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Exploring the Landscape of Livestock ‘Facts’
From the abstract: “The Livestock Fact Check project, undertaken by the Livestock Data for Decisions community of practice, has investigated several ideas concerning livestock commonly taken as ‘fact’.”
Perceptions of Farming Stakeholders Towards Automating Dairy Cattle Mobility and Body Condition Scoring in Farm Assurance Schemes
From the abstract: “The emergence of Digital Livestock Technologies (DLTs) offers new ways of monitoring farm animal welfare and can alleviate some of the challenges related to animal welfare assessments by collecting data automatically and more frequently.”
Laying Hen Mortality in Different Indoor Housing Systems: a Meta-Analysis of Data from Commercial Farms in 16 Countries
From the abstract: “Our results speak against the notion that mortality is inherently higher in cage-free production and illustrate the importance of considering the degree of maturity of production systems in any investigations of farm animal health, behaviour and welfare.”
Phosphorus Stocks and Flows in an Intensive Livestock Dominated Food System
From the abstract: “Current use and management of phosphorus (P) in our food systems is considered unsustainable and considerable improvements in the efficiency of P use are required to mitigate the environmental impact of poor P stewardship.”
Dihydroceramide- and Ceramide-Profiling Provides Insights into Human Cardiometabolic Disease Etiology
From the abstract: “Our results also suggest that (dh)ceramides partly mediate the putative adverse effect of high red meat consumption and benefits of coffee consumption on T2D risk.”
Dietary Patterns, Food Groups, and Incidence of Aortic Valve Stenosis: A Prospective Cohort Study
From the abstract: “We therefore examined the associations of two dietary patterns, including a modified Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (mDASH) diet and a modified Mediterranean (mMED) diet, and the food items included in these dietary patterns with incidence of aortic valve stenosis (AVS) in a population-based cohort study.”
Plant‐Centered Diet and Risk of Incident Cardiovascular Disease During Young to Middle Adulthood
From the abstract: “Consumption of a plant‐centered, high‐quality diet starting in young adulthood is associated with a lower risk of CVD by middle age."
As if You Were Hiring a New Employee: on Pig Veterinarians’ Perceptions of Professional Roles and Relationships in the Context of Smart Sensing Technologies in Pig Husbandry in the Netherlands and Germany
From the abstract: “The present findings indicate that veterinarians play an active role in the emerging field of PLF in livestock farming. They are aware of and reflect on competing interests of different groups in society and share positions with different stakeholders.”