Despite advances in toxicity testing and the development of new approach methodologies
(NAMs) for hazard assessment, the ecological risk assessment (ERA) framework for …

Poultry production is linked with the use of veterinary medicinal products to manage
diseases. Ionophore coccidiostats have been permitted for use as feed additives within the …

Pesticides are indispensable to maintain crop quality and food production worldwide, but
their use also poses environmental risks. Pesticide risk assessment involves a series of …

Abstract Model species (eg, granivorous gamebirds, waterfowl, passerines, domesticated
rodents) have been used for decades in guideline laboratory tests to generate survival …

The extrapolation of biological data across species is a key aspect of biomedical research
and drug development. In this context, comparative biology considerations are applied with …

A significant challenge in the traditional human health risk assessment of agrochemicals is
the uncertainty in quantifying the interspecies differences between animal models and …

Risk assessments that focus on anthropogenic chemicals in environmental media—whether
considering human health or ecological effects—often rely on toxicity data from …

A physiologically-based pharmacokinetic (PBPK) model represents the structural
components of the body with physiologically relevant compartments connected via blood …

Mechanistic effect models are increasingly recommended as tools for refining evaluations of
risk from exposure to pesticides. In the context of bird and mammal risk assessments, DEB …

Residual feed intake (RFI) is a better indicator of feed efficiency than feed conversion ratio
(FCR). It is frequently used to evaluate the efficacy of poultry and livestock feed …