Bioassays for the evaluation of the attractiveness of attractive targeted sugar bait (ATSB) against Anopheles mosquitoes in controlled semi-field systems by Frank S. C. Tenywa, Ummi A. Kibondo, Julian Entwistle, Osward Dogan, Mapipi Haruna, Restuta P. Phisoo, Jason Moore, Jane J. Machange, Haji Makame, Frederic Tripet, Pie Müller, Mathias Mondy, Derric Nimmo, Jennifer C. Stevenson, Sarah J. Moore

“…The findings indicate that future bioassays to evaluate ATSBs should use mosquitoes of both sexes, aged 3–5 days, include multiple species in the same cage or chamber, and utilize both non-choice and choice tests with a standard comparator.…”
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Dose effects of iron on growth, antioxidant potential, intestinal morphology, and intestinal barrier in yellow-feathered broilers by J. Chen, K.W. Lei, S.Y. Li, D.P. Li, Y.L. Wang, X. Wang, X. Bai, Y.L. Huang

“…A total of 720 1-day-old male yellow-feathered broilers were randomly divided into 9 treatments, with 8 cages per treatment and 10 birds per cage. …”
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Improving Growth Performance, Biochemical Parameters and Reducing Mortality due to Ascites in Broilers by Propranolol Inclusion by Shahriar Saidian, Somaya Farahmand, Mokhtar Fathi, Salar Saifi

“…On the last day of the experiment (42 d), two birds were randomly selected from each cage and after sampling from the wing vein, they were killed and the ascites index was calculated as the ratio of the weight of the right ventricle to the weight of total ventricles (RV/TV). …”
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Pengembangan pemakaian hasil samping agroindustri berbahan dasar jagung sebagai alternatif bahan baku pakan ikan kerapu tikus Cromileptes altivelis by Muhammad Agus Suprayudi, Dedy Yaniharto, Hasan Abidin, Nur Bambang Priyo Utomo, Dedi Jusadi, Mia Setiawati

“…Humpback grouper with an average weight of 11‒14 g were reared at floating net cages (FNG) of 3×2×1.5 m3. The stocking density for each cage was 167 fish/FNG and reared for six months. …”
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Chicken Mite (Other Common Names: Poultry Red Mite, Roost Mite) Dermanyssus gallinae (De Geer) (Arachnida: Acari: Dermanyssidae) by Ethen T. Carter, Jennifer L. Gillett-Kaufman

“…In the United States, Dermanyssus gallinae is rarely found in caged-layer operations and is more commonly found in breeder farms. …”
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Chicken Mite (Other Common Names: Poultry Red Mite, Roost Mite) Dermanyssus gallinae (De Geer) (Arachnida: Acari: Dermanyssidae) by Ethen T. Carter, Jennifer L. Gillett-Kaufman

“…In the United States, Dermanyssus gallinae is rarely found in caged-layer operations and is more commonly found in breeder farms. …”
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Integrated multi-trophic aquaculture of the European flat oyster (Ostrea edulis Linnaeus, 1758): A case study from Boka Kotorska Bay (Montenegro) by Nikolić Slađana, Mandić Milica, Pešić Vladimir, Ikica Zdravko, Peraš Ines

“…Growth was monitored at three different sites: near fish cages, 100 m from fish cages, and in a monoculture system, during an 18-month experiment. …”
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Effects of housing conditions on health and gut microbiome of female cynomolgus monkeys and improvement of welfare by checking menstruation under socially housed condition by Yunpeng Yang, Yong Lu, Changshan Gao, Yanhong Nie, Hongfei Wang, Yufei Huang, Haiyan Dong, Qiang Sun

“…Specifically, grouping the single-caged young monkeys to socially housed condition could decrease the relative abundance of Firmicutes and increase the relative abundance of Bacteroidetes, while separating the socially housed middle-aged monkeys into single cages showed the opposite trend. …”
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Laying hens prefer softer over harder mineral-based pecking stones and peck them more at the end of the light period by Madeleine McAuley, Linda J. Caston, Tina M. Widowski

“…We aimed to determine whether laying hens prefer a Soft (easier to ingest) versus a Hard mineral-based PS with the same calcium content, if pecking at PS follows a diurnal pattern similar to calcium appetite, and whether the PS affects eggshell quality. …”
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Maternal environmental enrichment affects the corpora lutea and progesterone levels in pregnant mice by Fernanda Luz De la Cruz Borthiry, Jimena Soledad Beltrame, Julieta Aylen Schander, Aime Florencia Silva, Fernanda Parborell, Ana María Franchi, María Laura Ribeiro

