Sentences with phrase «in standard cages»

We housed wild - type and progranulin - insufficient mice in standard cages or cages with exercise wheels for 4 or 7.5 weeks, and then measured brain and plasma progranulin levels.

Not exact matches

The movement toward improving living standards for chickens builds on the cage - free eggs trend, which led to a slew of restaurant chains and grocery stores in recent years promising to ditch cages to improve the lives of hens.

Arooga's relationship with Maple Leaf Foods marks one of many of the brand's shift to suppliers who lead the industry in their standards for earth friendly production and utilization of all - natural ingredients, on the heels of recently announced partnerships with Impossible Foods, Owen's Craft Mixers, and Boardroom Spirits, as well as past ingredient transitions to no antibiotic ever chicken breasts, cage free eggs, all - natural soups, and USDA certified organic produce.

Continuing this theme of expansion into new categories, the Australian Certified Organic Standard 2013 (the rule book for anyone certified with Australian Certified Organic) contains a new section on aquaculture (fish farming, in freshwater or in cages in seawater).

Animal welfare advocates, farmers, academics and consumers are disappointed that the government department responsible for draft industry standards for poultry welfare released in late 2017 colluded with the industrial livestock industry before the release, and failed to meet expectations to phase out battery cages.

The responses by corporations and government are just the latest examples of consumer pressure leading to changes in standard practices in the food industry, such as housing hens and pregnant sows in cramped cages and feeding antibiotics to livestock.

Agriculture Minister Jim Paice promised that «tough action» would be taken to improve welfare standards for hens and prevent eggs produced in «battery cages» being sold in the UK.

They then segregated the mice again: One set spent the next four weeks in an enriched environment, the others lived in unadorned, standard cages.

When the world's largest fast food company announced in 2015 that it planned to use only cage - free eggs, poultry farmers scrambled to meet the new standards.

Mice were housed at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus or at the German Institute of Human Nutrition in ventilated cages on a 12 h / 12 h light / dark cycle and fed standard chow ad libitum.

The animals were housed individually in polypropylene cages with wire mesh bottom, maintained at standard laboratory conditions of light (12 - h light / dark cycle), temperature and relative humidity.

Macaques received food (monkey chow) and water ad libitum, and standard enrichment (food supplements, manipulatable items in cage, human interaction with caretakers, perches or swings).

Mice in the sedentary group were single - housed in a standard mouse cage, whereas mice in the exercise group were single - housed in a cage with an exercise wheel (Lafayette Instrument).

To test the hypothesis that exercise could increase brain progranulin levels in Grn + / − mice, we solo - housed 6 - month - old wild - type (Grn + / +), Grn + / −, and Grn − / − mice in standard mouse cages or cages with running wheels for 7.5 weeks.

Compared to «cage - free» birds, who are given only 1 square foot each, pasture - raised in combination with Certified Humane standards is a way to ensure that the hens and their eggs are healthier and happier.

My first standard recommendation is to get a proper home setup (a power cage or multi-press rack with an Olympic bar and plates), or work out in a gym instead.

Whole Foods Market makes sure all their turkeys enjoy minimum lifestyle standards, with no crowding or cages, and no antibiotics or animal by - products in their feed; birds that meet those standards go for $ 1.89 a pound.

In fact, we probably have all at some point experienced those moments when we try on a regular size dress, and found the well - place waist seam for taller girls automatically became drop - waist style, or standard armholes end up exposing our rib cages!

It has been the standard compared with the other memorable twin performances since the movie came out, and I instantly thought of his work when I saw Nicholas Cage in «Adaptation» (2002) or Edward Norton in «Leaves of Grass» (2009).

Blu - ray Highlight: In addition to your standard EPK, there's a healthy selection of interview footage with director Simon West, Nicolas Cage and the rest of the cast, but the fact that you don't know what questions are being asked makes it difficult to enjoy.

A mess of a film this one.Plot lines confused and blurred.It seems to have been made up as they filmed.All the American cliques are there.Ugly brutal men in a one horse town, yet the place is full of emotionally wounded gorgeous women.The men are macho and the women inconsequential.The acting is rather uneven, veering from impressive, going down to Benny Hill.This is Cages best role thus far, but his normal low standards means his acting is still below par.The plots descends into a quagmire of nuttiness and by the end is daft romantic nonsense.A tighter script was needed, the director needed to be replaced to stop the film's plot wandering off in all directions and finally someone with greater gravitas was needed to take on Nicholas Cage's part...

Maserati GranTurismo MC Compared with Europe's MC Stradale and its four - point harnesses, optional roll cage, and automated manual, the American MC looks like a tame grand tourer: standard three - point belts, rear seats in place, and a torque - converter automatic.

Standard kit includes full MSA regulation kit — an FIA - approved roll cage, six - point harness, fire extinguisher and cut - off switch — as well as a digital dashboard, AP Racing brakes and air jacks, making this good value in its market, according to Caterham bosses.

Though lacking air bags, the 1995 Tracker does come with standard rear - wheel, anti-lock brakes and a reinforced safety cage designed to minimize occupant injuries in crashes.

The GT4 Clubsport stays pretty true to the already fantastic road - going Cayman GT4 but of course adds some upgrades for the track including a welded - in safety cage, racing bucket seat and 6 - point safety harness as standard equipment.

To keep driving safe, 200 models include standard steel cage construction and 8 air bags that help deliver excellent occupant protection in front, side and rear impacts.

