Animal Rights Leben (Life aka misc) Technology
AI Could Improve Welfare of Farmed Chickens By Listening To Their Squawks
Artificial intelligence that could improve the welfare of farmed chickens by eavesdropping on their squawks could become available within five years, researchers say. The technology, which detects and quantifies distress calls made by chickens housed in huge indoor sheds, correctly distinguished distress calls from other barn noises with 97% accuracy, Read more…
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Dogs Can Detect COVID-19 With Great Accuracy
According to a new study, dogs were able to better detect COVID-19 than PCR antigenic tests in both symptomatic and asymptomatic people. In the study, trained dogs were able to detect Covid in 97% of symptomatic cases and nearly 100% of asymptomatic cases. The study featured 335 participants from Covid Read more…
Animal Rights Leben (Life aka misc) The Planet (on, and off)
A Bit Late, World’s Largest Vats For Growing ‘No-Kill’ Meat To Be Built In US
The building of the world’s largest bioreactors to produce cultivated meat has been announced, with the potential to supply tens of thousands of shops and restaurants. Experts said the move could be a “gamechanger” for the nascent industry. The US company Good Meat said the bioreactors would grow more than Read more…
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Dog Behaviour Has Little To Do With Breed, Study Finds
From sociable labradors to aggressive pitbulls, when it comes to canine behaviour there are no end of stereotypes. But research suggests such traits may have less to do with breed than previously thought. Modern dog breeds began to emerge in the Victorian era and are often physically distinct — for Read more…
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Crabs and Lobsters May Get Similar Rights To Mammals In UK Experiments
Scientific experiments on crabs and lobsters could be curbed when the animal sentience bill becomes law, the Guardian has learned. There are few restrictions on how crustaceans and decapods can be treated in scientific studies, in contrast with mice and other mammals, for which there are strict welfare laws. Because Read more…