“…As progesterone regulates gestation, we decided to study the effect of maternal environmental enrichment on ovarian physiology during early gestation.MethodsFor this, six-week-old female mice were housed in enriched or control cages for six weeks and then mated with control fertile males. …”
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Post-coronavirus disease 2019 frequent use of disinfectants and sanitizers affect lung tissue: experimental study by Amr Khattab, Shaimaa ElShebiney

“…Materials and methods Sixteen Wistar rats were assigned to two housing conditions, first group cages were cleaned regularly with tap water. …”
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Immunomodulatory and anti-inflammatory potential of botanicals bioactive product (PHYTO AX'CELL™) for an improvement of the well-being of laying hens at the peak of production by Alessandro Guerrini, Roberta Salaroli, Augusta Zannoni, Giancarlo Avallone, Francesca Leone, Valentina Serra, Giulia Quaglia, Francesca del Zozzo, Thibaut Chabrillat, Claire Carlu, Caterina Lupini, Doriana Eurosia Angela Tedesco

“…This study was designed to assess the effectiveness of an authorized commercial standardized mixture of Artepillin-C, methyl-salicylates, flavonoids and curcuminoids (PHYTO AX'CELL™) provided intermittently during 8 weeks (wk) of trial to laying hens raised in enriched cages during the peak of the production, in the reduction of inflammation status, improving the immune response, and egg quality. …”
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External Parasites of Poultry by Phillip E. Kaufman, Philip G. Koehler, Jerry F. Butler

“…Though not a parasite of poultry, the house fly is a major concern to poultry producers, especially in caged-layer operations. This document is ENY-290 (IG140), one of a series of the Entomology and Nematology Department, UF/IFAS Extension. …”
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How do mussel provenance and spat size affect mussel aquaculture performance in the South-Western Mediterranean (Algeria)? by Belgaid Imene, Nacef Lamri, Alioua Zakia, Bachari Nour-El-Islam

“…Apart from the CI and loss rate, the performance indicators showed significant differences according to spat size and source (p < 0.05). …”
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External Parasites of Poultry by Phillip E. Kaufman, Philip G. Koehler, Jerry F. Butler

“…Though not a parasite of poultry, the house fly is a major concern to poultry producers, especially in caged-layer operations. This document is ENY-290 (IG140), one of a series of the Entomology and Nematology Department, UF/IFAS Extension. …”
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Utilization of cinnamon Cinnamomum burmannii leaves and shrimp head in the feed on growth performance of catfish Pangasianodon hypopthalmus by Suclyadi Dairun, Mia Setiawati, Muhammad Agus Suprayudi, Nur Bambang Priyo Utomo

“…Catfish with an initial weight of 207.04 ± 2.70 g/fish reared in 12 cages with a dimension of  2×1×1.5 m3 (L×W×H)  and its fish density was 15 fishes for 60 days. …”
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Biosynthesis of Metal Nanoparticles: A Review by Narendra Kulkarni, Uday Muddapur

“…The biomineralization of nanoparticles in protein cages is one of such biological approaches used in the generation of nanoparticles. …”
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Discussion of Inconsiderate Cruelty Towards Animals: Further Arguments for Animal Rights by Enyimba Maduka, Chukwuemeka I. Awugosi, Pius A. Ohere, Timothy Adie Okpe, Joseph Paul Essien

“…However, as prosecutors have limited budgets, and animal protection is rarely a priority the result is that violations of state law occur every day. …”
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PRELIMINARY RESEARCH ON DANAUS CHRYSIPPUS L. (LEPIDOPTERA: DANAIDAE) IN DALAT by Nguyễn Thanh Thủy Tiên

“…This study focuses on collecting data on the morphological and biological characteristics of the Danaus chrysippus L. in Dalat.In the research, eggs, larvae, and pupae of this butterfly were collected from plants of Asclepias in the nature and were developed later in insect cages under laboratory conditions. The larvae were fed on Gomphocarpus fruticosus leaves and the adults were fed on sugar solution 10%. …”
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Compared to Fishmeal, Dietary Soybean Meal Improves the Reproductive Performance of Female Yellow Catfish (Pelteobagrus fulvidraco) Broodstock by Zheng Chen, Shuzhan Fei, Cui Liu, Yuanhui Duan, Haokun Liu, Dong Han, Junyan Jin, Yunxia Yang, Xiaoming Zhu, Shouqi Xie

“…Females (initial weight: 64.56±0.45 g) were distributed into 9 net cages for feeding trial. Results indicated that 30% dietary SBM improved the reproductive performance for higher gonadosomatic index (GSI), relative fecundity, total egg production, egg diameter, and hatching rate. …”
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