Chicks (Gallus gallus domesticus) learn to peck soon after hatching and then peck in rapid bursts or bouts with intervals of non-pecking activity. The food sources may be static such as seeds and chick crumb, or mobile such as a mealworm. Here, changes with age in pecking toward chick crumb and a mealworm were measured. Chicks were reared in pairs and their pecking of crumb food was video recor...

This paper aims to investigate the impact of corporate debt on firm growth in Malaysia post Global Financial Crisis 2007-2008. Using a sample 334 non-financial public listed companies Bursa from 2009 2018, this study finds that is positively associated with growth. The possible reasons for are; 1) underdeveloped equity market forced firms take up more as financing resource and 2) highly cost is...

Abstract –The capital structure in banking has become discussed due to the competition with fintech and bank digital debate about efficiency of its choices. The purpose this paper is investigate dynamics that go into determining a bank's Indonesia. Indonesian banks examined using panel regression model. Profitability, corporate tax, growth, collateral, size all influence banks' financing or dec...

The theory of mergers and acquisitions (M&As) has been developed almost exclusively from the study of large deals by large firms. In this paper we argue that the behaviour and success of M&As by small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) may be significantly different. Accordingly, we revisit established M&A theories, and develop a theoretical framework, and several testable hypotheses, regardin...

Broiler feeding is an efficient way of evaluating growth performance, health, and welfare status. This assessment might include the number meals, meal period, ingestion rate, intervals, proportion time spent eating. These parameters can be predicted by studying birds’ pecking activity. The present study aims to design, examine, validate classifying algorithms determine individual bird patterns ...

Microinjections of the dopamine agonist apomorphine into the nucleus basalis prosencephali of pigeons elicit stereotyped pecking behaviour. Injections of 6-hydroxydopamine, a toxic dopamine antagonist, into the same nucleus impair stereotyped pecking induced by systemic apomorphine administration, but do not interfere with pecking in the normal feeding context.