Environmental stress in chickens and the potential effectiveness of dietary vitamin supplementation
F Akinyemi, D Adewole - Frontiers in Animal Science, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Environmental stressors can promote the vulnerability of animals to infections; it is therefore,
essential to understand how stressors affect the immune system, the adaptive capacity of …
essential to understand how stressors affect the immune system, the adaptive capacity of …
'Freedom from hunger'and preventing obesity: the animal welfare implications of reducing food quantity or quality
In animals, including humans, free access to high-quality (generally energy-dense) food can
result in obesity, leading to physiological and health problems. Consequently, various …
result in obesity, leading to physiological and health problems. Consequently, various …
Detection of sick broilers by digital image processing and deep learning
X Zhuang, T Zhang - Biosystems Engineering, 2019 - Elsevier
Highlights•The aim of the paper was to automatically diagnose the health status of
broilers.•Feature fusion technology was added to improve the SSD model with InceptionV3 …
broilers.•Feature fusion technology was added to improve the SSD model with InceptionV3 …
Development of an early warning algorithm to detect sick broilers
X Zhuang, M Bi, J Guo, S Wu, T Zhang - Computers and Electronics in …, 2018 - Elsevier
The frequent occurrence of poultry diseases, such as bird flu, not only causes huge
economic losses to farmers but also seriously threatens the health of human beings …
economic losses to farmers but also seriously threatens the health of human beings …
[HTML][HTML] Effects of acute and chronic heat stress on plasma metabolites, hormones and oxidant status in restrictedly fed broiler breeders
J Xie, L Tang, L Lu, L Zhang, X Lin, HC Liu, J Odle… - Poultry science, 2015 - Elsevier
Heat tolerance can be improved by feed restriction in broiler chickens. It is unknown whether
the same is true for broiler breeders, which are restrictedly fed. Therefore, the current study …
the same is true for broiler breeders, which are restrictedly fed. Therefore, the current study …
Lighting, density, and dietary strategies to improve poultry behavior, health, and production
Poultry production is the most rapidly expanding agricultural industry. Consumer awareness
of animal welfare has grown in recent years, and as a result, consideration for higher-quality …
of animal welfare has grown in recent years, and as a result, consideration for higher-quality …
Breeding for better welfare: genetic goals for broiler chickens and their parents
MS Dawkins, R Layton - Animal Welfare, 2012 - cambridge.org
Genetics is key to the improvement of welfare in broiler chickens at both juvenile and adult
(breeder) stages but progress is hampered currently by the seemingly conflicting demands …
(breeder) stages but progress is hampered currently by the seemingly conflicting demands …
Major welfare issues in broiler breeders
IC De Jong, D Guémené - World's Poultry Science Journal, 2011 - cambridge.org
Under current practices, broiler parent stock (broiler breeders) encounter several welfare
problems, such as feed restriction and injury during mating. Intensive selection for …
problems, such as feed restriction and injury during mating. Intensive selection for …
Infectious and non-infectious factors associated with leg disorders in poultry–a review
♦ Corresponding author: damjo@ up. poznan. pl abstract Broiler chicken welfare, health and
performance are strictly linked with skeleton development. lameness compromises welfare …
performance are strictly linked with skeleton development. lameness compromises welfare …
Proportion of insoluble fibre in the diet affects behaviour and hunger in broiler breeders growing at similar rates
With a view to alleviate the feeling of hunger in broiler breeders, different types of fibre
sources were used in high-fibre diets to increase feed quantity while limiting growth to …
sources were used in high-fibre diets to increase feed quantity while limiting growth to …