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Effects of pre-transport fasting on the physiological responses of young cattle to 8-hour road transport [PDF]

open access: yes, 2006
peer-reviewedThe effects of fasting animals for 8 h prior to an 8-h road journey and their ability to cope with the stress of transport were investigated. The treatments were: 1) fasted and then transported (n=20); 2) non-fasted and transported (n=18); 3)
Earley, Bernadette   +2 more
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An Unparalleled Sexual Dimorphism of Sperm Whale Encephalization [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
The sperm whale Physeter macrocephalus (Linnaeus, 1758) is the largest toothed whales and possesses the highest absolute values for brain weight on the planet (together with the killer whale Orcinus orca).
Cozzi, Bruno   +4 more
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Missense mutations in exon 2 of the porcine leptin receptor gene and their associations with litter size and body weight

open access: yesCzech Journal of Animal Science, 2009
Leptin receptor (LEPR) gene is regarded as a "candidate-gene" of production traits. The aims of this study were to detect polymorphisms of exon 2 within LEPR gene and to investigate their associations with production traits, litter size and live weight ...
C. Sun, L. Wang, D. F. Jiang, B. Zhang
doaj   +1 more source

The Effect of Ipomoea batatas Leaves in Diet on the Carcass Characteristics of Broiler Chicken [PDF]

open access: yes, 2007
The research to find out the response of broiler consuming sweet potato leaves meal (Ipomoea batatas) on live weight, carcass weight and pigmentation of carcass skin was conducted at Faculty of Animal Husbandry, Padjadjaran University and Mekar Pawitan
Asmara, IY, Garnida, D, Tanwiriah, W
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The Ineluctable Weight of Living [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
A fictional text informed by preliminary conversations with Shelly Nadashi regarding her performance and exhibition for New Work Scotland Programme 2010.
openaire  

Comparison of nine growth curve models to describe growth of partridges(Alectoris chukar)

open access: yesJournal of Applied Animal Research, 2019
In this study, nine non linear growth curve models were used to determine the goodness of fit by the body weight measurements of the total number of 178 partridges(Alectoris chukar), 93 females, and 85 males, respectively.
Yaya Wen   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

A scientific approach to microphone placement for cymbals in live sound [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
Current practice regarding overhead microphone placement on drum kits at live events is largely informed by personal experience and industry-standard practice, where there seems to be a lack of scientific evidence supporting these placements.
Harrison, Joshua J., Hill, Adam J.
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Weight development of sheep from the North-East Bulgarian Merino breed

open access: yesЖивотновъдни науки, 2020
The aim of the study was to assess the weight development of sheep from the North-East Bulgarian Merino breed, with a genetic component of the Australian Merinos (AM) and Booroola (Bo) breeds.
Nevyana Stancheva   +2 more
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ProStor synbiotic efficiency in poultry farming

open access: yesУчёные записки Казанского университета: Серия Естественные науки, 2019
We studied the efficiency of the ProStor synbiotic for increasing the growth rate and viability of young chickens and enhancing their natural resistance, livability, and productivity during the adult stage.
V.S. Buyarov, S.Yu. Metasova
doaj   +1 more source

The informativeness of the technical conversion factor for the price ratio of processing livestock [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
The technical conversion factor (TCF) is a survey-based estimate of the percentage of carcass weight obtained per unit of live weight. Practitioners and researchers have used it to predict the corresponding price ratio (PR).
Boudt, Kris, Luu, Hong Anh
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