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Validation of carcass lesions as indicators for on-farm health and welfare of pigs.

Journal of Animal Science, 2017
Incorporating indicators for pig health and welfare at meat inspection could reduce the need for on-farm assessments. Skin and tail lesions are important welfare indicators in pigs with good potential to record during meat inspection and could possibly ...
N. Staaveren, B. Doyle, Edgar G. Manzanilla, J. A. C. Díaz, Alison Hanlon, Laura A. Boyle   +5 more
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Growth Performance, Eating Behavior, Digestibility, Blood Metabolites, and Carcass Traits in Growing-Finishing Fat-Tailed Lambs Fed Different Levels of Dietary Neutral Detergent Fiber with High Rumen Undegradable Protein

Agriculture, 2021
This study was conducted to investigate the effect of decreasing concentrations of dietary neutral detergent fiber (NDF) at high rumen undegradable protein (RUP) on performance, digestibility, chewing activity, blood attributes, and carcass ...
Hamidreza Mirzaei-Alamouti, Azam Beiranvand, Arman Abdollahi, Hamid Amanlou, Amlan Kumar Patra, Jörg R. Aschenbach   +5 more
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Re-visiting the detection of porcine cysticercosis based on full carcass dissections of naturally Taenia solium infected pigs

Parasites & Vectors, 2017
BackgroundTaenia solium is a neglected zoonotic parasite. The performances of existing tools for the diagnosis of porcine cysticercosis need further assessment, and their shortcomings call for alternatives. The objective of this study was to evaluate the
M. Chembensofu, K. Mwape, I. V. Damme, E. Hobbs, E. Hobbs, E. Hobbs, I. Phiri, M. Masuku, G. Zulu, Angie Colston, A. L. Willingham, B. Devleesschauwer, A. Hul, A. Chota, N. Speybroeck, Dirk Berkvens, P. Dorny, P. Dorny, Sarah Gabriël   +18 more
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Effect of dietary supplementation of prebiotic, probiotic, and synbiotic on growth performance and carcass characteristics of broiler chickens

Veterinary 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, L. K. Babu, Amit Kumar, C. Pradhan, P. K. Pati, J. Mishra   +5 more
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Ecological role of vertebrate scavengers in urban ecosystems in the UK

Ecology and Evolution, 2016
Recent research has demonstrated how scavenging, the act of consuming dead animals, plays a key role in ecosystem structure, functioning, and stability.
Richard Inger, Daniel T. C. Cox, Esra Per, Briony A. Norton, Kevin J. Gaston   +4 more
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Assessment of microbial carcass contamination of hunted wild boars

Zeitschrift f\ ur Jagdwissenschaft, 2017
To investigate the microbiological conditions of hunted wild boar carcasses and factors that contribute to the microbial carcass contamination, skin and carcass meat swab samples from 210 hunted wild boars were collected from freshly shot animals.
Jovan Mirčeta, J. Petrović, M. Malešević, B. Blagojevic, D. Antić   +4 more
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Slaughter Performance and Carcass Characteristics of the Hybrids Obtained by Crossbreeding between European Mouflon (Ovis ammon musimon Pal.) and Sheep Breed Tigaie

Scientific Papers Animal Science and Biotechnologies, 2023
The aim of this work was to determine differences between slaughter performances and carcass characteristics of first generation hybrids (F1) obtained by crossbreeding between European Mouflon (Ovis ammon musimon Pal.) and the Romanian sheep breed Tigaie.
Nenad Nedeljkovič, Eliza Simiz, Nicolae Păcala, Gabi Dumitrescu, Ioan Bencsik, Dorel Dronca, Marioara Nicula, Liliana Petculescu-Ciochina, Valer Carabă, Cosmin Ganţă, Adrian Marcu, Adela Marcu   +11 more
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Carcass Persistence and Detectability: Reducing the Uncertainty Surrounding Wildlife-Vehicle Collision Surveys

PLoS ONE, 2016
Carcass persistence time and detectability are two main sources of uncertainty on roadkill surveys. In this study, we evaluate the influence of these uncertainties on roadkill surveys and estimates.
R. Santos, S. Santos, M. Santos‐Reis, Almir Picanço de Figueiredo, A. Bager, L. M. Aguiar, F. Ascensão   +6 more
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Clove essential oil decreases antemortem stress and acts as an antioxidant in Nile tilapia

Journal of Applied Animal Research
This study investigated the effect of clove essential oil used prior to stunning by cranial percussion and hypothermia on Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) welfare and fillet quality.
Daniela Kaizer Terto, Amanda Gobeti Barro, Evelyn Rangel dos Santos, Guilherme Agostinis Ferreira, Jéssica Gonçalves Vero, Natália Nami Ogawa, Vanessa Bezerra, Juliana Delatim Simonato Rocha, Rafael Humberto de Carvalho, Ana Maria Bridi   +9 more
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Study of Carcass Parameters of Brahma, Cochin and Orpington Chicken Breeds

Scientific Papers Animal Science and Biotechnologies, 2023
The aim of this paper was to examine the influence of different heavy chicken breeds on carcass characteristics after reproductive period. The Brahma, Cochin and Orpington cocks and hens were feeding ad libitum with commercial layer diet.
Cyril Hrnčár, Martin Gašparovič, Branislav Gálik, Jozef Bujko   +3 more
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