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The Efficiency of an Integrated Program Using Falconry to Deter Gulls from Landfills

Animals, 2015
Gulls are commonly attracted to landfills, and managers are often required to implement cost-effective and socially accepted deterrence programs. Our objective was to evaluate the effectiveness of an intensive program that integrated the use of trained ...
Ericka Thiériot, Martin Patenaude-Monette, Pierre Molina, Jean-François Giroux   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Decision-Making Regarding On-Farm Culling Methods for Dairy Cows Related to Cow Welfare, Sustainable Beef Production, and Farm Economics

Animals
In the Netherlands, around 52,000 dairy cows die on the primary farm each year due to natural death, euthanasia, or on-farm emergency slaughter (OFES).
Mariska Barten, Yvette de Geus, Joop den Hartog, Len Lipman   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Management of Double-Crested Cormorants to Improve Sport Fisheries in Michigan: Three Case Studies

Human-Wildlife Interactions, 2017
Impacts of double-crested cormorants (Phalacrocorax auritus) to fisheries have been documented, but evaluation of the process and outcomes of cormorant management to reduce impacts on fisheries is lacking. We provide a synthesis of adaptive management of
Brian S. Dorr, Shauna L. Hanisch, Peter H. Butchko, David G. Fielder   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Rearing Male Layer Chickens: A German Perspective

Agriculture, 2018
The killing of male layer hybrids in the hatcheries, at a day-old, is common practice but it also raises strong socio-ethical concerns. In recent years, three different approaches to avoid this killing have been developed—the in ovo sex ...
Mona Franziska Giersberg, Nicole Kemper
doaj   +1 more source

Longevity and Culling Dynamics of Holstein–Friesian Cows in Hungary

Agriculture
Dairy cow longevity is a key driver of farm profitability, animal welfare, and environmental sustainability. Despite genetic progress in milk production, the average herd life has declined in many high-yielding dairy systems, raising concerns about early
Edit Mikó, Szilvia Kusza, Myrtill Kocsis-Gráff, Violetta Tóth, Gergő Sudár   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

In for the cull [PDF]

Nature, 2007
openaire   +2 more sources

Quantifying public support for culling crown‐of‐thorns starfish (Acanthaster spp.) on the Great Barrier Reef

Conservation Science and Practice
Population surges of crown‐of‐thorns starfish (COTS) (Acanthaster spp.) are a leading cause of coral cover loss on Australia's Great Barrier Reef (GBR). While COTS culling has been undertaken since 2012 little is known about how the public perceive COTS ...
Stewart Lockie, Henry A. Bartelet, Brent W. Ritchie, Lintje Sie, Gillian Paxton   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

A social license to operate theory for lethal control of crown‐of‐thorns starfish on the Great Barrier Reef

People and Nature
Outbreaks of crown‐of‐thorns starfish (COTS) have been recorded on the Great Barrier Reef (GBR) since 1962 and have considerable ecological and economic impact.
Henry A. Bartelet, Gillian Paxton, Stewart Lockie, Vincent Backhaus, Lokes Brooksbank   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Effects of production, fertility, health, management and conformation scores on longevity in six Swiss dairy breeds. [PDF]

Vet Anim Sci
Bieber A, Hediger F, Pfeifer C, Schnyder U, Leiber F, Walkenhorst M.   +5 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Observational Study on Antimicrobial Treatment Frequencies and Culling Rates in a Cohort of Dairy Herds in Lodi Province (Italy). [PDF]

Animals (Basel)
Fusi V, Invernizzi E, Sora V, Zaghen F, Sommariva F, Zecconi A.   +5 more
europepmc   +1 more source