This invention relates to a method for promoting growth of young chicken comprising the step; offering feed in a layered manner in subsequent order of pellet-size for adjusting the pellet-size to the size of the young chicken during a whole brooding cycle for the feed being attractive during the whole brooding cycle as perceived by the young chicken.

The invention relates to a method of feeding hatched chicks in a climate chamber during a first stage of life from hatching, the method comprising;

a) controlling the temperature and humidity in the climate chamber,

b) operating a ventilation means to generate an air flow through the climate chamber, and

c) supplying the newly hatched chicks with live feed in the climate chamber.

The invention relates to a method of feeding hatched chicks in a climate chamber during a first stage of life from hatching, the method comprising;

a) controlling the temperature and humidity in the climate chamber,

b) operating a ventilation means to generate an air flow through the climate chamber, and

c) supplying the newly hatched chicks with live feed in the climate chamber.

Facilities, methods, and systems to produce therapeutic protein(s) can include collecting eggs from transgenic avian in a production unit in a building; transferring the eggs to a harvesting unit in the building; and harvesting egg white or egg yolk from the eggs in the harvesting unit.

Facilities, methods, and systems to produce therapeutic protein(s) can include collecting eggs from transgenic avian in a production unit in a building; transferring the eggs to a harvesting unit in the building; and harvesting egg white or egg yolk from the eggs in the harvesting unit.

Methods and formulations are provided for treating migraine and other acute pain episodes using diclofenac, and formulations of diclofenac that provide both rapid and sustained relief from acute pain. Methods and formulations are also provided for treating symptoms that often accompany migraine and acute pain such as photophobia, phonophobia, nausea and vomiting.

A leg for a height adjustable brooder heating plate is provided. The leg includes an elongated body having an externally configured spiral winding extending from a top end to a bottom end of the elongated body, a cap configured at the top end of the elongated body, and a foot configured at the bottom end of the elongated body. The leg is insertable into a slot of a heating plate and is capable of sliding therethrough to adjust the height of the brooder heating plate by using a push button configured underside the heating plate and/or by rotating the leg engaged within the slot.

A leg for a height adjustable brooder heating plate is provided. The leg includes an elongated body having an externally configured spiral winding extending from a top end to a bottom end of the elongated body, a cap configured at the top end of the elongated body, and a foot configured at the bottom end of the elongated body. The leg is insertable into a slot of a heating plate and is capable of sliding therethrough to adjust the height of the brooder heating plate by using a push button configured underside the heating plate and/or by rotating the leg engaged within the slot.

A rearing-keeping facility for the staggered rearing of poultry animals, in particular rearing aviary, is disclosed and includes at least one first rearing plane and a second rearing plane arranged above the first rearing plane. The rearing planes are configured for keeping the poultry animals, and the first rearing plane has a first lateral opening towards at least one side of the rearing-keeping facility and the second rearing plane has a second lateral opening towards the one side. A door arrangement is provided for closing the openings. The door arrangement has a closure arranged in a vertically displaceable manner with respect to the two openings and configured for releasing or for closing the first opening, the second opening, and both openings.

A rearing-keeping facility for the staggered rearing of poultry animals, in particular rearing aviary, is disclosed and includes at least one first rearing plane and a second rearing plane arranged above the first rearing plane. The rearing planes are configured for keeping the poultry animals, and the first rearing plane has a first lateral opening towards at least one side of the rearing-keeping facility and the second rearing plane has a second lateral opening towards the one side. A door arrangement is provided for closing the openings. The door arrangement has a closure arranged in a vertically displaceable manner with respect to the two openings and configured for releasing or for closing the first opening, the second opening, and both openings.