At the economy of chickens fattening affects a number of factors, such as: broiler hybrid, gender, health, food types, adequate climate conditions, mortality of chickens, the average feed consumption per unit of gain (feed conversion), the selling price of chicken meat that can be achieved in the...

The population of stray dogs has been present for many years in the territory of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and the absence of human support for dogs causes the activation of their self-sustaining mechanisms and return to the natural pattern of behaviour. Analysing risk factors for the presence of...

Milking cows will have optimal production of milk if they are healthy. The health of feet and hooves is also very important. When using leashed-cow type stalls or cowsheds with boxes of free type keeping, it is necessary to take proper and preventive care of hooves. Poor hygienic conditions in ...

Our aim was to examine the influence of stocking density on the conformation in live broilers of Cobb provenance. A total of 120 chickens of Cobb 500 provenance are divided into three groups with 40 animals each (two experimental and one control group). At the end of the first week of feeding, 20...

Performance of cows and workers on 2 farms with about 1000 cows was compared in 3 years (1981-1983); 1 farm used tie-stall barns with pipeline milking, the other used cubicle loose housing, with a 16-stall herringbone parlour for milking. Annual milk yield on the 2 farms resp. averaged 5879 and...

The number of animal trials is increasing year on year. Some reputable organizations in developed countries campaign for a ban on the use of animals in biological experiments, aware of inhuman treatment towards animals. The vast majority of prominent, worldwide bio-ethics groups agree that the use...

It is already know that, hypothermia induce in fish a chronic winter state of stress, which may be estimate through hematological insufficiencies and which is demonstrated commensurable in the stress intensity. Fish, as poikilothermic organism with low level of homeostasis, are subjected to various ...

It is stated that at present time, the streets of many towns of Bosnia and Hercegovina ceased to be pleasant places for life of both humans and the increasing number of abandoned dogs, found to be thirsty, hungry, sick and without a shelter and care required. The problem of 10 000 stray dogs in the ...

Sander lucioperca (Linnaeus, 1758) is considered a highly desirable species for recreational and commertial fishing. However, the pike-perch introduction, due to the high adaptation potential and the pronounced predator features, had a negative effects in terms of the population density reduction...

Data were obtained over a 3-yr period on 96 German Landrace and German Yorkshire gilts. Control animals were housed loose on straw, and experimental groups were housed loose in boxes with a partially slatted floor or tethered in boxes with a partially slatted floor. Tethering affected adversely the ...