The study focused on the performances of broilers raised under different floor space areas and flock sizes in deep litter housing. Pens; floor areas (F₁S=2400 cm², F₂S=2600 cm², F₃S=2800 cm² and F₄S=3000 cm²) were used with each housing 4 birds and also 4 levels of flock sizes at constant floor...

Forty two weaner rabbits of mixed breeds and sexes with an average initial weight of 956.7±45.6 g were used to evaluate the effect of stocking density on welfare and haematological characteristics. The rabbits were allotted to four stocking densities of 10, 14.3, 20 and 25 rabbits/m². This...

Management system in rabbit production has been reported to affect their welfare and performance. In view of this, a study was conducted to evaluate the effects of two different management systems (cage-housed and pen-housed) on serum malondialdehyde (MDA) concentration of weaned rabbits in...

Six different floor spaces, each was allotted for 4 birds in cells: F₁A (2,000 cm²), F₂A (2,200 cm²), F₃A (2,400 cm²), F₄A (2,600 cm²), F₅A (2,800 cm²), F₆A (3,000 cm²). Birds housed in each of cells of floor areas: S₁A (2,400 cm²)=4, S₂A (4,200 cm²)=6, S₃A (5,600 cm²)=8, S₄A (7,000 cm²)=10. Each...

Donkey welfare is becoming a subject of much interest; for decades, people around the world have voiced rising worry about it. There are no studies on donkey welfare in Nigeria. This study aimed to assess the welfare state of donkeys in Amaru, Zaria Ancient City, Kaduna State, Nigeria. A...

Sea louse infestations are threatening the sustainability of the salmon farm industry worldwide; the southern marine ecosystem of Chile is one of the most affected areas. A highly infested management area located in the Los Lagos Region (42.5°S) has been regularly affected by Caligus rogercresseyi...

The African Catfish (Clarias gariepinus, Teugels) were reared at three different stocking densities in bamboo-net cages to evaluate the effects of stocking density on growth, survival rate and food conversion ratio. Three hundred (300) fish with a total weight of 1.8 Kg were stocked at 25, 50 and...

Aims: General well being of animals is of paramount interest in some developed countries and of global importance hence the shift to alternative housing systems for egg-type chickens as replacement for conventional battery cage system. However, there is paucity of information on the effect of this...

This study aimed at evaluating the influence of strain and stocking density on welfare, haematological and serum biochemical indices of broilers in a 28-day trial. Two hundred and seven 4-week old birds each of Anak Titan and Arbor Acre genetic provenience were randomly allocated to three housing...

The quest to meet up with the high demand for poultry products has made farmers adopt new means of rearing birds without incurring more cost. One of these husbandry practices is by varying the stocking density. Increasing stocking density may however result in additional stress which may reduce...