Death of calves around parturition is a matter of concern for dairy farmers. Relatively high stillbirth rates and unfavourable trends have been reported for Holstein heifers in the Netherlands and several other countries. In our study, we investigated herd differences, genetic parameters and genotype by environment interaction for heifer calf livability. A large dataset with data from calvings ...

Today’s cities have attracted the largest share of the global human population and have become symbols of advancements in knowledge and technology. They have however also begun to represent a lifestyle detached from nature and geared towards a high level of consumption. To make cities sustainable, they need to provide better living conditions for everybody, access to resource availability and s...

An experimental study in 180 day-old broiler chicks was conducted to evaluate efficacy of herbal liver tonic & growth promoter products on overall growth, performance and carcass quality parameters. Day old chicks were randomly divided into three groups, control group I was given no treatment while group II & III were administered herbal liver tonic & growth promoter products Superliv DS & Xliv...

Despite negative perspectives on their consequences, gated communities continue to spread in cities due to structural reasons such as globalization and economic neo-liberalism. Hence, there is a need to seek for a way of achieving a balance and make these communities livable. Due to agreement with economic market perspectives, livability principles might offer a solution for mediating the socia...