Studies investigating the welfare of commercial-line broiler chickens raised in houses with outdoor access in the tropics are scarce, and none have investigated whether responses vary according to indoor conditions. Hence, we assessed the effects of providing outdoor access at two indoor stocking...
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Sanchez-Casanova, R.; Sarmiento-Franco, L.; Segura-Correa, J.; Phillips, C. J. C.
Publisher
MDPI AG, Basel, Switzerland
Citation
Animals, 2019, 9, 12, pp 1016
The application of the European Welfare Quality® protocol was evaluated in finishing Holstein males in a fattening cattle production company located in the Mexicali Valley, Baja California, Mexico. Twelve pens were randomly selected with 75 steers per pen. In addition, 38 animals per pen were...
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Pérez-Linares, C.; Sosa-López, A. D.; Torres-Cardona, M. G.; Figueroa-Saavedra, F.; Barreras-Serrano, A.; Sánchez-López, E.; García-Vega, L. A.
Publisher
Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Lima, Peru
Citation
Revista de Investigaciones Veterinarias del Perú (RIVEP), 2023, 34, 1,
Publisher
Association Francaise de Cuniculture, Lempdes, France
Citation
World Rabbit Science, 2005, 13, 2, pp 133-140
Animal welfare has now taken its rise in the world, especially due to its ethical, productive and economic repercussions. Animal welfare assessment protocols are a useful tool because they allow identifying the factors that reduce the quality of life of animals, to be able to improve it and make...
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Alejos, J. I.; Almaraz, B. I.; Peralta, J. G.; Meza, N. M.; Torres, M. G.
Publisher
Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias de la Universidad Nacional del Nordeste (UNNE), Corrientes, Argentina
Citation
Revista Veterinaria, 2021, 32, 2, pp 174-180
The Welfare Quality® (WQ) protocols have been developed as a tool for the assessment of farm animal welfare based on scientific evidence. Animal welfare (AW) is part of the sustainability criteria of livestock production. A study was carried out in four states of Central Mexico in seven rustic...
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Losada-Espinosa, N.; Ortega, M. E. T.; Galindo, F.
Publisher
Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria y Zootecnia, Coyoacan, Mexico
Citation
Veterinaria México OA, 2017, 4, 4, pp unpaginated
The thermal comfort of beef cattle in intensive finishing was assessed through theavailability of shade and living space, in conditions of the very hot semi-dry climate ofthe northwestern coastal region of Mexico during autumn and winter and housed inthree types of pens. The design of the pens...
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Zazueta, C. G.; Castro, I. P.; Estrada-Angulo, A.; Portillo, J. L.; Urías, D. E.; Ríos, F. R.
Publisher
Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Lima, Peru
Citation
Revista de Investigaciones Veterinarias del Perú (RIVEP), 2021, 32, 5,
The effect of two housing systems during the fattening period on productive performance of lambs from different hair-type sheep breeds in southeastern Mexico was evaluated. Effects of housing system (raised-slatted floor cages (RFC) vs. floor pens (FP)), year (2009, 2012 and 2013) and season of the ...
Author(s)
Muñoz-Osorio, G. A.; Aguilar-Caballero, A. J.; Sarmiento-Franco, L. A.; Wurzinger, M.; Gutiérrez-Reynoso, G. A.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis, Abingdon, UK
Citation
Journal of Applied Animal Research, 2017, 45, 1, pp 384-388
The aim of this study was to determine the effect of stocking density on growth performance, survival, feeding efficiency, and size distribution of the freshwater, longarm river prawn Macrobrachium tenellum during the nursery phase of intensive culture in a net cage-pond system. Juvenile longarm...
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López-Huerta, J. M.; Vega-Villasante, F.; Ponce-Palafox, J. T.; Zapata, D. B.; Cárdenas, L. M.; Alencaster, O. A. F.
Publisher
Wiley, Hoboken, USA
Citation
North American Journal of Aquaculture, 2021, 83, 3, pp 192-202
Background. Environmental factors can affect the welfare of cattle in the feedlot and alter their behavior. Objective. The present study determine the effect of the feedlot environment on the agonist behavior of cattle during two seasons in a tropical region of Mexico. Methodology. A prospective...
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Zazueta-Gutiérrez, A. C.; Ríos-Rincón, F. G.; Castro-Pérez, B. I.; Estrada-Angulo, A.; Portillo-Loera, J. J.
Publisher
Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria y Zootecnia, Universidad Autonoma de Yucatan, Yucatan, Mexico
Citation
Tropical and Subtropical Agroecosystems, 2022, 25, 1,
Objective: To quantify the animal welfare of pigs of small producers in communities of southern Veracruz. Materials and methods. We carried out a study in ten production units where we performed a diagnosis and analyzed ten variables in the categories of feeding, housing, health, and behavior of...
Author(s)
Hernández-Antonio, H. I.; Vázquez-Luna, D.; Lara-Rodríguez, D. A.; Martínez-Martínez, M.
Publisher
University of Cordoba, Monteria, Colombia
Citation
Revista MVZ Cordoba, 2021, 26, 3,