July 20, 2020
Scientists have developed a tiny and very useful “Fitbit for Chicks”
shaoran2012Scientists at the University of California, riverside have developed a compact, resembling a small backpack device, which is dubbed the “Fitbit for Chicks”. With it, farmers will be able to solve a very important problem is to detect mites on the body of chickens. As a rule, ticks prefer to stick to the back of the chickens body. Once there, they cause itching and subcutaneous inflammation, which reduces jajtsenoskost. Scientists found that chickens infected by ticks increases the intensity of certain movements – in particular, they often peck the ground, […]