Swiss government bans 'shredding' of male chicks
Switzerland is banning the practice of "shredding" newly hatched male chicks, citing progress in techniques to determine chicks' gender in the egg.
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Cognitive abilities of female southern pied babblers found to decline with age even as they produce more offspring
A team of researchers at the University of Western Australia, working with a colleague from the University of Exeter, has found that as female southern pied babblers grow older, they produce more offspring—even as they ...
Study shows even newly hatched chicks have a left to right number space map (w/ Video)
(Phys.org) —A team of researchers working at the University of Padova in Italy has found, that like humans, baby chickens appear to have a left to right number space map in their brains. In their paper published in the ...
Researcher studies why offspring of older parents have reduced longevity
An NDSU faculty member is among a group of international researchers studying why older parents produce offspring who tend to have shorter lives.
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Jan 5, 2016
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Seven billion newly hatched chicks are killed every year—but a ban is not the solution, says study
With Easter just around the corner, we are surrounded by a ubiquity of eggs and adorable yellow chicks that symbolize life and resurrection. In stark contrast is the fact that around seven billion male layer chicks, are shredded ...
Veterinary medicine
Mar 21, 2024
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Simple way of 'listening' to chicks could dramatically improve welfare
A simple and low-cost method of 'listening' to chicks may allow welfare issues to be picked up at the earliest possible opportunity, according to new research.
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Jun 9, 2020
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Study shows fairy-wrens learn to drive off cuckoos from their neighbors
(Phys.org) —William Feeney and Naomi Langmore, researchers with Australia's Research School of Biology, have found that fairy-wrens learn to distrust cuckoos by watching other nearby fairy-wrens react to them. In their ...
Humans not the only ones that pass down abusive behavior
(PhysOrg.com) -- In a recent study published in The Auk, researchers claim they have found evidence that humans are not the only species where child abuse is a socially transmitted behavior.
The more feathers a male sparrow carries to the nest, the more eggs the female will lay
An international team lead by the University of Granada has found that female sparrows will invest more energy into laying eggs according to the male's ability to fill the nest with feathers which serve to insulate the chicks ...
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May 7, 2013
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The wider impact of illegal wildlife trade
Next month, world leaders will gather in London at the 2018 Illegal Wildlife Trade conference with the aim of stimulating the greater political commitment needed to stamp out wildlife crime.
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Sep 19, 2018
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