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Belgium: more than 15 million male chicks are culled annually, 40,000 a day (February 2020 estimate). [17] CO 2 gassing is the only method used and happens in two stages: chicks are first stunned and then killed. [17] Canada: 22.5 million male chicks are culled annually, nearly 62,000 a day (December 2016 estimate). [33]
Should the active male be driven out, killed, or otherwise removed from the group, in a number of species the new male will ensure that breeding resources are not wasted on another male's young. [21] The new male may achieve this in many different ways, including:
Male waterfowl have developed another modification; while most male birds have no external genitalia, male waterfowl (Aves: Anatidae) have a phallus (length 1.5–4.0 centimetres [0.59–1.57 in]). Most birds mate with the males balancing on top of the females and touching cloacas in a “cloacal kiss”; this makes forceful insemination very ...
The horses were killed early Thursday after the barn where they were housed at the Tioga Downs Casino Resort complex was set on fire, the state police said in a news release. ... a town of about ...
Prospective infanticide is a subset of sexual competition infanticide in which young born after the arrival of the new male are killed. This is less common than infanticide of existing young, but can still increase fitness in cases where the offspring could not possibly have been fathered by the new mate, i.e. one gestation or fertility period.
The lawsuit claims the driver was sleep-deprived at the time of the accident and wasn't traveling with a secondary driver as agreed upon.
In-ovo gender determination has the potential to bring an end to the killing of billions of male chicks. It is estimated that yearly around 7 billion day-old male chicks are killed. [4] Implementing in-ovo sexing into the poultry industry results in a more animal friendly and more sustainable production.
A Pennsylvania man has been arrested and charged with felony arson after a fire at a New York racetrack left one person injured and more than two dozen horses dead, police say.