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Evaluation of an Active LF Tracking System and Data Processing Methods for Livestock Precision Farming in the Poultry Sector

open access: yesSensors, 2022
Tracking technologies offer a way to monitor movement of many individuals over long time periods with minimal disturbances and could become a helpful tool for a variety of uses in animal agriculture, including health monitoring or selection of breeding ...
Camille Marie Montalcini   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Symposium review: Considerations for the future of dairy cattle housing: An animal welfare perspective.

open access: yesJournal of Dairy Science, 2020
Many contemporary dairy cattle housing practices are at odds with societal perceptions of positive animal welfare. The public (i.e., those external to the dairy industry) typically emphasizes the importance of naturalness for dairy cattle, such as ...
A. Beaver   +2 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Antibiotics and Antibiotic Resistance Genes in Animal Manure – Consequences of Its Application in Agriculture

open access: yesFrontiers in Microbiology, 2021
Antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) are a relatively new type of pollutant. The rise in antibiotic resistance observed recently is closely correlated with the uncontrolled and widespread use of antibiotics in agriculture and the treatment of humans and ...
M. Zalewska   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Evaluation of a Configurable, Mobile and Modular Floor-Pen System for Group-Housing of Laboratory Rabbits

open access: yesAnimals, 2021
The major responsibility of researchers and laboratory animal facilities is to ensure animal well-being during the time of acclimatization, experiments, and recovery. In this context, animal housing conditions are of utmost importance.
Dana Matzek   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Antioxidant effects of seaweeds and their active compounds on animal health and production – a review

open access: yesVeterinary Quarterly, 2022
Natural antioxidants applied as feed additives can improve not only animals’ health and overall performance but also increase their resistance to environmental stress such as heat stress, bad housing conditions, diseases, etc.
I. Michalak   +7 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Impulse for animal welfare outside the experiment [PDF]

open access: yes, 2020
Animal welfare is a growing societal concern and the well-being of animals used for experimental purposes is under particular scrutiny. The vast majority of laboratory animals are mice living in small cages that do not offer very much variety.
Häger, Christine   +3 more
core   +1 more source

Mitigation Strategies of Air Pollutants for Mechanical Ventilated Livestock and Poultry Housing—A Review

open access: yesAtmosphere, 2022
The fast development of large-scale intensive animal husbandry has led to an increased proportion of atmospheric pollution arising from livestock and poultry housing.
L. Guo   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Twelve Threats of Precision Livestock Farming (PLF) for Animal Welfare

open access: yesFrontiers in Veterinary Science, 2022
Research and development of Precision Livestock Farming (PLF) is booming, partly due to hopes and claims regarding the benefits of PLF for animal welfare.
F. Tuyttens, C. Molento, S. Benaissa
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Animal welfare assessment [PDF]

open access: yesVeterinarski Glasnik, 2008
The paper deals with animal welfare definitions and animal welfare assessment. Animal welfare is a prolonged mental state, resulting from how the animal experiences its environment over time. There are different methods for animal welfare assessment. The
Vučinić Marijana, Lazić Ivana
doaj   +1 more source

Environmentally enriched housing conditions affect pig welfare, immune system and gut microbiota in early life

open access: yesAnimal Microbiome, 2021
Background Conventional pig housing and management conditions are associated with gastrointestinal pathophysiology and disease susceptibility in early life.
C. Wen   +6 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

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