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Animals, Volume 8, Issue 4

April 2018 - 17 articles

Cover Story: In the months following Hurricane Harvey, interviews were held with key officials within the state of Texas to ascertain if the reforms as a result of Hurricane Katrina twelve years previously—including the passage of the Pets Emergency and Transportation Standards Act 2006—had made any difference to the response. Culturally, the US now has a stronger collective understanding to ensure that companion animals are rescued along with their human counterparts in order to improve the safety of citizens and public safety responders. However, official planning efforts remain sub-optimal and many of the lessons from Hurricane Katrina were repeated. Without any "carrot or stick" the PETS Act remains impotent and, along with other findings, this research shows more effort is required to improve future response to animals in disaster. View this paper
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Articles (17)

  • Article
  • Open Access
14 Citations
9,352 Views
12 Pages

Does Flooring Substrate Impact Kennel and Dog Cleanliness in Commercial Breeding Facilities?

  • Judith Stella,
  • Moriah Hurt,
  • Amy Bauer,
  • Paulo Gomes,
  • Audrey Ruple,
  • Alan Beck and
  • Candace Croney

21 April 2018

Evaluation of kennel flooring surfaces is needed to understand their impacts on dog health and well-being. This pilot study aimed to characterize aspects of physical health, kennel cleanliness, and dog body cleanliness on flooring types common in US...

  • Feature Paper
  • Article
  • Open Access
16 Citations
5,038 Views
13 Pages

Use of a Non-Penetrating Captive Bolt for Euthanasia of Neonate Goats

  • Andrew Grist,
  • Jeff A. Lines,
  • Toby G. Knowles,
  • Charles W. Mason and
  • Stephen B. Wotton

20 April 2018

A non-penetrating captive bolt device, powered by a 1 grain 0.22″ cartridge delivering a calculated kinetic energy of 47 Joules was tested as a euthanasia method on 200 neonate goats (Capra aegagrus hircus) of mean dead weight = 4.425 kg (SD (S...

  • Review
  • Open Access
25 Citations
15,200 Views
17 Pages

17 April 2018

Acceptable methods for the euthanasia of cattle include overdose of an anesthetic, gunshot and captive bolt. The use of anesthetics for euthanasia is costly and complicates carcass disposal. These issues can be avoided by use of a physical method suc...

  • Review
  • Open Access
14 Citations
5,377 Views
15 Pages

14 April 2018

Unpalatable forage resources (low nutrient density, potentially toxic metabolites) are widespread and represent a challenge for ruminant nutrition, health, and welfare. Our objective was to synthesize the role of biophysical and social experience on...

  • Article
  • Open Access
40 Citations
18,365 Views
14 Pages

13 April 2018

Available evidence indicates that overall levels of feline intake and euthanasia at U.S. shelters have significantly declined in recent decades. Nevertheless, millions of cats, many of them free-roaming, continue to be admitted to shelters each year....

  • Article
  • Open Access
16 Citations
7,154 Views
10 Pages

Influence of Dietary Supplementation of Propolis and Bee Pollen on Liver Pathology in Broiler Chickens

  • Ivana Klaric,
  • Mirela Pavic,
  • Ivan Miskulin,
  • Valerija Blazicevic,
  • Albina Dumic and
  • Maja Miskulin

9 April 2018

One of the major problems in intensive breeding of chickens is liver damage. The objective of this study was to determine the influence of dietary supplementation with propolis and bee pollen on liver pathology in broiler chickens. The study was cond...

  • Article
  • Open Access
10 Citations
6,847 Views
15 Pages

4 April 2018

Current methods of euthanizing piglets are raising animal welfare concerns. Our experiment used a novel two-step euthanasia method, using nitrous oxide (N2O) for six minutes and then carbon dioxide (CO2) on compromised 0- to 7-day-old piglets. A comm...

  • Review
  • Open Access
9 Citations
4,327 Views
11 Pages

3 April 2018

Genetic selection of farm animals for productivity, and intensification of farming practices have yielded substantial improvements in efficiency; however, the capacity of animals to cope with environmental challenges has diminished. Understanding how...

  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
4,092 Views
15 Pages

A Novel Protocol to Assess Acclimation Rate in Bos taurus Heifers during Yard Weaning

  • Jessica E. Monk,
  • Brad C. Hine,
  • Ian G. Colditz and
  • Caroline Lee

3 April 2018

The speed with which animals acclimate to a new environment could be an important measure of ability to cope with management induced stress. This study developed a measure of acclimation rate in a group of 50 Bos taurus heifers during yard weaning ov...

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