Animal welfare initiatives improve feather cover of cage-free laying hens in the UK

Autor: Siobhan Mullan, J. H M Wrathall, Chris Atkinson, Marc Cooper, Camille Szmaragd, Alison Bond, Jennifer Jamieson, David C J Main

Publikováno v: Mullan, S M, Szmaragd, C, Wrathall, J H M, Cooper, M, Jamieson, J, Bond, A, Atkinson, C & Main, D 2016, ' Animal welfare initiatives improve feather cover of cage-free laying hens in the UK ', Animal Welfare, vol. 25, no. 2, pp. 243-253 . https://doi.org/10.7120/09627286.25.2.243

This paper describes a case example where initiatives from private assurance schemes, scientists, charities, government and egg companies have improved the welfare of UK cage-free laying hens. The RSPCA and Soil Association farm assurance schemes int

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https://doi.org/10.7120/09627286.25.2.243

Effects of inhibin-related peptides and oestradiol on androstenedione and progesterone secretion by bovine theca cells in vitro

Autor: P G Knight, J. H. M. Wrathall

Publikováno v: Journal of Endocrinology. 145:491-500

Primary monolayer cultures of bovine theca cells isolated from pooled ovarian follicles (3–10 mm diameter) were used to examine the effects of various granulosa cell-derived substances on basal and luteinizing hormone (LH)-induced androgen and prog

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https://doi.org/10.1677/joe.0.1450491

Effects of bovine follicular fluid on the secretion of LH and FSH in inhibin-immunized seasonally anoestrous ewes

Autor: Philip G. Knight, B. J. McLeod, J. H. M. Wrathall, R. G. Glencross

Publikováno v: Journal of Endocrinology. 128:403-410

It has been shown previously that treatment of seasonally anoestrous ewes with steroid-free bovine follicular fluid (FF), a crude inhibin-containing preparation, leads to a decrease in plasma FSH level which is accompanied by a marked increase in pul

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Inhibin immunoneutralization by antibodies raised against synthetic peptide sequences of inhibin α subunit: effects on gonadotrophin concentrations and ovulation rate in sheep

Autor: J. H. M. Wrathall, B. J. McLeod, A. J. Beard, R. G. Glencross, Philip G. Knight

Publikováno v: Journal of Endocrinology. 124:167-176

Two experiments were conducted to explore the effectiveness of synthetic peptide-based vaccines for active and passive autoimmunization of sheep against inhibin. In the first experiment, adult Romney ewes (n = 20) were actively immunized against a sy

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https://doi.org/10.1677/joe.0.1240167

Best practice framework for animal welfare certification schemes

Autor: J. H M Wrathall, C. Atkinson, Harry J. Blokhuis, Siobhan Mullan, David C J Main, M. Cooper

Publikováno v: Trends in Food Science & Technology. (2):127-136

Certification schemes that aim to provide an assurance on animal welfare have been developed in many countries but there is no internationally agreed mechanism for recognising the equivalence of animal welfare schemes. The lack of standardisation is

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