Broiler farms are the main supplier of national meat needs in Indonesia. Production of broilers in Indonesia continues to increase every year as a consequence of the Indonesian population increase. The main issue in animal production is environmental pollution including in broiler production. This ...

Air pollution generates hazardous pollutants that have resulted in safety, health, and other welfare issues of food animals. This paper reviewed scientific research advancement in food animal welfare-related air pollution based on 219 first-hand research publications in refereed journals (referred...

One of the serious problems in livestock farms is manure. It hasn't correct manure management, control and storage, manure causes environmental problems such as global warming, acidification and eutrophication. It is important to determine the pollution potential of manure for livestock operations, ...

Livestock production is often a source of multiple pollutants in rivers. However, current assessments of water pollution seldomly take a multi-pollutant perspective, while this is essential for improving water quality. This study quantifies inputs of multiple pollutants to rivers from livestock...

Fine particulate matter (PM_2.5) from poultry houses has adverse effects on the health of animals and workers. Tert-butylhydroquinone (TBHQ), an antioxidant, is widely used in feed additives. The present study investigated the effects of TBHQ on broiler house PM_2.5-induced damage in chicken primary...

Non-dioxin-like polychlorinated biphenyls (ndl-PCBs) are a subclass of persistent bioaccumulative pollutants able to enter the food chain. Toxicokinetic models for the transfer of the six ndl-PCB congeners (PCBs 28, 52, 101, 138, 153, and 180) from contaminated feed and soil into chicken eggs and...

The aim of this study was to assess the presence of metals in three regions of Kosovo using chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus) breast feathers collected from the industrial regions of Mitrovica and Obiliq and the non-industrial region of Dragash. This study was carried out from September to...

Environmental pollution is defined as the disruption of normal ecological balance with emission of various substances and energy residues as a result of human activities. Animal production is one of the major human activity that enables this emission to increase significantly. Although ruminants...

A partially (50%) perforated flooring system showed positive effects on health- and behavior-based welfare indicators without affecting production performance. Ammonia (NH₃) is the most common air pollutant in poultry production, with effects on animal welfare and the environment. The objectives of ...

Based on the recorded data from Shanxi Animal Husbandry Statistical Yearbook from 1987 to 2019, in this article, development of livestock and poultry breeding industry in Shanxi province in recent years was briefly described from the scale of livestock and poultry breeding and pollution production. ...