1. The study investigated the feeding of a high oil and fibre diet containing 260 g/kgorganically produced cold pressed sunflower …
Laying hens have a unique bone turnover due to the daily egg laying cycle. Laying hens have three distinctive kinds …
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Several studies have shown a high prevalenceof keel bone deformities in commercial layinghens. The aim of this project was to assess theeffects of perch material, a vitamin D feed additive(25-hydroxyvitamin D3; HyD, DSM Nutritional Products,Basel, Switzerland), and genetics on keel bonepathology. The study consisted of 2 experiments. In the first experiment, 4,000 Lohmann Selected Leghornhens …
Effects of different infrared beak treatment protocolson chicken welfare and physiology
In the commercial poultry industry, feather pecking leads to damage to the chickens and anincreased mortality rate. The effects of two (possible) feather pecking prevention methods,infrared trimming and maternal care, on production parameters, fear, sociality, learning,feeding behavior, and feeding motivation were examined in young Silver Nick hens. Thirty-nine Silver Nick hens were tested from the …
The IEC’s position on the use of antibiotics.
In order to develop better control measures against avian influenza, it is necessary to understand how the virustransmits in poultry. …
The H9N2 avian influenza virus (AIV) subtype has become endemic in Israel since its introduction in 2000. The disease has …
During outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza in Cambodia, local nongovernmental organizations managed to strategically influence decision making processes in …
Kogi state did not report Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) during the 2006-2008 outbreaks in Nigeria despite the presence of …
Hans-Wilhelm Windhorst, IEC Statistical Analyst
From Tim Lambert, Canada.
Marketing Session Presentation – “Making Tesco a World Class Business.”
Marketing Session Presentation – “Sustainable Consumption: Production Standards, Fulfilling Consumer Expectations and How to Deliver.”
Marketing Session Presentation – “Making the Internet work for your business.”