This research investigates the complex relationships between preslaughter factors, animal welfare, and meat quality outcomes in a population of finished beef cattle. Several factors, including truck waiting time, lairage density and duration, and season were associated with physiological stress parameters, cattle mobility, and carcass bruising, further highlighting the importance of the preslaughter period for animal welfare.

Supplementing high dietary zinc to gestating sows throughout gestation or 5 d before farrowing did not decrease piglet preweaning mortality. However, intrapartum mortality of piglets decreased when sows consumed high levels of zinc throughout gestation.

This review work has shown that turmeric is an organic product that can be exploited as antibiotics in poultry nutrition as it is being under-utilized presently globally. It has a very wide range of importance on poultry health.

Canine copper nutrition has received increased attention due to recent reports of apparent copper-associated hepatitis in the USA and European Union. In order to properly address the need to modify the U.S. National Research Council and Association of American Feed Control Officials canine copper recommendations that will ...

Most dairy employees in the current study had a positive perception of precision dairy technologies and recognized the benefits provided by their use in their daily work routine.Challenges associated with language and environmental conditions were identified.The current findings highlight some critical points affecting the success of the implementation of precision technologies from the perspective of farm employees.

Obtaining accurate body weight (BW) is crucial for management decisions yet can be a challenge for cow–calf producers. Fast-evolving technologies such as depth sensing have been identified as low-cost sensors for agricultural applications but have not been widely validated for U.S. beef cattle. This study aimed to (1) ...

A review focused on enteric methane production encompassing the impact on the beef industry, the influence of dietary factors, quantification methodologies, and genetic parameter estimates.