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Artificial selection for improved energy efficiency is reaching its limits in broiler chickens by Tallentire, C. W., Leinonen, I., Kyriazakis, I.

“…Modern broiler chickens are a major animal husbandry success story, both in terms of efficient resource utilisation and environmental sustainability. However,…”
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Can novel ingredients replace soybeans and reduce the environmental burdens of European livestock systems in the future? by Tallentire, C.W., Mackenzie, S.G., Kyriazakis, I.

“…Much of the protein in the diets of European livestock is sourced from imported soybeans produced in the Americas. This protein deficit in livestock production…”
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A Systematic Review of Public Attitudes, Perceptions and Behaviours Towards Production Diseases Associated with Farm Animal Welfare by Clark, Beth, Stewart, Gavin B., Panzone, Luca A., Kyriazakis, I., Frewer, Lynn J.

“…Increased productivity may have negative impacts on farm animal welfare (FAW) in modern animal production systems. Efficiency gains in production are primarily…”
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Review: Precision nutrition of ruminants: approaches, challenges and potential gains by González, L. A., Kyriazakis, I., Tedeschi, L. O.

“…A plethora of sensors and information technologies with applications to the precision nutrition of herbivores have been developed and continue to be developed…”
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Towards a methodology to formulate sustainable diets for livestock: accounting for environmental impact in diet formulation by Mackenzie, S. G., Leinonen, I., Ferguson, N., Kyriazakis, I.

“…The objective of this study was to develop a novel methodology that enables pig diets to be formulated explicitly for environmental impact objectives using a…”
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Management strategies to improve the performance of low birth weight pigs to weaning and their long-term consequences by Douglas, S L, Edwards, S A, Kyriazakis, I

“…Performance of pigs from birth to slaughter is a result of a complex interaction of factors, with the early stages of a pig's life likely to affect lifetime…”
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A meta-analysis of the sources of variation in the environmental impacts of different broiler production systems by Kyriazakis, I, Dokou, S, Taylor, J, Giannenas, I, Murphy, E

“…1. Shifting to higher welfare systems is expected to increase their environmental impact and mitigation strategies need to be identified. The environmental…”
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Towards the identification of transmission pathways and early detection of Enterococcus cecorum infection in broiler chickens by Watson, K., Arais, L., Green, S., O'Kane, P., Kirchner, M., Demmers, T., Commins, C., Smith, R., Cordoni, G., Kyriazakis, I., Schock, A., Anjum, M.F.

“…Enterococcus cecorum (EC) infection is an emerging endemic disease in UK and global broiler poultry with major economic impact and welfare concerns. There are…”
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Predicting the environmental impacts of chicken systems in the United Kingdom through a life cycle assessment: Broiler production systems by Leinonen, I, Williams, A. G, Wiseman, J, Guy, J, Kyriazakis, I

“…The aim of this study was to apply the life cycle assessment (LCA) method, from cradle to gate, to quantify the environmental burdens per 1,000 kg of expected…”
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Consequences of timing of organic enrichment provision on pig performance, health and stress resilience after weaning and regrouping by Bučková, K., Muns, R., Cerón, J., Kyriazakis, I.

“…•We tested fodder beet and jute bags as novel enrichment for pigs in slatted systems.•We investigated if enrichment mattered more when offered at weaner or…”
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Are all piglets born lightweight alike? Morphological measurements as predictors of postnatal performance by Douglas, S L, Edwards, S A, Kyriazakis, I

“…Birth weight (BiW) of pigs is a commonly used predictor of postnatal performance; however, it has been suggested that morphological measurements may be more…”
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A reassessment of the vitamin D requirements of modern broiler genotypes by Sakkas, P, Smith, S, Hill, T R, Kyriazakis, I

“…ABSTRACT We hypothesized that performance and bone mineralization of 2 broiler lines will benefit from increasing vitamin D (vitD) supplementation above…”
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The ‘Real Welfare’ scheme: benchmarking welfare outcomes for commercially farmed pigs by Pandolfi, F., Stoddart, K., Wainwright, N., Kyriazakis, I., Edwards, S. A.

“…Animal welfare standards have been incorporated in EU legislation and in farm assurance schemes, based on scientific information and aiming to safeguard the…”
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The effects of welfare-enhancing system changes on the environmental impacts of broiler and egg production by Leinonen, I., Williams, A. G., Kyriazakis, I.

“…The environmental impacts of 2 alternative UK broiler production systems that aim to improve bird welfare (a lower stocking density indoor system and the same…”
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Novel epidemiological model of gastrointestinal nematode infection to assess grazing cattle resilience by integrating host growth, parasite, grass and environmental dynamics by Filipe, J.A.N., Kyriazakis, I., McFarland, C., Morgan, E.R.

“…[Display omitted] •Nematode control in cattle is complicated by drug resistance and climate change.•A model was developed to predict gastrointestinal nematode…”
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What is good for small piglets might not be good for big piglets: The consequences of cross-fostering and creep feed provision on performance to slaughter by Huting, A M S, Almond, K, Wellock, I, Kyriazakis, I

“…Major improvements in sow prolificacy have resulted in larger litters but, at the same time, increased the proportion of piglets born light weight. Different…”
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Can the environmental impact of pig systems be reduced by utilising co-products as feed? by Mackenzie, S.G., Leinonen, I., Ferguson, N., Kyriazakis, I.

“…The implications of using co-products from the supply chains of human food and biofuels in pig diets for the environmental impacts of Canadian pig systems were…”
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Unravelling the mechanisms underlying the social interaction effects on the feed efficiency of rabbits by Piles, M., Mora, M., Kyriazakis, I., Tusell, L., Pascual, M., Sánchez, J.P.

“…•Genetic and litter social effects impact feed efficiency and social behaviour traits.•These effects were the strongest amongst the feed-restricted…”
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Novel phenotypes of feeding and social behaviour and their relationship with individual rabbit growth and feed efficiency by Piles, M., Mora, M., Kyriazakis, I., Tusell, L., Pascual, M., Sánchez, J.P.

“…•Novel traits for rabbit feeding behaviour and cage hierarchy rank were identified.•Resource distribution traits and feed priority reveal an animal's…”
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Medicinal plants for helminth parasite control: facts and fiction by Athanasiadou, S., Githiori, J., Kyriazakis, I.

“…The use of medicinal plants for the prevention and treatment of gastro-intestinal parasitism has its origin in ethnoveterinary medicine. Although until…”
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