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Phytase in diet for fattening chickens, influence on bone’s quality [PDF]
Biotechnology in Animal Husbandry, 2007 The influence of phytase added in diet for fattening chickens on the meat quality, was examined during the feed experiment. The experimental examinations were done on the chickens of Arbor Acres strain. There were 440 chickens in the experiment, divided into the 4 experimental groups considering the levels of mineral sources of phosphorus and phytase ...
V. Radovic +2 more
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Animal Research and One Health, EarlyView.Our paper systematically reviews the intestinal structure, function, and microbiota of ostriches, along with strategies for improving their gut health. We analyze how these factors collectively influence intestinal homeostasis and ostrich welfare, emphasizing probiotics as a promising intervention to enhance gut health, boost population well‐being, and
Zi‐Qun Zhang +6 more
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Using spatial distribution and behaviour to determine optimal space allowances for poultry and rabbits [PDF]
, 2011 Previous research on the effect of stocking density on welfare has focused on adverse effects on health and behaviour. Absence of such effects does not mean that space allowance is optimal from the animals’ point of view.
Buijs, Stephanie
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Synergistic effects of maize defoliation and common bean relay cropping in Western Ethiopia
JSFA reports, EarlyView.Abstract Background Maize defoliation is practiced to enhance crop management by improving light penetration, nutrient allocation, controlling weeds, and providing supplementary feeds for livestock. A rapid decline in soil fertility and low crop yields associated with maize‐based monocropping has prompted the recent introduction of maize common bean ...
Alemayehu Dabesa +2 more
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Effect of probiotics on body conformation of the fattening chickens
Biotechnology in Animal Husbandry, 2011 The possibility of using different probiotic products primarily in animal food represents a special direction in the modern production of broiler meat. Intensive broiler production has been improved in the last few decades especially in the fields of genetics, nutrition and technology, in order to achieve maximum growth broilers, the ...
A. Softic +6 more
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Monitoring of Litter Quality and Temperature in Breeding of Fattening Chickens [PDF]
Acta Technologica Agriculturae, 2018 Abstract This paper is focused on monitoring of the outside temperature and humidity, together with microclimate conditions in a hall in order to investigate the impacts on fattening chickens during the winter period, the litter temperature and its quality, as well as stocking density.
Boďo Štefan, Gálik Roman
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Can Environmental Markets Pay for More Sustainable Farm Dams? A Cost–Benefit Analysis
Sustainable Development, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Farm dams are widespread artificial waterbodies that play a critical role in agricultural water security. Enhancing these systems through sustainable interventions such as fencing, hardened access points, and revegetation can improve water quality and deliver carbon and biodiversity co‐benefits.
K. U. D. N. Hansani +4 more
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Sustainable Development, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Technological progress and population growth have increased global pork demand; leading to a rise of methane emission from pig farming, a key contributor to climate change. Anaerobic digestion offers a sustainable solution by converting manure into biogas.
María‐Pilar Martínez‐Hernando +5 more
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Scientific Opinion on the safety and efficacy of diclazuril (Clinacox® 0.5 %) as feed additive for chickens reared for laying [PDF]
EFSA Journal, 2013 Clinacox® 0.5 % is a feed additive containing 0.5 % diclazuril and is used to control coccidiosis in poultry. The previous conclusion on the safety of diclazuril in chickens for fattening at the use level of 1 mg/kg complete feed is extended to chickens ...
EFSA Panel on Additives and Products or Substances used in Animal Feed (FEEDAP)
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‘Let's Turn the Grass Into Meat’: Animal Husbandry as Women's Work in Cold War North Korea
Gender &History, EarlyView.ABSTRACT In postcolonial North Korea, the future of the nation was said to be a function of the feedlot. Unobtainable on the battlefields of the recently ended Korean War, liberation and unification of the peninsula became a question of competitive developmentalism.
Sunho Ko, Derek J. Kramer
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