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The welfare and ethics of research involving wild animals: A primer

Methods in Ecology and Evolution, 2020
Wild animals are used in scientific research in a wide variety of contexts both in situ and ex situ. Guidelines for best practice, where they exist, are not always clearly linked to animal welfare and may instead have their origins in practicality.
C. Soulsbury, H. Gray, L. Smith, V. Braithwaite, S. Cotter, R. W. Elwood, A. Wilkinson, L. Collins   +7 more
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Smart Computing and Sensing Technologies for Animal Welfare: A Systematic Review [PDF]

, 2016
Animals play a profoundly important and intricate role in our lives today. Dogs have been human companions for thousands of years, but they now work closely with us to assist the disabled, and in combat and search and rescue situations.
Amla, Nina, Jukan, Admela, Masip-Bruin, Xavi   +2 more
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Serological Survey of Small Ruminant Lentivirus Infections in Free-Ranging Mouflon and Chamois in Slovenia

Animals, 2022
Small ruminant lentiviruses (SRLVs) belong to the genus Lentivirus in the Retroviridae family, which are responsible for the diseases maedi-visna and caprine arthritis-encephalitis in sheep and goats worldwide and are also widespread in Slovenian sheep ...
Urška Kuhar, Diana Žele Vengušt, Gorazd Vengušt   +2 more
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Protecting Wild Animals from Unnecessary Suffering [PDF]

, 2014
This article compares the protection from unnecessary suffering afforded to wild animals with that afforded to domesticated animals and animals under human control.
Spark, Gareth
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Rapid Isolation and Determination of Flavones in Biological Samples Using Zinc Complexation Coupled with High-Performance Liquid Chromatography

Molecules, 2016
Chlorophyll-type contaminants are commonly encountered in the isolation and determination of flavones of plant aerial plant parts. Heme is also a difficult background substance in whole blood analysis.
Chenghe Sun, Hecheng Wang, Yingping Wang, Shengyuan Xiao   +3 more
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Mouse models for preeclampsia: disruption of redox-regulated signaling [PDF]

, 2009
The concept that oxidative stress contributes to the development of human preeclampsia has never been tested in genetically-defined animal models. Homozygous deletion of catechol-Omethyl transferase (Comt-/-) in pregnant mice leads to human preeclampsia ...
A Malassine, AC Epstein, AM Carter, AM Zafari, Anne E Chambers, AP MacKay, BJ Hawkins, C Moser, C Peyssonnaux, CW Redman, D Berg, D Gerald, DS Hoffmann, DS Tannetta, EL Bell, EL Pagé, FX Yi, GL Semenza, H Pelicano, Harpal Randeva, I Thaler, J Golab, J Sugawara, JA Martin, K Kanasaki, L Duley, L Wood, M Geiszt, M Ushio-Fukai, M Wang, N Kanayama, NS Chandel, P Huang, PH Maxwell, R Dworakowski, R Pijnenborg, RD Martin, RK Bruick, RW Redline, S Banerjee, S Lamond, S Melov, S Muzaffar, S Nemoto, SL Adamson, Subhasis Banerjee, T Cramer, T Torbergsen, Y Liu, Y Pan, Y Wang, YA Suh   +51 more
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Molecular Epidemiology of Staphylococcus aureus Lineages in Wild Animals in Europe: A Review

Antibiotics, 2020
Staphylococcus aureus is an opportunist pathogen that is responsible for numerous types of infections. S. aureus is known for its ability to easily acquire antibiotic resistance determinants. Methicillin-resistant S.
Vanessa Silva, J. Capelo, G. Igrejas, P. Poeta   +3 more
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Neuroprotective Effects of Red Ginseng Saponins in Scopolamine-Treated Rats and Activity Screening Based on Pharmacokinetics

Molecules, 2019
Ginseng has been used to alleviate age-related dementia and memory deterioration for thousands of years. This study investigated the protective effect of red ginseng saponins against scopolamine-induced cerebral injury.
Jianbo Chen, Meijia Li, Di Qu, Yinshi Sun   +3 more
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Loss of H3K27me3 expression in canine nerve sheath tumors

Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2022
Nerve sheath tumors (NSTs) are characterized by neoplastic proliferation of Schwann cells, perineurial cells, endoneurial and/or epineurial fibroblasts. Diagnosis of NST is often challenging, particularly in distinguishing malignant NST (MNST) from other
Kristina Tekavec, Kristina Tekavec, Tanja Švara, Tanja Knific, Jernej Mlakar, Mitja Gombač, Carlo Cantile   +6 more
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Development of novel EST microsatellite markers for genetic diversity analysis and correlation analysis of velvet antler growth characteristics in Sika deer

Hereditas, 2020
Background Sika deer is one of the most popular and valued animals in China. However, few studies have been conducted on the microsatellite of Sika deer, which has hampered the progress of genetic selection breeding.
Boyin Jia, Guiwu Wang, Junjun Zheng, Wanyun Yang, Shuzhuo Chang, Jiali Zhang, Yuan Liu, Qining Li, Chenxia Ge, Guang Chen, Dongdong Liu, Fuhe Yang   +11 more
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