The StabiliTrak Electronic Control System, eight standard air bags (Camaro Coupe), and an ultra-high-strength steel safety cage in which everything is incased in are also available.

To sum things up, if you don't understand what they are doing with EPUB, the open standard, then you don't know they are trying to put customers in their golden cage.

He adds that the coatings on the cages pass all safety standards, the cages are put together using resistance welding, and the company makes sure there are no harmful additives in the welding materials.

Since 2013, the subcommittee has orchestrated several successes and positive outcomes, some of which include: • Collaborating with the PIJAC Zoonosis committee to update the Healthy Herp Handling poster promoting healthy reptile and amphibian handling practices; develop the Zoonotic Disease Prevention Series for Retailers; draft informative store signage on how to prevent zoonotic diseases; participate in meetings on rodent and reptile disease transmission with the Centers for Disease Control; and produce and revise best management practices (BMP) documents; • Collaborating with the United States Association of Reptile Keepers on past and current attempts to pass legislation, ordinances, and regulatory activity that may impact herp ownership and related businesses; • Attending Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) meetings with reports and summary of actions affecting import and export of reptiles; • Addressing the 2013 Center for Biological Diversity petition to list 53 herp species under the Endangered Species Act; • Reviewing and commenting on the recent US Fish and Wildlife status review on the proposal to list wood turtles under the Endangered Species Act; • Submitting comments on proposed listing of flat - tailed tortoise and spider tortoise under the Endangered Species Act; • Introducing federal legislation in 2013 to allow for the export of certain constrictors listed as injurious in air shipments with aircraft that land in a state for refueling; • Providing volunteer support for auctions at 2013 National Reptile Breeders Expo and several North American Reptile Breeders Conferences; • Providing extensive consultation on constrictor caging standards in Ohio.

From strong humane standards in Colorado that ensure dogs have cages that are double the length of the dog, to the most basic standards that simply prevent cruelty in Kansas and Missouri, all high volume puppy producing states except Oklahoma have animal welfare standards covering those who transfer, breed and sell large numbers of dogs.

The federal standards require breeders to keep dogs in cages with at least 6 inches of headroom and a minimum floor space that's based on the dog's size.

Bird movements cause air currents, which flow outwards, and in the case of most standard bird cages these air currents eject waste and seed debris outside of the cage and onto the floor.

But Sen. Steve Farley, D - Tucson, who opposed the deal, said those standards allow breeding animals to be kept in cages round the clock that are only six inches larger than the dog or cat itself.

As the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) notes on its website, «under USDA standards, it is legal to keep dozens or even hundreds of breeding dogs in small wire cages for their entire lives with only the basics of food, water and rudimentary shelter.»

They fall under the AWA whose standards say that the cage they live their life in must be 6» bigger than them sans tail.

Flemish Giants don't fit in your standard rabbit cages, which are far too cramped for these large rabbits.

«The improved standards of care described in this measure will mean less suffering for thousands of adult breeding dogs which currently spend their entire lives in wire cages.

But I would also learn that the meager standards that are on the books are anything but humane: If a dog has food and water, she can legally be locked in a cage for years without the breeder being charged with animal abuse.

USDA standards require only that dogs» cages be 6 inches longer than the dog, and allow puppy mills to keep dogs in those tiny cages, stacked on top of each other, their entire lives.

Federal standards require breeders to keep dogs in cages with at least 6 inches of headroom and a minimum floor space that's based on the dog's size.

As Pennsylvanians and those in states with similar legislation have found, Ohio is unlikely to be rid of puppy mills without including in this bill: a clear definition of the breeders to be regulated; aggressive enforcement with more than a biennial state inspection; a dog auction ban; and high care standards including reasonably sized kennels instead of cages; unfettered access to dog runs; and regular veterinary care.

«A review of state and USDA inspection reports from more than 100 breeders who sold animals to the nation's largest retail pet store chain revealed that more than 60 percent of the inspections found serious violations of basic animal care standards, including sick or dead animals in their cages, lack of proper veterinary care, inadequate shelter from weather conditions, and dirty, unkempt cages that were too small.

Your cage must fit into one of our standard kennels in order to protect all the animals boarding.

... A review of USDA inspection reports from more than 100 Petland breeders revealed that more than 60 % of the inspections found serious violations of basic animal care standards, including sick or dead dogs in their cages, lack of proper veterinary care, inadequate shelter from weather conditions, and dirty, unkempt cages that were too small.»

As other states such as Missouri, New York and Pennsylvania have found, Ohio is unlikely to be rid of its puppy mills without a clear definition of the breeders that are regulated, aggressive enforcement that includes more than a biennial inspection by the state, a ban on dog auctions, and clear, high standards of care such as sheltering in reasonably sized kennels instead of cages, unfettered access to exercise areas where dogs can run, regular veterinary care and the like.

Even a small reptile department can set itself apart by maintaining high standards of cleanliness and upkeep, a friendly and knowledgeable staff, and a few spectacular and unusual denizens in the cages.

In 2008, as meetings between animal welfare advocates and breeders convened, Mason and others argued against instituting regulations based on these minimal USDA standards, arguing against a cage size at least six inches longer than the dog.

He helped to establish the modern standards for veterinary medicine in zoos by carefully recording and compiling information from zoos around the country, and he also had a hand in developing the «squeeze cage,» which restrains large animals for examination with minimal stress.

We all agree that the writing is lacking but that's not really a reason to hate the game (or David Cage); don't forget that we also agree that the writing in ANY video game is pretty much sub-par by modest literary or storytelling standards.