Human dignity and animal well-being

Animal Behavior & Well Being

Fourteen Boer (75%) x Spanish wether goats (51 ± 1.8 kg BW and 23 mo of age) were used to determine effects of a moderate degree of nutrient restriction on heat production (HP). The experiment consisted of a 26-d period (P1) followed by one of 46 d (P2). Wethers were fasted on the final 4 d of each period, with gas exchange measured on the last 2 d. Fasting was preceded by collection of feces a...

Occupational health for well-being, dignity, and creativity.

Animal Contributions to Human Health and Well-being

Livestock continue to make a huge and diverse contribution to human health and well-being. About one quarter of the dietary energy and one half of the dietary protein of people in developed countries comes from animal and fish products. Contrary to all the predictions of thirty years ago, animal products are making a larger contribution to feeding people in developing countries than previously....

Animal Behavior & Well Being II

A high rate of gain in dairy heifers for #8805 3 mo is detrimental to prepubertal mammary growth and subsequent milk yield. However, the effects of a high rate of gain for shorter periods have not been reported. Our objective was to compare effects of high (1200 g/d) and low (600 g/d) rates of gain over different lengths of time (0, 3, 6, 12 wk) on body and mammary growth. Heifers (age = 11 wk,...

Animal Behavior & Well Being I

Infectious diseases of both humans and farm animals are re-emerging as significant problems, because our arsenal of effective anti-infective tools is not expanding proportionally. Thus, there is an urgent need for new approaches to the treatment of infectious disease, especially in cases of drug-resistant microbes, microbes for which therapy is not available, or in cases of host immune impairme...