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Can shelter dog observers score behavioural expressions consistently over time?

Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica, 2022
A substantial number of dogs live in animal shelters worldwide. Stressors within the shelter environment can compromise their welfare, and scientific evaluations of feasible welfare assessment methods are therefore needed.
Solveig Marie Stubsjøen, Randi Oppermann Moe, Cicilie Johannessen, Maiken Larsen, Henriette Madsen, Karianne Muri   +5 more
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THE INFLUENCE OF BIO-ALGEEN S90 ON THE GROWTHOF MULTIFLORA ROSE SEEDLINGS (Rosa multiflora Thunb.)

Acta Scientiarum Polonorum: Hortorum Cultus, 2019
Striving to intensify horticultural production, new and more effective bio-preparations are being sought to stimulate plant growth and development. Bio-algeen S90 is a natural agent based on sea algae, the high bi- ological activity of which results ...
Mariusz Szmagara, Krystyna Pudelska, Wojciech Durlak, Barbara Marcinek, Kamila Rojek   +4 more
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Behavioural Variability in Chicks vs. the Pattern of Behaviour in Adult Hens

Animals, 2020
The aim of the study was to assess the behaviour of chicks of three different breeds of laying hens differing in the activity, emotional reactivity, and environmental preferences.
Iwona Rozempolska-Rucińska, Kornel Kasperek, Kamil Drabik, Grzegorz Zięba, Agnieszka Ziemiańska   +4 more
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Nitrogen-Fixing Activity of Root Nodules in Relation to Their Size in Peanut (Arachis hypogaea L.)

Plant Production Science, 2007
The nitrogen-fixing activity of root nodules was examined with reference to the nodule size in peanut. Root nodules of field-grown peanut were collected at flowering through harvesting stages and classified into five groups of size using a circle ...
Ryosuke Tajima, O New Lee, Jun Abe, Alexander Lux, Shigenori Morita   +4 more
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The effect of the term of mulching and herbicides spraying on ‘Foxtrot’ tulip flowering and bulbs yield

Acta Scientiarum Polonorum: Hortorum Cultus, 2019
The experiment studied the effect of various mulching terms of ‘Foxtrot’ tulips with wheat straw in combination with spraying of plantations with herbicides using various doses and different amounts of working liquid.
Barbara Marcinek, Wojciech Durlak, Mariusz Szmagara, Henryk Galant, Alicja Węgrzyn   +4 more
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Milk-flow data collected routinely in an automatic milking system: an alternative to milking-time testing in the management of teat-end condition?

Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica, 2018
Background Having a poor teat-end condition is associated with increased mastitis risk, hence avoiding milking machine settings that have a negative effect on teat-end condition is important for successful dairy production. Milking-time testing (MTT) can
Håvard Nørstebø, Amira Rachah, Gunnar Dalen, Odd Rønningen, Anne Cathrine Whist, Olav Reksen   +5 more
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Variability of laying hen behaviour depending on the breed [PDF]

Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences, 2019
Objective For many generations, most species of farm animals have been subjected to intense and strictly targeted selection for improvement of their performance traits.
Agnieszka Kozak, Kornel Kasperek, Grzegorz Zięba, Iwona Rozempolska-Rucińska   +3 more
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EFFECT OF NATURAL FERTILIZATION AND CALCIUM CARBONATE ON YIELDING AND BIOLOGICAL VALUE OF THYME (Thymus vulgaris L.)

Acta Scientiarum Polonorum: Hortorum Cultus, 2019
Thyme belongs to herbal plants, the yield and quality of which depend on biological factors, agrotechnical procedures and the way of processing and storage.
Katarzyna Dzida, Zenia Michałojć, Zbigniew` Jarosz, Karolina Pitura, Natalia Skubij, Daniel Skubij, Marcela Krawiec   +6 more
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The sex impact on the technological and chemical characteristics of meat derived from the Polish native chicken breed

Scientific Reports, 2023
The aim of the study was to evaluate the birds’ sex as well as the caponisation influence on the technological traits of obtained meat, fatty acids profile as well as main chemical compounds distribution. In this study, 40 hens, roosters and green-legged
Kornel Kasperek, Kamil Drabik, Weronika Sofińska-Chmiel, Małgorzata Karwowska, Grzegorz Zięba, Justyna Batkowska   +5 more
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Responses of grassland soil mesofauna to induced climate change

Scientific Reports
Climate change can significantly affect the below and above-ground ecosystems. This study aimed to test the effects of induced climate change on the composition of soil mesofauna and vascular plant species in semi-natural grasslands.
Iwona Gruss, Marta Czarniecka-Wiera, Sebastian Świerszcz, Magdalena Szymura, Tomasz Szymura, Małgorzata W. Raduła   +5 more
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