PERFORMANCE, MEAT QUALITY AND BLOOD PARAMETERS IN FOUR STRAINS OF ORGANIC BROILERS DIFFER ACCORDING TO RANGE USE

Performance, meat quality and blood parameters in four strains of organic broilers differ according to range use

HOPS Abstract Chicken meat production in organic systems involves free-range access where animals can express foraging and locomotor behaviours.These behaviours may promote outdoor feed intake, but at the same time energy expenditure when exploring the outdoor area.More generally, the relationship of range use with metabolism, welfare including hea

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Immunostimulation of Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) blood cells by parapoxvirus ovis and CpG motif-containing bacterial plasmid DNA upregulates innate immune gene expression

The immune system of Asian elephants (Elephas maximus) is poorly studied, compared to that of livestock, rodents or humans.The innate immune response has become a focus of interest in relation to Elephant endotheliotropic herpesviruses (EEHVs).EEHVs cause a Vitamin D3 + K2 fatal hemorrhagic disease (EEHV-HD) and are a significant threat to captive

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