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The CHICKENSTRESS research project aims to improve the welfare of free-range laying hens by reducing the incidence of feather-pecking, reducing their stress and fearfulness, and improving their range ...
This project will address five important actions to prevent or remediate heat stress in cattle
...t is still unclear (1) how fast and to what extent this resistance is build up against a particular stress, (2) to what extent cross resistance occurs against other forms of stress, and (3) whether...
...br>Research approachThe researchers focus on the following themes: water quality, calf housing, stress during interventions (e.g. dehorning) and resistance building (colostrum check). Within th...
...eeper soil layers and, conversely, moisture deeper in the profile cannot rise, resulting in drought stress. Limited rooting also leads to significantly reduced crop development and yield. In this p...
...g. with percussive blow on the head) prior to using NC first. On the other hand, animals experience stress caused by taken them out of the stable. These alternative methods seem feasible for turkey...
...ch chickens are caught by their legs and held upside down, can cause significant production losses, stress and animal suffering. This project uncovers the extent to which there is a beneficial diff...
...kers linked with better yield and nutritional quality traits within a climate change context (water stress, elevated temperature and [CO2]). For quality assessment, we evaluate the use of UAV based...
...strive in their candidate-new-varieties for more resilience of the plant against biotic and abiotic stress factors and high "resource use efficiency" (RUE). The researchers of INVITE therefore impr...
...terioration of animal welfare (additional pain due to a tail-bite epidemic, infections, increased distress) if a sudden, general discontinuation of tail docking were to be implemented. For a more t...