Abstract Background In China, cage systems with a high space utilization have gradually
replaced ground litter systems, but the disease incidence of chickens in cages is higher …

This study aimed to compare the immune function and gut microbiota between double-layer
caged and litter floor pen-raised broiler chickens. Eighty meaty male chicks were selected …

La homeopatía es un sistema médico alternativo propuesto por Samuel Hahnemann en el
siglo xviii, que se basa en el “principio de similitud”, que establece que “lo similar cura lo …

The present study was undertaken to evaluate the inter-observer reliability of a welfare
monitoring scheme to be applied to sheep, and compare the welfare state of the animals …

Simple Summary In European organic dairy farms, the use of grazing appears to be a
controversial topic. The laws that regulate the sector do not indicate in an incontrovertible …

This book covers factors affecting meat quality from the growth of animals to the final
product. It discusses specific aspects of meat quality for beef, pork, and sheep. This …

The barley genus Hordeum was formerly considered a nonhomogeneous group with
basically a number of unrelated but morphologically rather similar entities, thus not …

The aim of the study was evaluate the use of forage diets (grazing pasture vs. hay) around
ewe parturition on the performance and meat quality of suckling lambs (10–12kg body …

Recent progress in studies concerning behavior of, and management for, grazing cattle are
reviewed. Since 1950, much study has been conducted on 'How','When','Where'and 'How …

The aim of this research was to evaluate the effects of continuous and rotational grazing of
different forage species on milk production in ewes. The forage species were chicory …