The aim of this work was to evaluate the effect of decreasing stocking density and shed area on footpad dermatitis, hock burn, and ventral feathers cleanliness of broilers reared in winter. The work was carried out on a commercial farm in the northeast of the Santa Fe province, Argentina. 54,000...

Between November 2016 and October 2017, 23 horse transports from 18 collection points to two slaughterhouses in Argentina and one in Uruguay were monitored. The goal of this study was to characterize the current practices in commercial horse transports and to detect potential threats to horse ...

Developing a land sharing strategy requires a thorough understanding of what is the maximum productivity that can be achieved without altering key ecosystem processes. In the central Argentina highlands, Polylepis australis dominates the few remaining patches of forests and its evergreen trees are...

Plants respond to disturbances according to their physiological characteristics, their lifeform, and their ecological role or function within the community. We assessed the response, in terms of biomass and fitness, to a gradient of stocking density (measured as livestock units.year.ha^-1)...

An experiment was conducted for 80 days at La Salada de Monasterio Lake (Buenos Aires, Argentina) to assess the effect of stocking density and natural food availability on the growth and production of zooplanktivorous juveniles of pejerrey (Odontesthes bonariensis) in extensive cage culture. Ten ...

Introduction: Maintaining a high level of animal welfare is essential in zoos, sanctuaries and aquaria for ethical, legislative and functional reasons. Therefore, it is necessary to have welfare assessment protocols that can be incorporated into daily management programs. Currently, there are...

In a grass based dairy production system in Argentina, due to the high frequency of defecation and urination in the holding pen, some welfare indicators were evaluated in the milking routine. In the first half hour previous in the holding pen, the cows closest to the milking parlor showed a higher...

The human factor is one of the major determinants of animal welfare in zoos. Assessing changes in activity patterns, behavior and space use due to human presence might help understanding visitors' influence on these animal welfare indicators. In Córdoba (Argentina), we assessed the activity pattern ...

Argentina's beef production has the challenge of intensify processes to respond to the world demand for animal protein. Animal welfare is becoming a significative aspect during farm stage. Welfare provision to animals is a human responsibility that must consider different aspects such as adequate ...