GENETIC AND SOME PHYSIOLOGICAL EVALUATIONS OF DOE AND BODY CONDITION TRAITS FOR THE APRI RABBITS [PDF]
Egyptian Poultry Science, 2021 This study was conducted on 330 records from 110 does of APRI rabbits to make a genetic evaluation for some doe traits included litter traits (litter size at birth; LSB, and at weaning; LSW, Litter weight at birth; LWB, and at weaning; LWW), milk yield ...
mahmoud gharib +3 more
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ISOLATION AND IDENTIFICATION OF ORNITHOBACTERIOSIS FROM BROILER CHICKENS IN NEW VALLEY AND ASSIUT GOVERNORATES [PDF]
Assiut Veterinary Medical Journal, 2021 Respiratory infections are the most dangerous diseases facing poultry industry. Ornithobacteriosis is a respiratory disease in chicken broiler farms, it causes severe economic losses (high condemnation rate at slaughter, high treatment costs). Scientific
MOHAMED A. SOLIMAN +4 more
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CHARACTERIZATION, GENETIC EVALUATION, AND GENETIC TRENDS FOR SOME REPRODUCTIVE TRAITS OF BALADI BLACK RABBITS DOES [PDF]
Egyptian Poultry Science, 2021 A total of 792 litters from 210 does of Baladi Black (BB) rabbits were considered to make characterization, and genetic evaluation for some doe traits, including litter traits (litter size at birth; LSB, litter size born alive; LSA, litter size at 21 ...
El-Sayed Abdel-Kafy +2 more
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Use of different elevated structures by commercial fattening turkeys in Switzerland
Journal of Applied Poultry Research, 2023 SUMMARY: In Switzerland, mass produced housing systems for farm animals have to be authorized by the Federal Food Safety and Veterinary Office (FSVO) in terms of good animal welfare.
Ariane Stratmann, Nadine Ringgenberg
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IMPACT OF MAGNETIC EXTENDER ON SEMEN QUALITY, OXIDATIVE STRESS, BACTERIAL COUNT AND FERTILIZING ABILITY IN RABBITS [PDF]
Egyptian Journal of Rabbit Science, 2017 Twenty sexually mature bucks and eighty multiparous does of V-line rabbits were used. Semen was collected and evaluated twice weekly and only ejaculates showing advanced sperm motility ≥70% were pooled then used.
Ahmed Kamel +3 more
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Animal, 2022 Piling behaviour of laying hens often results in smothering or death due to suffocation. Mechanisms leading to piling are not yet understood though various potential factors have been suggested.
J. Winter, M.J. Toscano, A. Stratmann
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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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Perch Positioning Affects both Laying Hen Locomotion and Forces Experienced at the Keel
Animals, 2020 The aim of this study was to assess the effect of perch positioning on laying hens’ locomotion and the resulting energy experienced at the keel. Twenty Nick Chick and 20 Brown Nick hens were trained to transition from a platform to a perch in several ...
Christina Rufener +3 more
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Peer Community Journal, 2023 Cage-free housing is increasingly chosen in Europe, North America, and Australia as an animal-welfare friendly farm system for laying hens. However, hens are kept in large numbers in those systems which makes checking for health and welfare difficult and
Gebhardt-Henrich, Sabine G. +3 more
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Isolation and characterization of avian pathogenic Escherichia coli from broiler chickens in some governorates in Egypt [PDF]
Veterinary Medical Journal - Giza, 2015 A total of 80 samples (liver, heart, lung, and gall bladder) were collected from diseased broiler chickens from different poultry farms reared in (Zagazig) Sharkia, Ismalia, Sinai, (Dahshor) Giza and Kaluobaia Governorates for bacteriological examination
M Bastamy +3 more
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