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Fully slatted concrete floors are prevalent in beef cattle housing. However, concerns have been raised about welfare of cattle accommodated on slats. The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of diet and floor type on the intake, performance
D.E. Lowe, F.O. Lively, A.W. Gordon
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Cattle Cleanliness from the View of Swedish Farmers and Official Animal Welfare Inspectors
Dirty cattle have been commonly recorded in official animal welfare inspections in Sweden for years. The relevant authorities have initiated work to better understand the causes of dirty cattle, in order to improve compliance and standardize the grounds ...
Frida Lundmark Hedman +5 more
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Clean Cut is a multimodal, adaptive, checklist‐based infection prevention programme designed to improve compliance with six critical perioperative infection prevention practices. After introducing the programme at five hospitals in Ethiopia, compliance with critical infection prevention standards significantly improved and the relative risk of ...
J. A. Forrester +16 more
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In this article the methodological consequences of studying difficult fields of research is discussed, using the concept of dirty ethnography as a point of departure.
Kim Silow Kallenberg
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Animal-Based Measures for the On-Farm Welfare Assessment of Geese
Currently, no specific animal-based measures (ABMs) protocols are available for geese in commercial meat production systems. Following a critical review of the literature and consultation of experts, seven ABMs, potentially valid and feasible for the on ...
Carlo Tremolada +5 more
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This study aimed to compare three woodchip out-wintering pad (OWP) designs, and indoor cubicle housing with regard to cow dirtiness scores during the winter housing period, and udder health during both the winter period and the following lactation, for ...
K. O’Driscoll +4 more
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Does disgust-eliciting propaganda shape children's attitudes toward novel immigrant groups?
Propaganda frequently leverages themes of dirtiness and disease to foster negative attitudes toward marginalized social groups. Although history suggests that this tactic is highly successful, empirical evidence is required to evaluate propaganda's ...
Anastasiia D. Grigoreva, Joshua Rottman
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The welfare of growing pigs in five different production systems: assessment of feeding and housing
Ninety-one farms were visited over a 2-year period to assess the welfare of growing pigs in five different production systems found either in France or in Spain using the Welfare Quality® protocol.
D. Temple +4 more
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Laboratory mice develop populations of circulating memory CD4+ T cells in the absence of overt infection. We have previously shown that these populations are replenished from naive precursors at high levels throughout life (Gossel et al., 2017). However,
Thea Hogan +5 more
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Evaluation of Welfare in Commercial Turkey Flocks of Both Sexes Using the Transect Walk Method
The study was conducted between March and September 2019 in six meat-type turkey flocks with similar management standard procedures using the transect walk method. The concept of the method is based on visual observation of the birds while slowly walking
Nina Mlakar Hrženjak +9 more
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