This study was carried out at 1. Commercial animal farms (n=294) distributed in different villages of Minoufiya Province, Egypt, 2. The buffalo research unit and El-Raheb farm which are belonging to the Animal Production Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Minoufiya University, Shebin El-Kom, Egypt from 2009 to 2010. A farm animal waste survey and monitoring in different villages of Minoufiya Province, ... إقراء المزيد

This study was carried out at the experimental buffalo farm of the Animal Production Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Minufiya University, Shebin El-Kom, Egypt. In this experiment, behavioural activities of lactating buffalo cows were used in either tie stall or loose housing to evaluate housing systems comfort. Five lactating buffalo cows in their fourth lactation were used with body weight averaged ... إقراء المزيد

This study was carried out at the behavioural research Unit of Animal Production Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Minufiya University, Shebin El-Kom, Egypt. In this experiment, behavioural activities of buffalo calves were used in either tie stall or loose housing to evaluate housing systems comfort. Continuous observation methods were used to record the activity patterns of sixteen male buffalo calves during ... إقراء المزيد

This study was carried out at the Experimental Buffalo Farm of the Animal Production Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Minufiya University, Shebin El-Kom, Egypt. Daily behavioural activities of five lactating buffalo cows in their fourth lactation with body weight averaged 608 ± 14.21 kg were recorded to study the influence of housing floor bedding on animal welfare. Buffaloes were housed loose ... إقراء المزيد

This study was carried out at the experimental buffalo farm of the Animal Production Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Minufiya University, Shibin El-Kom, during summer 2003 and 2004. The main aims of this work were to study: 1. Some behavioural aspects related to animal comfort and could be used to evaluate buffaloes housing systems. 2. The influence of housing systems on ... إقراء المزيد