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The Relationships between Damaging Behaviours and Health in Laying Hens
(MDPI, 2022)
Since the ban in January 2012 of conventional cages for egg production in the European Union (Council Directive 1999/74/EC), alternative systems such as floor, aviary, free-range, and organic systems have become increasingly ...
Exploratory Survey on European Consumer and Stakeholder Attitudes towards Alternatives for Surgical Castration of Piglets
(MDPI, BASEL, 2020)
Simple Summary In many countries, surgical castration of piglets without pain relief or anaesthesia is still common practice. Castration is performed to minimise the incidence of boar taint, a bad taste (urine/fecal like), ...
Preliminary Test of the Reduction Capacity for the Intestinal Adsorption of Skatole and Indole in Weaning Piglets by Pure and Coated Charcoal
(MDPI, 2021)
To reduce the risk of boar taint, intact male piglets are immuno‐ or surgically castrated. One alternative is reducing skatole by adding skatole reducing or adsorbing substances to the boars’ diet. Charcoal with a high ...
Alternatives to Piglet Castration: From Issues to Solutions
(MDPI AG, 2021)
The European Hare (Lepus europaeus) as a Biomonitor of Lead (Pb) and Cadmium (Cd) Occurrence in the Agro Biotope of Vojvodina, Serbia
(AnimalsAnimals, 2022)
The aim of this study was to investigate the occurrence of two heavy metals, lead and cadmium, in European hare liver samples, collected in agro biotope of northern Serbian province Vojvodina. Heavy metals such as lead ...
The Use of Pork from Entire Male and Immunocastrated Pigs for Meat Products-An Overview with Recommendations
(MDPI, BASEL, 2020)
Simple Summary Introducing alternatives to surgical castration of pigs bring welfare and economical benefits, but also reveal several quality-related issues. Most important is the presence of boar taint, but also includes ...
Bias of calf sex on milk yield and fat yield in holstein crossbreed cows
(MDPI AG, 2021)
In order to examine the biased milk production depending on the sex of calves, data on calving and milk yield characteristics of 15,181 Holstein type cows in PK Belgrade, Serbia were analyzed. A total of 30,362 lactations ...
Attitudes and Beliefs of Eastern European Consumers Towards Animal Welfare
(MDPI, BASEL, 2020)
Simple Summary A survey was conducted with 5508 consumers from 13 Eastern European countries. Three clusters of consumers were identified: one with consumers indifferent towards animal welfare; one with consumers concerned ...
Muscle Transcriptome Analysis Reveals Molecular Pathways Related to Oxidative Phosphorylation, Antioxidant Defense, Fatness and Growth in Mangalitsa and Moravka Pigs
(MDPI AG, 2021)
This work was aimed at evaluating loin transcriptome and metabolic pathway differences between the two main Serbian local pig breeds with divergent characteristics regarding muscle growth and fatness, as well as exploring ...
Genetic Parameters for Functional Longevity, Type Traits, and Production in the Serbian Holstein
(AnimalsAnimals, 2023)
In this study, the authors focused on the evaluation of the genetic parameters of longevity, milk yield traits, and type traits in dairy cattle populations in the Republic of Serbia. The total dataset used consisted of ...