The goal of this study was to compare the growth performance of growing/finishing pigs housed in a hoop barn system and in traditional confinement. A total of twenty Bísaro breed pigs, with 98.6±5.71 days of age, and 25.4±4.87 kg of BW were used (beginning of experiment). The pigs were equally...

The current study was conducted with an aim to evaluate the effect of housing strategies on the production and behavioral responses of Nili-Ravi buffaloes during dry hot summer (May and June). The study was conducted at Buffalo Research Institute (BRI), Livestock Experiment Station (LES), Bhunike,...

The objective of the present study was to compare the eggshell characteristics and cuticle deposition of Lohmann Brown, Hy-Line Silver Brown, and Isa Brown layers kept in two different housing systems. The three laying hen genotypes were housed in enriched cages (100 hens, 750 cm²/hen, 10...

Limited information is available about the actual management characteristics of dairy donkeys in Southern Europe. The aim of the present study is to describe animal management of dairy donkey farms in Italy. Twelve farmers were asked to answer a questionnaire on the management of their animals and...

The present study was conducted at Sardar Vallbhabhai Patel University of Agriculture and Technology, Modipuram to know the housing practiced followed by buffalo farmer. This study using multistage stratified random sampling procedure to select 4 talukas and from each talukas were randomly selected ...

Stress is a non-specific response of the body to a stressor that is perceived as a threat to homeostasis. Each stressor causes stress and a specific action. Manifestation of the disease depends on the specific action of the stressor, and specific internal (age, gender, breed, genetic inheritance)...

The aim of this characterization study was to describe several welfare indicators on the farm and find possible difference between the prevalence of hock injuries, body condition (BCS), and hygiene score across 15 free stalls with cubicles (F) and 15 tie stalls (T) dairy cattle farms in...

Animal welfare is among the main demands of consumers, who are increasingly critical of the quality of life within the environment, which requires the use of static conducts in systems for animal production. From this perspective, the objective of this study was to describe the importance of...

Dairy farming provides sustainable income and reduces unemployment of a large number of the rural poor. The study on management practices (housing, breeding and healthcare practices) in crossbred cows was purposively conducted to associate relationship with days open in crossbred cows of Bengaluru...

The study on breeding and calf management practices of buffaloes was purposively conducted in Bidar district of Karnataka adopting exploratory research design. A total of 180 buffalo farmers were selected randomly for the study. The study revealed that most of the farmers experienced problems in...