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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Painted Ferocity: The Social Behaviors of African Wild Dogs, Threats to Survival, and Resulting Conservation Initiatives [PDF]
, 2018 African Wild Dogs (Lycaon pictus) are an endangered species of canid from Sub-Saharan Africa. They are very social communal hunters, and are capable of chasing down prey for long stretches of time. Wild dogs benefit a savannah ecosystem by regulating the
Valdes, Alexis
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Veterinary SciencesAmerican foulbrood (AFB) is a serious infectious disease of honeybees (Apis mellifera) caused by Paenibacillus larvae. Increased P. larvae count in hive-related material is associated with an increased risk of AFB. Here, we quantified P.
Bojan Papić +7 more
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University Scholar Series: Scott Shaffer [PDF]
, 2013 A New Form Of Biotechnology: Novel Data Logging Devices Reveal Secrets About The Lives Of Marine Animals On September 25, 2013, Dr. Scott Shaffer gave a talk titled “A New Form Of Biotechnology: Novel Data Logging Devices Reveal Secrets About The Lives ...
Shaffer, Scott
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Application of stable isotope analysis to differentiate shrimp extracted by industrial fishing or produced through aquaculture practices. [PDF]
, 2014 Carbon and nitrogen stable isotope values were determined in Pacific white shrimp (Litopenaeus vannamei) with the objective of discriminating animals produced through aquaculture practices from those extracted from the wild.
Cruz Suárez, Lucía Elizabeth +5 more
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Managing urban areas for insect pollinators: As town and cities continue to grow how can land managers help insect pollinators in urban areas? [PDF]
, 2015 Insect pollinators are essential for food production and wild flower reproduction yet these important insects are declining in the UK and in other regions of the world.
Baldock, Katherine +2 more
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Frustrations of fur-farmed mink [PDF]
, 2001 Captive animals may suffer if strongly motivated to perform activities that their housing does not allow. We investigated this experimentally for caged mink, and found that they would pay high costs to perform a range of natural behaviours, and release ...
Catherine Clarebrough +10 more
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Blood meal sources of wild and domestic Triatoma infestans (Hemiptera : Reduviidae) in Bolivia : connectivity between cycles of transmission of Trypanosoma cruzi [PDF]
, 2016 Background: Chagas disease is a major public health problem in Latin America. Its etiologic agent, Trypanosoma cruzi, is mainly transmitted through the contaminated faeces of blood-sucking insects called triatomines. Triatoma infestans is the main vector
Aliaga, C. +7 more
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Frontiers in Veterinary ScienceWe describe a case of mixed epithelial and stromal tumor (MEST) of the kidney with widespread metastases in an eight-year-old male Siberian tiger (Panthera tigris altaica) from the ZOO Ljubljana. The tiger presented with hematuria, and after unsuccessful
Tanja Švara +7 more
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Animal Welfare at Home and in the Wild [PDF]
, 2016 In recent work, economist Yew-Kwang Ng suggests strategies for improving animal welfare within the confines of institutions such as the meat industry.
Johannsen, Kyle
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