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A Description of Laying Hen Husbandry and Management Practices in Canada [PDF]
, 2018 Canadian laying hen farms are transitioning from conventional cage housing to furnished cage and non-cage housing systems to improve laying hen welfare. However, little is known about the current housing and management systems in Canada.
Tina M. Widowski +13 more
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Advanced Intelligent Discovery, EarlyView.This article investigates how persistent homology, persistent Laplacians, and persistent commutative algebra reveal complementary geometric, topological, and algebraic invariants or signatures of real‐world data. By analyzing shapes, synthetic complexes, fullerenes, and biomolecules, the article shows how these mathematical frameworks enhance ...
Yiming Ren, Guo‐Wei Wei
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Consumer perception and communication on welfare in organic laying hen farming [PDF]
, 2012 A major reason for increased societal popularity of organic production systems is the growing general discontent with intensive farming practices. However, urbanization leads to limited knowledge of farming and farm animal welfare.
Tuyttens, Frank, Heerkens, Jasper
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Poultry Science, 2022 : The paper aimed to study the effects of light regime on circadian rhythmic behavior and reproductive parameters in a native laying hen, Beijing You Chicken (BYC) during 22 to 30 wk.
A.L. Geng +6 more
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Virginiamycin and Laying Hen Performance
Poultry Science, 1985 Two experiments were conducted for five 28-day periods each. In Experiments 1 and 2, Hyline W-36 hens, 36 and 26 weeks of age, respectively, were used. Experiment 1 was designed to measure the effect of virginiamycin on hen performance and egg characteristics when supplementing a diet having low pigmentation potential.
R D, Miles, D M, Janky, R H, Harms
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Designing socially sound poultry farming : matching hen ethology, farm management and landcape quality [PDF]
, 2011 : In order to receive a licence to produce, poultry farmers have to take into account societal demands, among others: animal welfare, healthy working conditions for the workers and landscape quality.
Stobbelaar, D.J.
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Examining the catching, carrying, and crating process during depopulation of end-of-lay hens
Journal of Applied Poultry Research, 2021 Summary: Laying hen flocks undergo depopulation at end of lay, a difficult process that has been associated with injuries and is considered stressful to hens and human collectors. To date, most assessments of depopulations have been conducted within cage
C. Gerpe +3 more
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The effect of optimized lighting conditions on feather pecking and production of laying hens [PDF]
, 2010 Feather pecking is one of the major problems in commercially kept laying hens.
Gunnink, H. +3 more
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Poultry Science, 2021 The fatty liver hemorrhage syndrome in laying hens is a disease of lipid metabolism disorders. Importantly, energy sensor AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) plays an essential role in homeostasis regulation of liver lipid.
Kun Zhang +11 more
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Animal Research and One Health, EarlyView.This study aimed to investigate the potential of a mannan‐rich fraction (MRF) as a dietary intervention to alleviate weaning stress in piglets. Our results revealed that MRF could alleviate weaning stress by modulating the gut microbiota and the TLR5/NF‐κB signaling pathway, offering a novel and sustainable alternative to antibiotic use in swine ...
Yutong Lu +8 more
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