Comments for Animal Science Review http://blogs.oregonstate.edu/abouck A Technical Discussion of Animal Science Research and Topics by an Oregon State student Wed, 17 Apr 2013 13:43:20 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Comment on The poultry microbiome, once again proving that culture-based ecology misleads us all by RoysFarm http://blogs.oregonstate.edu/abouck/2013/04/15/the-poultry-microbiome-once-again-proving-that-culture-based-ecology-misleads-us-all/comment-page-1/#comment-4049 RoysFarm Wed, 17 Apr 2013 13:43:20 +0000 http://blogs.oregonstate.edu/abouck/?p=604#comment-4049 Very nice and informative blog. As a poultry farmer I always search for this types of news and blog post related to poultry birds and poultry farming business. Really enjoyed your website writing.
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]]> Comment on Why rooster crowing isn’t that impressive, and chickens get jet lag like the rest of us. by Cock-a-doodle-do: It’s in me! | Observations of Animal Behaviour (2013) http://blogs.oregonstate.edu/abouck/2013/03/19/why-rooster-crowing-isnt-that-impressive-and-chickens-get-jet-lag-like-the-rest-of-us/comment-page-1/#comment-4036 Cock-a-doodle-do: It’s in me! | Observations of Animal Behaviour (2013) Tue, 16 Apr 2013 03:09:30 +0000 http://blogs.oregonstate.edu/abouck/?p=586#comment-4036 [...] “Why rooster crowing isn’t that impressive, and chickens get jet lag like the rest of us,” by Bouckau. Animal Science Review, 19 March 2013. http://blogs.oregonstate.edu/abouck/2013/03/19/why-rooster-crowing-isnt-that-impressive-and-chickens… [...]

]]> Comment on Why rooster crowing isn’t that impressive, and chickens get jet lag like the rest of us. by Passthejelli http://blogs.oregonstate.edu/abouck/2013/03/19/why-rooster-crowing-isnt-that-impressive-and-chickens-get-jet-lag-like-the-rest-of-us/comment-page-1/#comment-3981 Passthejelli Sat, 06 Apr 2013 05:53:17 +0000 http://blogs.oregonstate.edu/abouck/?p=586#comment-3981 Very entertaining! I was a little taken aback when I saw that it was a study about roosters crowing, but your writing makes it fun! Great work! AEA

]]> Comment on Why rooster crowing isn’t that impressive, and chickens get jet lag like the rest of us. by bouckau http://blogs.oregonstate.edu/abouck/2013/03/19/why-rooster-crowing-isnt-that-impressive-and-chickens-get-jet-lag-like-the-rest-of-us/comment-page-1/#comment-3963 bouckau Wed, 03 Apr 2013 16:24:43 +0000 http://blogs.oregonstate.edu/abouck/?p=586#comment-3963 In addition to crowing at dawn, the researchers found that crowing is related as a social behavior. Roosters crow more when other roosters are crowing, presumably for things like dominance displays or sex driven competition for mating rights with hens. This suggested that higher testosterone levels would promote this competitive behavior and cause increased crowing in general, allowing the researchers to see if the crowing at dawn pattern persisted.

]]> Comment on Why rooster crowing isn’t that impressive, and chickens get jet lag like the rest of us. by Swaroop Upadhyaya http://blogs.oregonstate.edu/abouck/2013/03/19/why-rooster-crowing-isnt-that-impressive-and-chickens-get-jet-lag-like-the-rest-of-us/comment-page-1/#comment-3959 Swaroop Upadhyaya Wed, 03 Apr 2013 03:42:54 +0000 http://blogs.oregonstate.edu/abouck/?p=586#comment-3959 Well I always thought that roosters only could tell if its dawn. I didn’t quite understand the testosterone injecting part here though.

