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2. Synchronizing food availability with the natural rhythm substantially improves reproduction and extends healthspan in laying hens.

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Levkovich, Guy, Shmulevitch, Ran, Almagor, Dana, Reshef, Liad, Shiklov, German, Rusal, Mark, Halachmi, Ilan, and Sagi, Dror

Subjects
HENS, REPRODUCTION, RHYTHM, MODERN society, LEGAL evidence, WELL-being
Abstract

Disrupted sleep due to nighttime eating can raise various concerns, impacting both physical health and overall well-being. Nevertheless, there is a lack of direct evidence linking nighttime eating with the female reproduction system, possibly due to the absence of suitable models. Here, we use the laying hen, a diurnal animal maintained under ad libitum feeding, as a vertebrate model to quantify the impact of nighttime eating on reproduction and aging. To do this, we have built an Arduino-based setup that regulates food availability and exclusively tracks the eating events of individuals. Our data indicate that synchronizing food availability with the natural sleep–wake rhythm substantially improves reproduction and extends healthspan in hens. With reproductive aging becoming progressively more prevalent in contemporary society due to the trend of delayed childbearing, synchronizing eating with the natural rhythm could help mitigate reproductive aging in vertebrates and potentially in humans as well. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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2024
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3. Stakeholders’ perceptions of precision livestock farming to improve small ruminant welfare

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Sossidou, Evangelia, González García, Eliel, Karatzia, M.A., Cziszter, L.T., Elhadi, A., Riaguas, L., Caja, Gerardo, Barnes, Alison, Gautier, J.M., Keady, T., Halachmi, Ilan, Molle, Giovanni, Grøva, Lisa, Morgan Davies, Claire, and Raynaud, Christelle

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[SDV.SA.AGRO] Life Sciences [q-bio]/Agricultural sciences/Agronomy, small ruminant, livestock farming, [SDV.SA.ZOO] Life Sciences [q-bio]/Agricultural sciences/Zootechny
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Within the TechCare Project, a list of Precision Livestock Farming (PLF) tools, with potential for monitoring animal welfare in small ruminant production, was formulated in TechCare Countries. The opinions of stakeholders weretaken into account after consultations, following a multi-actor approach. The OPERA method was used to reach consensus between stakeholders. Overall, stakeholders’ opinions appear rather uniform. Regarding meat sheep, thehighest appreciated PLF tool was the automated weighing and low frequency identification (LF) system, followed by localisation (GPS) and 3-axial accelerometers, as well as new ultra-high-frequency (UHF) eartags and readers forseveral uses (e.g. water intake). The most suitable PLF tools selected for dairy sheep were environmental-air quality sensors (e.g. weather stations), followed by automated milk recording, LF and automatic weighing. As for dairy goats,in addition to those selected for dairy sheep, the new UHF eartags and readers were prioritized. Regardless of the production system, the most important traits of selected PLF tools were low cost and ease-of-use. Most stakeholdersalso expressed concerns on their ability to collect and handle the data generated from PLF tools for monitoring individual animals. TechCare (www.techcare-project.eu) receives funding from the European Union’s H2020 researchand innovation programme grant no. 862050.

Published
2022

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