Important animal terms glossary

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Immunological gap

The period between the decline of maternally derived passive immunity (via colostrum) and the full development of the neonate's own active immune response, during which the animal is particularly susceptible to infectious diseases. immunological gap

Injurious pecking

Pecked hen Harmful pecking behaviour in poultry, which includes feather pecking, vent pecking (pecking damages to the cloaca) and cannibalism.