The research on the functionality of equipping in livestock housing are very important from a point of view of the science and the development of the comprehensive mechanization of technological processes. They have a close relationship with construction projects, improving and the standardization...
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Przemysłowy Instytut Maszyn Rolniczych (PIMR), Branżowy Ośrodek Informacji Naukowej, Technicznej i Ekonomicznej, Poznań, Poland
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Journal of Research and Applications in Agricultural Engineering, 2018, 63, 1, pp 112-114
The objective this study was to evaluate the thermal comfort, performance and the physiological variables of 21-42 day of age broiler chickens housed in aviaries with painted and not painted fiber cement roof. A completely randomized design was used in a split-plot design where the plots were...
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Valadares, L. R.; Moreira, J.; Dalólio, F. S.; Guimarães, M. C. de C.; Tinôco, I. de F. F.; Vaz, D. P.; Lima, H. J. D'A.; Albino, L. F. T.
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Escola de Medicina Veterinária, Universidade Federal da Bahia, Bahia, Brazil
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Revista Brasileira de Saude e Producao Animal, 2018, 19, 3, pp 336-346
Avian influenza (H5) is highly contagious infection of birds as well as humans which is zoonotic of significant economic and public health concern. From total 650 broilers sera were taken, around the five geographically distinct districts and analyzed through hemagglutination inhibition (HI) test...
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Ali Zaman; Abdul Haleem; Sajjad-ur-Rahman; Saeed, A. A. A.; Sana Ullah; Naimat Ullah
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Zoological Society of Pakistan, Lahore, Pakistan
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Pakistan Journal of Zoology, 2018, 50, 5, pp 1687-1691
The aim of the study was to analyze calves rearing on the basis of selected parameters of growth in different housing systems with regard to the assessment of microbial flora taken from the nasal cavity of animals. The study was performed on 28 calves of Polish Holstein-Friesian Black-and-White...
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Czerniawska-Piątkowska, E.; Skibicka, M.; Cioch-Szklarz, B.; Karakulska, J.; Fijałkowski, K.; Hiller, S.
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Zoological Society of Pakistan, Lahore, Pakistan
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Pakistan Journal of Zoology, 2018, 50, 3, pp 1011-1016
Production systems with group housing of sows during a part of the lactation are used in certified organic production and can increase the occurrence of lactational estrus thus making batch-wise breeding difficult. The aim of this study was to investigate the occurrence of lactational estrus and...
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Thomsson, O.; Magnusson, U.; Bergqvist, A. S.; Eliasson-Selling, L.; Sjunnesson, Y. C. B.
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BioMed Central Ltd, London, UK
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Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica, 2018, 60, 10, pp (8 February 2018)
In the Netherlands many farmers assume pasture grazing for dairy cows to be less efficient in terms of mineral utilisation than indoor housing systems. The gross annual grass yield is assumed to be lower as well. Since 2016, Dutch dairy farmers are obliged to use the ANCA-tool (Annual Nutrient...
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Haan, M. H. A. de; Noord, T. van; Meerkerk, B.; Philipsen, A. P.; Pol-van Dasselaar, A. van den
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Teagasc, Animal & Grassland Research and Innovation Centre, Fermoy, Irish Republic
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Sustainable meat and milk production from grasslands. Proceedings of the 27th General Meeting of the European Grassland Federation, Cork, Ireland, 17-21 June 2018, 2018, pp 152-153
The aim of this study was to assess the effect of modified housing system on physiological parameters like rectal temperature, skin temperature, plasma cortisol level, respiration rate and pulse rate (counts/min) of Murrah buffaloes during autumn and winter seasons. A total of 14 lactating Murrah...
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Amit Kumar; Kamboj, M. L.; Subhash Chandra; Pranay Bharti
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Agricultural Research Communication Centre, Karnal, India
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Indian Journal of Animal Research, 2018, 52, 6, pp 829-833
Biofilms have a strong impact in a large range of areas such as the human biomedical fields and the food industry including the raw material production from livestock and farming. The aim of this study was to test the effects, of a mix of bacteria based on Bacillus spp. and Pediococcus spp., on...
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Bazzoli, A.; Plateau, J.
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Societá Italiana di Patologia ed Allevamento dei Suini (SIPAS), Montichiari, Italy
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Atti della Società Italiana di Patologia ed Allevamento dei Suini (SIPAS), XLIV Meeting Annuale, Montichiari (BS), Italia, 15-16 Marzo 2018, 2018, pp 141-150
The objective of the current study was to analyze the productive parameters of pigs housed in single and double capacity in the nursery, growth, and finishing phases in the Wean-to-Finish (WF) system. The research was carried out in the pig sector of the Centro de Ciências Agroveterinárias (CAV) at ...
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Consoni, W.; Gabardo, M. de P.; Lazaroto, J.; Zandonai, A. D.; Santos, V. N. dos; Traverso, S. D.; Thaler Neto, A.; Cristani, J.
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Universidade Estadual de Londrina, Londrina, Brazil
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Semina: Ciências Agrárias (Londrina), 2018, 39, 1, pp 311-316
Background: Hock lesions (HL) in dairy cows are a common animal welfare problem in modern dairy production with freestall housing systems, but there are no large-scale studies addressing its epidemiology in Sweden. The aims of this cross-sectional study were to investigate the prevalence of HL of...
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Ekman, L.; Nyman, A. K.; Landin, H.; Waller, K. P.
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BioMed Central Ltd, London, UK
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Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica, 2018, 60, 47, pp (13 August 2018)