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Frontiers in Veterinary ScienceHeat stress poses a significant challenge in communal feedlot systems, affecting cattle welfare and productivity. This study evaluated the impact of shade and water-cooling interventions on thermophysiological stress reduction and growth performance in ...
Mhlangabezi Slayi, Ishmael Festus Jaja
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Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.ABSTRACT In her 2024 paper Are Australian students' academic skills declining? Interrogating 25 years of national and international standardised assessment data, Larsen compiled an impressive summary of major international (PISA, PIRLS and TIMSS) and national (NAPLAN) standardised assessments pertaining to literacy and numeracy.
Pamela C. Snow +9 more
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Animal Research and One Health, EarlyView.Intensive or organic farming systems may expose pigs to management or environmental challenges. Our preliminary results concluded that organic farming might enhance adaptive immune function, showing that improvements in welfare can translate into measurable immunological benefits, based on the correlation between welfare assessment and physiological ...
Dorotea Ippolito +15 more
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, 2020 Fattening performance is one of the most important traits in cattle breeding. These traits are closely associated with adequate initial weights and slaughter endpoints.
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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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Animal Research and One Health, EarlyView.Multifunctional roles of functional amino acids in regulating meat quality in ruminants: Functional amino acids (FAAs) regulate ruminant meat quality through multiple interconnected mechanisms, including antioxidant protection, metabolic regulation, signal transduction, structural support, and gene expression modulation.
Zixin Liu +5 more
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JSFA reports, EarlyView.Abstract Background This study investigated the effects of crossbreeding, finishing system, and muscle type on carcass characteristics, intramuscular fat (IMF), image‐based IMF estimation, fatty acid composition, and meat quality in beef heifers. Charolais × Salers (C × S) and Angus × Salers (A × S) crossbred heifers were finished either on pasture or ...
Dominique Gruffat +7 more
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Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, EarlyView.Abstract The re‐evaluation of feed additives in the European Union was outlined in the Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003. The primary objectives were to ensure safety and verify efficacy, as well as to update authorizations and phase out unsafe additives or those in which the industry expressed no interest.
Gloria López‐Gálvez +11 more
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Metabolomic insights for the authentication and traceability of antibiotic‐free pork: a pilot study
Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, EarlyView.Abstract BACKGROUND Antibiotic‐free production within the meat supply chain is a source of concern since new voluntary label claims need to be authenticated to prevent fraud. Therefore, an untargeted 1H NMR‐based metabolomics approach coupled to unsupervised (principal component analysis) and supervised (orthogonal partial least squares discriminant ...
Maria Olga Varrà +8 more
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The effect of forages treated with different methods on fattening performance and slaughter and carcass characteristics of awassi lambs [PDF]
Eurasian Journal of Veterinary SciencesThis study was carried out to determine an economic feeding system for Awassi sheep at the age of 8-12 months which were fed for a short period to be fit for slaughter and sacrifice so as to get a high lattening performance and to investigate the elteel ...
Orhan ÖZBEY +2 more
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