Browsing Research Articles (Animal and Wildlife Sciences) by Subject "Welfare"

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Global poultry production : current impact and future outlook on the South African poultry industry

Nkukwana, Thobela T. (South African Society for Animal Science, 2018-11-19)

Poultry meat and eggs are the largest source of animal protein in the human diet worldwide. These are the benefits of decades of poultry research investments that were aimed at developing fast-growing strains, a better ...
Phenomics for sustainable production in the South African dairy and beef cattle industry

Visser, Carina; Van Marle-Koster, Este; Myburgh, Hermanus Carel; De Freitas, Allan (Oxford University Press, 2020-04)

Phenotypic and pedigree recording of livestock remains a challenge in developing countries with informal agricultural sectors. Automated technologies would assist commercial farmers to become more efficient and productive, ...
Unintended consequences of selection for increased production on the health and welfare of livestock

Van Marle-Koster, Este; Visser, Carina (Copernicus Publications, 2021-05)

Modern farming technologies, including quantitative selection and breeding methods in farm animal species, resulted in increased production and efficiency. Selection for increased output in both intensive and extensive ...

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