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Vision of Dutch organic dairy farmers on animal health and welfare [PDF]

, 2009
Dutch organic dairy farmers expressed their opinions on animal health and welfare in order to be able to communicate it internally (within the dairy sector) and externally (to consumers).
Bestman, M.W.P., Eijck, I.A.J.M., Smolders, E.A.A.   +2 more
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Influence of light-exposure during late incubation and early feeding on the performance of layer chicks in a multitasking test and step detour test

Poultry Science
During on-farm hatching, chicken embryos experience continuous light during late incubation, and have immediate access to feed and water post-hatch. While on-farm hatching compared to hatchery-hatching improves several welfare indicators in broilers, the
Catharina M.H. Broekmeulen, Sabine G. Gebhardt-Henrich, Yamenah Gómez, Michael J. Toscano   +3 more
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A review of recent research outcomes on the housing of farmed domestic rabbits: reproducing does

World Rabbit Science, 2019
The housing of farmed animals is increasingly scrutinised by society and thereby subject to a change towards more animal-friendly systems. For rabbits, also kept as pets, there are no EC regulations regarding their housing under farming conditions.
Zsolt Szendrő, Angela Trocino, Steffen Hoy, Gerolamo Xiccato, Arantxa Villagrá, Luc Maertens   +5 more
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Evaluation of different types of enrichment - their usage and effect on home cage behavior in female mice.

PLoS ONE, 2021
Numerous studies ascertained positive effects of enriched environments on the well-being of laboratory animals including behavioral, physiological and neurochemical parameters.
Ute Hobbiesiefken, Paul Mieske, Lars Lewejohann, Kai Diederich   +3 more
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Epidemiological study concerning the characteristics of organic pig farming in selected European countries [PDF]

, 2011
Interviews and on-farm assessments were conducted in a total of 101 organic pig farms in different European countries (Austria, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, and Sweden) to gain knowledge about farm management and health status of organic pigs in ...
Bochicchio, Davide, Bonde, Marianne, Bourgoin, Aude, Cartaud, Gerald, Dietze, Klaas, Dippel, Sabine, Goebel, Amke, Gunnarsson, Stefan, Hegelund, Lene, Leeb, Christine, Lindgren, Kristina, Lubac, Stanislas, Prunier, Armelle, Sundrum, Albert, Wiberg, Sofia   +14 more
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Zukunftsfähige Stallkonzepte für die ökologische Milcherzeugung [PDF]

, 2017
Ensuring high animal welfare standards is one of the objectives of organic farming. The combination of modern housing concepts, proper herd management and good human-animal relationship could be an effective strategy.
Degenkolb, R., Eilers, U., Fegert, D.
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A Scoping Review: The Impact of Housing Systems and Environmental Features on Beef Cattle Welfare

Animals, 2020
Housing systems and environmental features can influence beef cattle welfare. To date, little information has been synthesized on this topic. The aim of this scoping review was to examine the relationship between housing and welfare status, so that beef ...
Rachel M. Park, Margaret Foster, Courtney L. Daigle   +2 more
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Use of location tracking to link egg production with toe pecking injuries, feather quality, body mass in laying hens

Journal of Applied Poultry Research
Summary: The current study sought to validate a proxy for egg laying that could be used within cage-free housing systems towards breeding programs of laying hens.
M.J. Toscano, M. Neuditschko, S.G. Gebhardt-Henrich   +2 more
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A plea to implement robustness into a breeding goal: poultry as an example [PDF]

, 2008
The combination of breeding for increased production and the intensification of housing conditions have resulted in increased occurrence of behavioral, physiological, and immunological disorders.
Brom, F.W.A., Ellen, E.D., Star, L., Uitdehaag, K.A.   +3 more
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A value chain analysis of interventions to control production diseases in the intensive pig production sector [PDF]

, 2020
Value chain analysis (VCA) calculated the financial effects on food chain actors of interventions to improve animal health and welfare in the intensive pig sector. Two interventions to reduce production diseases were studied.
Bennett, Richard, Clark, Beth, Frewer, Lynn, Jones, Philip, Niemi, Jarkko, Rimmler, Thomas, Tranter, Richard   +6 more
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