets, and reported self‐sufficiency in managing flock health with support from online social networks. Zoonotic disease prevention and biosecurity education that appeals to the pet‐owner mindset should be further explored for use in backyard poultry settings ...
Grace Faulkner +4 more
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Veterinary Medicine and Science, Volume 12, Issue 2, March 2026.This study gives valuable insights into host–pathogen interaction and confirms that the circulating tribasic H9N2 virus remains phenotypically low pathogenic in Japanese quails in Bangladesh but cause long‐term impairment of important productivity parameters (weight gain, laying rates).
Rupaida Akter Shila +4 more
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