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Automation in the animal house [PDF]

Laboratory Animals, 1978
Whilst appearing attractive, automation must be approached with caution. Much time, effort and money is put into curing 'symptoms' without really defining the problem. Too often organizations launch a programme of automation when what they really need is rationalization.
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Effect of Different Housing System on the Morphological Traits, Physiological Responses and Behavioral Observations of Sirohi Kids

International Journal of Bio-Resource and Stress Management, 2021
The research was carried out at the Instructional Livestock Farm, College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Udaipur (RAJUVAS), Rajasthan, India during September to December, 2021 to determine how the conventional and loose housing systems affect the ...
H. A. Waiz, L. Gautam
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Research Note: A validation of an image-based method to estimate chicken comb size

Poultry Science
: Chicken combs carry important information about the individual, especially the size has been related to sexual reproduction, health, and social signaling.
Klara J. Grethen, Laura Candelotto, Yamenah Gómez, Michael J. Toscano   +3 more
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Domestication and breeding objective did not shape the interpretation of physical and social cues in goats (Capra hircus)

Scientific Reports, 2023
Artificial selection by humans, either through domestication or subsequent selection for specific breeding objectives, drives changes in animal cognition and behaviour.
Christian Nawroth, Katrina Wiesmann, Peter Schlup, Nina Keil, Jan Langbein   +4 more
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Goats (Capra hircus) From Different Selection Lines Differ in Their Behavioural Flexibility

Frontiers in Psychology, 2022
Given that domestication provided animals with more stable environmental conditions, artificial selection by humans has likely affected animals' ability to learn novel contingencies and their ability to adapt to changing environments.
Christian Nawroth, Katrina Rosenberger, Nina M. Keil, Jan Langbein   +3 more
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Evaluation of animal welfare on organic dairy farms in Finland [PDF]

, 2000
The evaluation of animal welfare on organic dairy farms was carried out in connection with the first Finnish research study on animal healthcare and welfare in 1996 to 1998.
Roiha, Ulla
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Human - animal relationship: stockmanship and housing in organic livestock systems (3rd NAHWOA Workshop) [PDF]

, 2001
content: Part A: Human-animal relationship: stockmanship and housing Part B: Reports on on-going research and new research concepts Part C: Posters Part D: Farm visit The theme of the 3 rd NAHWOA Workshop was Human-animal relationship ...

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Let there be light: Artificial light cues improve early life ramp use of laying hen chicks in a commercial aviary

Poultry Science
In rearing aviaries, the provision of ramps has been found to facilitate the early utilization of elevated structures and increase inter-tier transitions.
Alex Johny, Dominik Guggisberg, Michael Jeffery Toscano, Ariane Stratmann   +3 more
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Goats work for food in a contrafreeloading task

Scientific Reports, 2020
Contrafreeloading (CFL) is the phenomenon when animals work for a resource although an identical resource is available for free. Possible explanations for CFL are that animals seek context for species-specific behaviours or to control their environments.
K. Rosenberger, M. Simmler, C. Nawroth, J. Langbein, N. Keil   +4 more
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Comparison of animal welfare on conventional and organic dairy farms [PDF]

, 2000
Introduction: During the last years, concern has increased concerning animal welfare at the farm level. The Associations of Organic Agriculture have elaborated minimum requirements regarding animal welfare.
Hörning, Bernhard
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