Zachary Kidd Foster Smith,Bradley J Johnson
Zachary Kidd Foster Smith
Steroidal implants are widely used in global beef production to enhance growth and efficiency. These implants, classified by potency and coating type, release anabolic hormones such as androgens and estrogens over an extended time course of...
Maya Swenson,Sara Place,Glynn Tonsor et al.
Maya Swenson et al.
Growth-enhancing technologies (GETs) in cattle production are implemented to maximize animal performance and resource efficiency. These include steroidal implants, ionophores, beta-adrenergic agonists, and melengestrol acetate. Although the...
The Science and Impact of Growth-Enhancing Technologies in Modern Beef Production [0.03%]
现代牛肉生产中增产技术的科学影响分析报告摘要
Jessica L Sperber,Galen E Erickson
Jessica L Sperber
Other Feed Additives and Alternatives to Traditional Growth-Enhancing Technologies [0.03%]
其它饲料添加剂及传统促生长技术替代品研究进展
Mark Edward Corrigan
Mark Edward Corrigan
Cattle growth-promoting technologies extend beyond implants and beta-agonists to include behavioral, microbial, and health management interventions. This review outlines how compounds like melengestrol acetate, monensin, direct-fed microbia...
Ensuring the Welfare of Ruminants During Euthanasia, Humane Slaughter, and Depopulation [0.03%]
反刍动物的人道处死、屠宰和扑杀中的福利保障措施
Jan K Shearer,Melissa N Hempstead,Paul J Plummer
Jan K Shearer
Humans bear a moral responsibility to ensure the welfare of ruminants during euthanasia, slaughter, and in animal health emergencies, which may warrant depopulation. In each of these, death comes quickly by way of an immediate loss of consc...
Environmental Enrichment for Farmed Ruminants Within a Positive Animal Welfare Framework [0.03%]
基于动物福利的农场反刍动物环境丰富化研究框架
Kathryn L Proudfoot,Emily K Miller-Cushon,Maria Vilain Rørvang et al.
Kathryn L Proudfoot et al.
Environmental enrichments include modifications to living spaces that allow animals to express highly motivated behaviors and experience positive welfare. In this narrative review, we describe the work to date and propose areas for future r...
Temple Grandin
Temple Grandin
Fifty years ago, the US livestock industry associations were mainly concerned about reducing economic losses from bruises and deaths during handling and transport. Today it is essential to prevent cruelty, pain, and suffering, but it is als...
Current Trends and New Developments in Assessing and Managing Pain in Cattle [0.03%]
当前评估和管理牛疼痛的的趋势及新进展
Eduarda M Bortoluzzi,Johann F Coetzee
Eduarda M Bortoluzzi
Effective pain management in cattle and small ruminants remains a significant challenge due to a combination of regulatory constraints, financial considerations, and the inherent difficulties associated with pain assessment in livestock. De...
Improving the Welfare of Ruminants Around Weaning: Transitioning from Milk to a Solid Diet [0.03%]
反刍动物断奶期间的福利改善：从牛奶到固体食物的过渡
Heather W Neave,Gosia Zobel,Sue McCoard et al.
Heather W Neave et al.
Weaning is a critical transition for young ruminants, involving nutritional, behavioral, and environmental changes that can compromise welfare. This review evaluates the effects of weaning age (earlier vs later) and milk removal method (abr...
Jennifer B Walker
Jennifer B Walker
Animal welfare assessments on farms have been used to enforce minimum standards to maintain market access but have delivered limited improvement in the overall welfare of farm animals. Veterinarians are uniquely positioned to incorporate an...