]]> Comment on Newsworthy: Is horse slaughter back on the menu in the US? by James Newberry http://blogs.oregonstate.edu/abouck/2011/12/07/newsworthy-is-horse-slaughter-back-on-the-menu-in-the-us/comment-page-1/#comment-3439 James Newberry Tue, 12 Mar 2013 15:45:50 +0000 http://blogs.oregonstate.edu/abouck/?p=289#comment-3439 My wife is in the horse business, primarily hunter jumper, lessons, summer camps, etc…I also have worked in this busines part or full time for the past twenty years. Much of my objection to horse slaughter is ethical, but I believe it damages the horse economy too.
My biggest objection is that the vast majority of the horses bought by kill buyers are healthy and sound (the USDA confirms my view). On at least a dozen occasions I’ve bid against a kill buyer for a former race or event horse. Often these horses make great hunters or lesson horses. When a sound horse is sent to slaughter, it’s bad for the horse economy. Slaughtered horses will not need a vet, blacksmith, feed, or hay. Nor can they be used for lessons or in camps. There are alternatives to horse slaughter such as rendering, giving the meat to the dogs who fox hunt, etc…From an economic perspective, horse slaughter is a loser.

]]> Comment on Do cats in shelters acclimate faster if given a bunkmate? by Tom http://blogs.oregonstate.edu/abouck/2012/08/02/do-cats-in-shelters-acclimate-faster-if-given-a-bunkmate/comment-page-1/#comment-2819 Tom Thu, 03 Jan 2013 22:51:46 +0000 http://blogs.oregonstate.edu/abouck/?p=514#comment-2819 In my experience, a general statement cannot be made that all cats either acclimate faster with a roommate or do not acclimate faster. Cats are individuals and it depends on the particular cat. Some cats I have observed have come out of their shell with the introduction of a roommate while others have retreated to a corner of the cage and barely move.

]]> Comment on Factors affecting adoption rates in shelter cats, is welfare the immediate concern? What about marketing? by The Dog Zombie http://blogs.oregonstate.edu/abouck/2012/08/14/factors-affecting-adoption-rates-in-shelter-cats-is-welfare-the-immediate-concern-what-about-marketing/comment-page-1/#comment-2324 The Dog Zombie Sun, 02 Sep 2012 15:42:25 +0000 http://blogs.oregonstate.edu/abouck/?p=522#comment-2324 Hi Austin! I wrote a post detailing the benefits and risks of group housing for cats in shelters, in reply to your post:

http://dogzombie.blogspot.com/2012/09/tens-company-for-cats-in-shelters.html

]]> Comment on Adopter preferences in selecting shelter cats, what about coat color? by bouckau http://blogs.oregonstate.edu/abouck/2012/08/16/adopter-preferences-in-selecting-shelter-cats-what-about-coat-color/comment-page-1/#comment-2196 bouckau Sat, 18 Aug 2012 03:19:37 +0000 http://blogs.oregonstate.edu/abouck/?p=532#comment-2196 Absolutely it could. Many of the articles I have been reading mention the importance of providing hiding places and perches in enriched housing environments to help fearful cats acclimate to the shelter environment. There’s a library of research on managing fear in shelter cats out there, and it’s an extremely important issue when you’re trying to increase adoption rates. My interests however, are in simpler changes such as managing adoption marketing around physical characteristics. Trying to manage fear requires much more demanding changes for shelter staff and operations, and while it should be a long term goal, I’m looking for simpler changes that may make a difference in adoption rates.

]]> Comment on Adopter preferences in selecting shelter cats, what about coat color? by Neuroskeptic http://blogs.oregonstate.edu/abouck/2012/08/16/adopter-preferences-in-selecting-shelter-cats-what-about-coat-color/comment-page-1/#comment-2179 Neuroskeptic Fri, 17 Aug 2012 07:17:40 +0000 http://blogs.oregonstate.edu/abouck/?p=532#comment-2179 Interesting. I was involving in choosing a cat to adopt recently and can confirm that fearful behaviours are a turn off. I like your idea of putting the “hard sells” out front to make them more likely to be picked, but if the problem with a cat is that it’s shy, might that make it worse? All the exposure might make it even more scared.

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