Citation: Roschanski N, Fischer J, Falgenhauer L, Pietsch M, Guenther S, Kreienbrock L, Chakraborty T, Pfeifer Y, Guerra B and Roesler UH (2018) Retrospective Analysis of Bacterial Cultures Sampled in German Chicken-Fattening Farms During the Years 2011–2012 Revealed Additional VIM-1 Carbapenemase-Producing Escherichia coli and a Serologically Rough Salmonella enterica Serovar Infantis. Front. ...

Variability within a group of animals is an important information which can be used for further optimization of pig fattening. Hence, this project will provide a generic methodology to continuously monitor the differences of growth and body conformation within a group of animals using a set of robust and simple, i.e. low-end image analysis (LEIA) algorithms. The methodology will be breed indepe...

A water-in-oil adjuvanted FMD vaccine was formulated and tested in weanling fattening pigs. Following inoculation by either the subcutaneous, intramuscular or intraperitoneal routes, the vaccine induced a rapid onset of immunity demonstrable by challenge as early as 7 days post-inoculation. Duration of immunity following a single inoculation at the time of weaning provided protection against ch...

BACKGROUND The purpose of this study was to investigate the prevalence of MRSA in herds of fattening pigs in different regions of Germany, and to determine factors associated with the occurrence of this pathogen. For this purpose pooled dust samples were collected, and a questionnaire covered information regarding herd characteristics and management practices. Samples were pre-enriched in high-...

The Goettingen minipig developed at the University of Goettingen, Germany, is a special breed for medical research. As a laboratory animal it has to be as small and light as possible to facilitate handling during experiments. For achieving the breeding goal of small body size in the future, the growth pattern of the minipig was studied. This study deals with the analysis of minipig BW by modeli...

http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.anbehav.2016.08.019 0003-3472/© 2016 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. Many avian species fatten to fuel migratory flights. However, the amount of fat deposited prior to departure is variable depending on individual migration strategies. Despite their small size and high massspecific metabolic rates, migratory hummingbirds at isolated meadows can fatten up to 44% in...

Article history: Received 10 September 2008 Received in revised form 13 November 2008 Accepted 15 November 2008 The purpose of this study was to assess the effects of management, environmental and temporal factors of farms and batches on mortality and feed consumed per market hog. Information of management, environmental and temporal factors from 158 all-in all-out finishing batches completed i...

Abstract The aim of this study was to examine the influence use CLA (2%), from days 1, 11 or 22 fattening, on selected production results (broiler weight after each fattening phase including at end viability, average daily gain and feed conversion) efficiency during whole period (42 days). obtained were used calculate European factor (EPEF) broiler index (EBI) values for as well fattening. indi...

The study was carried out to investigate the effects of two housing systems on the growth performance, carcass traits, and meat quality of growing rabbits during the terminal fattening period. The rabbits were lodged in conventional cages between 35 and 59 days of age (growing period). At this age, they were moved into two different housing systems until they were 87 days of age (fattening peri...

The present studies were designed to provide new information on fatty acid profiles of various muscles and adipose tissues of fattening horses in comparison with beef cattle and pigs. In the first study, the lipids were extracted respectively from subcutaneous, intermuscular adipose tissues, longissimus dorsi and biceps femoris muscles of fattening Breton horses (n = 8) with an average body wei...