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EU Bans Battery Cages

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1, 2012, egg-laying hens across many European countries will live with fewer discomforts: The European Commission has officially implemented its ban on battery cages, the notoriously cramped cages used by many egg farmers and criticized by animal rights proponents and veterinarians who call them cruel and harmful to the birds' welfare.

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Clemson Researcher Investigates Impacts of Cages on Laying Hens

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Tags: battery hens eggs USDA farm animal welfare us agribusiness.

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The wonders of migration

10,000 Birds

In the past there has been a lot of research done using satellite tracking to find out the exact routes that a variety of larger migratory shorebirds take and there were some amazing discoveries made. It was discovered that a Bar-tailed Godwit could fly over 10,000kms non-stop !

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Behavioral science can accelerate lead generation

Sales and Marketing Management

During Eveready’s Energizer Bunny campaigns, sales of Duracell batteries increased because consumers were reminded to buy batteries. As subtle as these behavioral science tools may appear, researchers have found extremely powerful results. We’ll get it right.”.

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What Makes the Best Teams Tick?

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Luckily for us, Google conducted research on 180 of its own teams over several years to determine what factors create a highly successful team. Although research indicates that small teams rarely suffer from free riders, the best way to eliminate them is through transparency and clearly identified responsibilities.

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Animals Have Personalities? No WAY!

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Researchers conducted experiments in a lab, then released the animals into the wild, making sure to note that "This was a much harder part of the study, and involved lugging around of batteries," and found similar results. Angier can't resist writing: "A bird in the lab worked like a bird in the bush."

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Can Birds Be Safe? If Only.

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And I am a serious environmentalist, and my heart bleeds every time I take my old car batteries and leftover rat poison and dump them in the river. The conservation implications are clear,” writes researcher Dr. Susan Willson. “If My cat is a ferocious birder … and I am also a serious bird lover.”. Does Birdsbesafe work?

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