Biomedical subjects

L B Murphy

Publications and source records attributed to L B Murphy.

13 recordsLinked to original sources

PubMed1992

The Missouri Children's Behavior Checklist behavioral classification system: a construct validity study with nonreferred children.

This study provides validity information about the Missouri Children's Behavior Checklist (MCBC) classifications system with nonreferred children. MCBC behavior patterns of 41 children were related to DSM-III symptomatology ascertained through a structured clinical interview, the Child Assessment Schedule, conducted with the mother. The findings indicated that considering the Undifferentiated Disturbance pattern as an indicator of poor adjustment may be unwarranted with nonreferred children.

Child↗

PubMed1992

Analgesic therapy of beak-trimmed chickens.

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Administration, Topical↗

PubMed1989

Movement of broiler chickens reared in commercial conditions.

1. Bird movement was studied at various ages in two flocks of 18,200 broiler chickens. 2. One-d-old chicks placed in corners of a 29 x 14 m brooding area dispersed evenly over the whole area in a period of 48 h. 3. At 15 d of age, when released from the brooding area, birds which were among the first to move to the far end of the house did not necessarily remain in that area of the house. 4. Starting at 4 and 5 weeks of age, birds marked individually were variable in their movement throughout the house during a 16- and 9-d period respectively. Even the least mobile individual covered an area of the house containing several thousand birds. 5. Closer scrutiny of movement by individual birds showed that some moved over areas of 20 m2 in an hour. Birds moved further than was necessary simply to reach food and water. No agonistic interactions were observed and there was no evidence that crowding was a physical restraint on bird movement. 6. Results indicated that birds were not generally attached to a particular site in the shed and that social factors did not restrict movement. Some implications of bird movement are discussed with regard to performance, welfare and leg abnormalities.

Animals↗

PubMed1988

The objective structured interview for medical student selection.

An objective structured interview is an integral part of the process of selecting and admitting applicants to study medicine at this university. During the nine years (to the end of 1986) that the interview has been used 1600 candidates were interviewed out of roughly 13,000 applicants, and from these, 584 students were admitted to the course. Analysis of the interview data was carried out based on two aspects of student progress: graduation with honours and failure to complete the course of study. The interview as a whole, and especially some of the subscales, appears to identify students who may fail to complete the course: it may also help to predict which students are likely to graduate with honours.

Achievement↗

PubMed1988

Food availability and the feeding and drinking behaviour of broiler chickens grown commercially.

1. Field observations were made on the effect of food depth in pans on the feeding and drinking behaviour of commercially grown broiler chickens aged between 17 and 43 d. 2. The group of birds receiving less food in pans had longer visits to the pans, occupied their feeding space more completely, evicted each other more often from pans and were more 'competitive' and less 'relaxed' when feeding. 3. These observations provide data about the feeding and drinking behaviour of broiler chickens reared in commercial conditions and emphasise how environmental factors, particularly food management, can influence bird behaviour. 4. The potential for qualitative and quantitative changes of feeding behaviour to affect performance is also discussed.

Animal Feed↗

PubMed1973