A selection experiment was initiated in 1996 in which selection for (HP line) and against (LP line) feather pecking was performed. The foundation stock was a White Leghorn layer strain established in 1970 and maintained since then as a random bred control line at the Institute. Six hatches were produced over three generations. At the age of 68 weeks (generation 0, 1996), 35 weeks (generation 1,...

Capital structure plays an important role in corporate finance, especially the period of restrictive monetary policy many developed countries. This paper aims to estimate debt ratio based on five selected financial indicators: tangibility, return assets, size total current ratio, and sales using multiple linear regression for four countries, such as Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Slovakia, we...

Despite the driving role of economic growth, SMEs in Vietnam have dealt with many critical constraints relating to insufficiency internal financing sources and inaccessibility external funds arising from crisis period. Based on unique dataset Vietnam’s covering period 2008–2016, this research aims investigate financial investment behaviours SMEs, which remains scarce existing studies. The resul...

Severe feather pecking (SFP) in laying hens is a detrimental behavior causing loss of feathers, skin damage and cannibalism. Previously, we have associated changes in frontal brain serotonin (5-HT) turnover and dopamine (DA) turnover with alterations in feather pecking behavior in young pullets (28-60 days). Here, brain monoamine levels were measured in adult laying hens; focusing on four brain...

Time budget of turkeys (Maleagris gallopavo) reared under free-range and confinement rearing systems was recorded and compared from day old chick to sixth months of age. Throughout the study period, M. gallopavo reared under free-range rearing system spent relatively greater time in litter pecking (23.51%) followed by walking (19.99%), feeding (16.33%), preening (13.72%), feather pecking (6.07%...

The purpose of this study is to examine the moderating effect corporate governance on relationship between capital structure and firm performance. This uses secondary data in form financial reports at end 2019 from micro-financial institutions (rural banks) with a total 506 units. Data were analyzed using Moderated Regression Analysis. Results indicate that financing decisions have positive con...

This study aims to investigate the determinants of capital structure (CS), how they differ among levels (upstream, midstream, and downstream), identify Which CS theory is more relevant oil gas companies in GCC. It uses secondary data 22 listed GCC over ten years (2010 2019). The will add literature as there few studies about petroleum industry it only sector. Using pooled ordinary least square ...