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Gerardo José Ginovart-Panisello, Ignasi Iriondo, Tesa Panisello Monjo, Silvia Riva, Jordi Casadó Cancer and Rosa Ma Alsina-Pagès
Acoustic studies on poultry show that chicken vocalizations can be a real-time indicator of the health conditions of the birds and can improve animal welfare and farm management. In this study, hens vaccinated against infectious laryngotracheitis (ILT) w...
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Sadia Alam Shammi, Yanbo Huang, Gary Feng, Haile Tewolde, Xin Zhang, Johnie Jenkins and Mark Shankle
The application of remote sensing, which is non-destructive and cost-efficient, has been widely used in crop monitoring and management. This study used a built-in multispectral imager on a small unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) to capture multispectral imag...
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Silvia Antileo-Mellado, Cristina Muñoz, Juan Carlos Sanchez-Hernandez, Milagros Ginebra and Marco Sandoval
Farm and industrial residues must be adequately managed to avoid negative environmental implications. In this study, our objective was to evaluate (i) the impact of the co-production of vermicompost using grape bagasse and biochar (BC) on the yield and b...
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Sifiso Themba Clement Mdletshe and Ajuruchukwu Obi
The frequent failures of government-funded broiler enterprises raise concerns about the viability and wisdom of government funding for smallholders. This study therefore investigates the scope for the profitability of the small-scale broiler production a...
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Giancarlo Bozzo, Nicola Pugliese, Rossella Samarelli, Antonella Schiavone, Michela Maria Dimuccio, Elena Circella, Elisabetta Bonerba, Edmondo Ceci and Antonio Camarda
Mycotoxins are toxic secondary metabolites produced by fungal species that usually contaminate foods and feeds. Their lipophilic properties allow them to persist in the fat tissues of animals that ingest them, representing a risk for the consumers becaus...
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Lucas Gabriel Dionisio Freire, Sher Ali and Carlos Augusto Fernandes de Oliveira
The secondary metabolism of toxigenic fungi can produce mycotoxins, substances that are toxic for both humans and animals. Mycotoxins and their by-products found in various biological tissues are considered biomarkers, and concentrations of these substan...
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Rui Meneses and Paula Teixeira
Poultry meat, due to its low price and nutritional value, is a healthy and easily accessible option for many households worldwide. Poultry consumption is, therefore, expected to continue to grow. However, this increase may lead to the rising numbers of c...
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Hongyun Hao, Peng Fang, Enze Duan, Zhichen Yang, Liangju Wang and Hongying Wang
Stacked cage is the main breeding method of the large-scale farm in China. In broiler farms, dead broiler inspection is a routine task in the breeding process. It refers to the manual inspection of all cages and removal of dead broilers in the broiler ho...
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Shah Khalid, Amanullah and Iftikhar Ahmed
Zinc (Zn) deficiency is a fairly widespread agronomic constraint in many of the world?s cereal (wheat, rice, corn, barley, etc.) production regions. Zinc is an imperative micronutrient required for optimum plant growth and development. Low Zn availabilit...
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Emmanuel Ahaotu,C Nwafor,P A Onyebuchu,O Okpara
This study was conducted to investigate the effects of different protein levels on growth of guinea fowl keets (Numidia meagris) of the same age under intensive system in a typical poultry house from 6th week to 12th week of age. They were fed commercial...
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