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Report of the Partnership for Aflatoxin Control in Africa (PACA) Workshop [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
This reports presents outcomes of a workshop that PACA convened as its first organizational planning meeting under the auspices of the AUC in Nairobi, Kenya on October 3-4, 2011 sponsored by USAID. Forty-one participants representing AUC member countries,
PACA
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Infectious Diseases of Six Non-Domesticated Neo-Tropical Animals In Trinidad and Tobago

open access: yesInternational Journal of Tropical Veterinary and Biomedical Research, 2018
This review serves to shed light on some common infectious diseases: their names, prevalence, site of infection and diagnostic tools for identificationof six (6) neo-tropical animals that are found in Trinidad and Tobago with the potential for ...
Kavita Ranjeeta Lall   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Impact of bauxite mining on mosquito communities (Diptera: Culicidae) and pathogen transmission risks in the eastern Amazon

open access: yesMedical and Veterinary Entomology, EarlyView.
Bauxite mining in the Amazon alters mosquito communities, favouring anthropophilic and generalist vectors while reducing species diversity and the variety of blood meal sources. Molecular analyses identified humans, tapirs and deer as the primary blood meal sources.
Mayron Mielly Morais Pacheco   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Familial osteopetrosis in Agouti paca: report of nine cases Osteopetrose familiar em Agouti paca: relato de nove casos

open access: yesArquivo Brasileiro de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia, 2008
Nine cases of familial osteopetrosis were studied in Agouti paca rodents maintained in captivity. Animals were distributed in three groups depending on the severity of their skeletal lesions.
P.S. Coutinho   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Agouti protein, mahogunin, and attractin in pheomelanogenesis and melanoblast-like alteration of melanocytes: a cAMP-independent pathway [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
Melanocortin-1 receptor (MC1R) and its ligands, a-melanocyte stimulating hormone (aMSH) and agouti signaling protein (ASIP), regulate switching between eumelanin and pheomelanin synthesis in melanocytes.
Bennett, DC   +36 more
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PACA Strategy Overview 2016 - 2020

open access: yes, 2016
This document provides an overview of the PACA strategy 2016 - 2020. The Partnership for Aflatoxin Control in Africa (PACA)envisions an Africa free from the harmful effects of Aflatoxins.
PACA, Secretariat
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The coronary arteries of the agouti (Agouti paca, Linnaeus, 1766) [PDF]

open access: yesBiotemas, 2009
The present study aimed to describe the coronary arteries in the agouti. Twelve hearts set, in a 10% formaldehyde aqueous solution, were used. The presence of left and right coronary arteries was observed in all hearts.
Fabrício Singaretti de Oliveira   +3 more
doaj  

Erupção dental em pacas (Agouti paca) criadas em cativeiro Dental eruption in pacas (Agouti paca) bred in captivity

open access: yesArquivo Brasileiro de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia, 2007
Fez-se o acompanhamento radiográfico mensal da erupção dental de cinco fêmeas e sete machos da espécie Agouti paca durante 30 meses. Os animais foram radiografados mês-a-mês.
F.S. Oliveira, J.C. Canola
doaj   +1 more source

Mammal defaunation leads to biotic homogenization of plant communities in tropical rainforests

open access: yesEcology, Volume 107, Issue 3, March 2026.
Abstract Biotic homogenization is the process in which species communities become increasingly similar across different regions over time. This phenomenon has substantial ecological, evolutionary, and economic implications, primarily driven by human activities such as habitat destruction, invasive species introduction, and climate change.
Luiz Guilherme dos Santos Ribas   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

A Background Paper for the PACA Strategy Development – Stakeholder Consultation Workshop [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
Aflatoxins are naturally occurring toxins produced by certain fungi, most importantly Aspergillus flavus and Aspergillus parasiticus. Aflatoxins contaminate many African dietary staples such as maize, groundnuts, rice, and cassava, particularly under ...
PACA
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