Laminitis - a complex, common and often devastating disease - is the second biggest killer of domestic horses. Now important literature on the...
Species barriers are tested in hybrid zones when gene flow occurs between hybridizing species. Hybridization can erode species barriers, lead to the introgression of adaptive traits, or remain stable through time. Outcomes in hybrid zones are influenced by divergence between the hybridizing taxa,...
Author(s)
Theodosopoulos, A. N.; Hund, A. K.; Taylor, S. A.
Publication
Trends in Ecology & Evolution, 2019, 34, 1, pp 19-30
The quality of diagnostic accuracy studies (DAS) for infectious diseases of animals has improved over the last 20 years because of international educational efforts, use of design and reporting standards to guide researchers and test developers, and acceptance of the use of latent class models to...
Author(s)
Gardner, I. A.; Colling, A.; Greiner, M.
Publication
Preventive Veterinary Medicine, 2019, 162, pp 46-55
A thorough investigation of annual dynamics of carbon dioxide (CO2) fluxes with respect to major controlling factors and harvest management is lacking for rainfed alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.), a high quality perennial legume forage. To address this knowledge gap, this study reports two years (April...
Author(s)
Wagle, P.; Gowda, P. H.; Northup, B. K.
Publication
Agricultural and Forest Meteorology, 2019, 265, pp 208-217
Tethering of cattle is viewed critically by society and, according to scientific assessment, does not constitute a welfare-friendly husbandry method. Permanent tethering, with the animals standing tied up in their stalls the entire year without access to pasture or an outdoor yard, is particularly...
Author(s)
Bergschmidt, A.; Lindena, T.; Neuenfeldt, S.; Tergast, H.
Publisher
Johann Heinrich von Thünen Institute (vTI)
Publication
Thünen Working Paper, 2018, No.111, pp 59 pp.
Domestic animals under close confinement conditions frequently display abnormal behaviour, particularly if they are unable to escape from, or adapt to this situation. With the increased interest in domestic farm animal welfare from both the political and societal agendas, environmental enrichment...
Subjects
animal behaviour; animal production; animal welfare; calves; dairy cattle; domestic animals; enrichment; hens; intensive livestock farming; literature reviews; livestock; livestock farming; poultry; regulations
Author(s)
Orihuela, A.; Mota-Rojas, D.; Velarde, A.; Strappini-Asteggiano, A.; Vega, L. T. de la; Borderas-Tordesillas, F.; Alonso-Spilsbury, M.
19 - 21 August 2019 - Guelph, Ontario
The second edition of this book contains 12 chapters that describe the domestication, behaviour, physiology, health, welfare, housing and handling of horses, pigs, rabbits, cattle, sheep, goats, fowls, turkeys, geese, ducks, deer and ratites.
Author(s)
Ekesbo, I.; Gunnarsson, S.
ISBN
2018 CAB International (H ISBN 9781786391391)