There has been much research done on single-flock flocking Shaw (1975), Partridge (1984), Partridge (1982), Okubo (1986), Reynolds (1987), Vicsek et al. (1995), Toner & Tu (1998), Shimoyama et al. (1996), Mogilner & Edelstein-Keshet (1999), Helbing et al. (2000), Vicsek (2001), Parrish et al. (2002), Olfati-Saber (2006), but none done on multi-flock flocking Gazi & Fidan (2007). One might ask, ...

Flock is a full-evening work for saxophone quartet, dancers, audience participation, electronic sound, and video. In this paper, we discuss the project’s design and implementation and evaluate its success with respect to audience surveys from the premiere performances.

Campylobacter spp. have been isolated from live poultry, production environments, processing facilities, and raw poultry products. Environmental sampling in a poultry grow-out house, combined with carcass rinse sampling from the same flock, may provide a relative relationship between pre- and postharvest Campylobacter contamination. Air samples, fecal/litter samples, and feed/drink line samples...

Heat stress and exhaustion is one of the top causes of chicken death. For those new to backyard chicken farming, it is important you learn to recognize the signs of this serious condition and how to keep your chickens cool and hydrated. Chicks, especially, need extra attention to help them remain healthy. For a flock of laying hens, knowing how to prevent heat exhaustion and treat a chicken suf...

Heat stress and exhaustion is one of the top causes of chicken death. For those new to backyard chicken farming, it is important you learn to recognize the signs of this serious condition and how to keep your chickens cool and hydrated. Chicks, especially, need extra attention to help them remain healthy. For a flock of laying hens, knowing how to prevent heat exhaustion and treat a chicken suf...

Cerebral parasitic cysts constitute a major problem for livestock. Among these, coenurosis and toxoplasmosis are predominant. Here, a total number of 60 sheep obtained from a private farm in Suez province, Egypt, were examined postmortem to detect visible parasitic cysts, and microscopically to detect small-sized entities. Necropsy revealed bladder-like cysts measuring 0.5-6.5 cm in diameter th...

Sheep production industries face the challenge of increasing farm and profit while reducing environmental impacts. Genetic selection using multi-trait breeding indices can be used to improve flock productivity, profitability, greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions intensities (kg CO2-eq /kg product), however validation improved performance animals ranked higher on at a level is required. Phenotypic dat...

sexual health and rights indicators provide essential tools for monitoring the status of individuals’ sexual health and its rights, in various countries. this paper discusses sexual health and rights indicators in iran. the indicators under study are derived from similar indicators developed by asian-pacific resource and research center for women, for the 15th anniversary of the international c...