Forced molting, sometimes known as induced molting, is the practice by some poultry industries of artificially provoking a flock to molt simultaneously...

In biology, moulting (British English), or molting (American English), also known as sloughing, shedding, or in many invertebrates, ecdysis, is a process...

outdoors and cannot be raised in cages. Only natural molting can occur within the flock; forced molting is not allowed. Organic certification also requires...

Pelícia, K.; Silva, A.P.; Vercese, F. (2009). "The Effects of Alternative Forced-Molting Methods on The Performance and Egg Quality of Commercial Layers". Brazilian...

declined to take a position against other controversial practices such as forced molting and gestation crates. In June 2005, New York Times editor Lawrence Downes...

year-round. In addition, forced molting is commonly practiced in the US, in which manipulation of light and food access triggers molting, in order to increase...

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commercially viable at around thirteen months and is called a "spent hen". Forced molting Creith, Elizabeth. "When Chickens Stop Laying Eggs". Farmer's Almanac...

crowded inside battery cages and a monk discussing the practice of forced molting. PETA cited earlier statements by Pope Benedict XVI on factory farming...

Pelícia, K.; Silva, A.P.; Vercese, F. (2009). "The effects of alternative forced-molting methods on the performance and egg quality of commercial layers". Brazilian...

per cage. It would stop purchasing from suppliers who engage in the forced molting of hens, develop auditing procedures for the handling of "broiler" chickens...

chickens, such as confinement in battery cages, surgical beak procedures, forced molting, and genetic mutations that lead to health complications. Small-scale...

Gian forcing him to be the model for a drawing session. Doraemon uses the Molting Light on Nobita and makes a skin Nobita to act as a substitute model. 253...

when Snotty Boy and his friends try to take them out on a date. They are forced to agree when they realize that Abby and Bessy have put glue on their women's...

Outbreaks can also occur in situations where large groups of people are forced to live in unsanitary conditions. These types of outbreaks are seen globally...

blasting the other Featherhides, realizing that the dragons are actually molting their scales, which makes them far more aggressive than usual. After blasting...

or eyecap. The brille is usually not visible, except for when the snake molts, and it protects the eyes from dust and dirt. Reptiles generally reproduce...

particular, the orchestration of the juvenile hormone (JH) and ecdysteroids in molting and metamorphosis processes has received much attention. The molecular...

presence to other individuals over long distances. This vocalisation is forced through an open mouth as it closes and can be heard 3 km (1.9 mi) away....

although it was common in the early and mid-eighteenth century (see the Molter concertos below). The D clarinet has a total length of about 52 cm. From...

rescued by Kircheis, Reuenthal, Mittermeyer and Oberstein. Benemünde is forced to commit suicide. Flegel has been smart enough to leave no proof of his...

fiddler loses its large claw, it grows another on the opposite side after molting. A soft abdomen is also present in a hermit crab as an asymmetrical modification...

nervous systems, as well as sensory organs, temperature control, flight and molting. An insect uses its digestive system to extract nutrients and other substances...

his appearance when he starts going through his first ten-year dragon molting cycle, causing him to adopt a temporarily grotesque appearance. He must...

give birth every two months. They are receptive to mating during their molting process. They store sperm at this time to use it later when they ovulate...

is located, is easily obliterated by the JSDF's modern artillery. Emperor Molt calls for the armies of the Empire's vassal states to attack, only for them...

humans come and go freely. But that was not their problem, as Private was molting. They tried Kowalski's mind-switcher with Mort and Private, but ended up...

Nidoran of either gender. It is docile and unwilling to fight, but when forced, its horn and barbs can secrete poison. It uses its whiskers to check the...

Adrian (1989). A Celebration of Gone with the Wind. Dragon's World. p. 114. Molt, Cynthia Marylee (1990). Gone with the Wind on Film: A Complete Reference...

geese molt both their primary and secondary feathers in ponds or sheltered sea inlets, usually between late November and early January. Molting frequency...