Do laying hens with keel bone fractures experience pain?

The European ban on battery cages has forced a change towards the use of non-cage or furnished cage systems, but unexpectedly this has been associated with an increased prevalence of keel bone fractures in laying hens.Bone fractures are acutely painful in mammals, but the effect of fractures on bird welfare is unclear.We recently reported that keel

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Effects of a Nanoencapsulated Moringa Leaf Ethanolic Extract on the Physiology, Metabolism and Reproductive Performance of Rabbit Does during Summer

This study investigated the Bathroom Fixtures effect of Moringa leaf ethanolic extract (MLEE) on heat-tolerance variables and the reproductive performance of rabbit does bred under hot climate conditions.Additionally, the effect of nanoencapsulation technology on the biological efficiency of MLEE was considered.A total of 56 rabbit does were random

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