Perch shape and material affect perch use and health parameters of laying hens during the rearing and laying phase

SUMMARY: Perches are an important resource for laying hens and differ in characteristics like shape, material and diameter.In this study, different perches were tested in regard to animal welfare, focusing specifically on the behavior and health of laying hens during rearing and moen rothbury faucet lay.Five perches, i.e., square-fiber, mushroom-me

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Subfailure overstretch injury leads to reversible functional impairment and purinergic P2X7 receptor activation in intact vascular tissue

Vascular stretch injury is associated with blunt trauma, vascular surgical procedures, and harvest of human saphenous vein for use in vascular bypass grafting.A model 2012 honda civic si coilovers of subfailure overstretch in rat abdominal aorta was developed to characterize surgical vascular stretch injury.Longitudinal stretch of rat aorta was cha

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