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Understanding Interactions Between Sustainable Development Goals Within and Between Policy Programmes: The Case of Kenya's Dairy Sector

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Achieving Agenda 2030 depends on addressing interactions between the sustainable development goals (SDGs). In this paper, we conceptualize SDG interactions as synergies or trade‐offs, incoming or outgoing, and internal or external, and analyze how SDG 2 (Zero Hunger) interacts with other SDGs within and across policy programmes that support ...
Annita Jepchirchir Kirwa, Sylvia Karlsson‐Vinkhuyzen, Todd Andrew Crane, Art R. P. J. Dewulf   +3 more
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Camels as a Climate‐Resilient Linchpin for Sustainable Development in Global Drylands

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Camels represent a significant, yet underutilized, asset for advancing integrated sustainable development in the world's expanding drylands. Previous reviews have examined camels' physiology, milk composition, or pastoral systems in isolation; this review examines their potential as a climate‐resilient linchpin for food systems by synthesizing
Ayana Angassa, Minyahel Tilahun, Solomon G. Tesfamichael   +2 more
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Cryopreservation of Aseel rooster sperm using different glycerol–iodixanol combinations and evaluation of post-thaw quality

BMC Veterinary Research
Background Cryopreservation of avian semen is a critical tool for genetic conservation and poultry breeding programs. However, the use of glycerol, the most common penetrating cryoprotectant, is associated with dose-dependent impairments in sperm ...
Ebuderda Günay, Ramazan Arıcı, Hatice Şenlikci, Selin Yağcıoğlu, Ahmet Eser, Kamber Demir, Serhat Alkan, Kemal Ak   +7 more
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Precursor A-Kinase Anchor Protein 4 as a Predictive Biomarker of Post-Thaw Semen Quality in Goats

Veterinary Sciences
The evaluation of sperm proteins has emerged as a promising approach to predicting semen quality across animal species. This study investigated the relationship between post-thaw concentrations of precursor A-kinase anchor protein 4 (proAKAP4) and ...
Ahmet Eser, Abdurrahman Alakuş, Kemal Bağcı, Aslıhan Çakır Cihangiroğlu, Selin Yağcıoğlu, Ramazan Arıcı, Kamber Demir   +6 more
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Assessing veterinary students’ attitudes towards pain in cattle before and after final‐year clinical training

Veterinary Record, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Cattle only show subtle signs of pain, making pain assessment difficult. The approach to pain and the use of analgesics depend on the treating person's experience and opinions. Methods Bavarian veterinary students were asked to answer two identical questionnaires before and after 12 weeks of clinical training in a ruminant clinic. A
Theresa Tschoner, Kristina R. Mueller, Yury Zablotski, Melanie Feist   +3 more
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Effect of Different Cooling Rates on Embryo Survivability and Pregnancy Rates in Freezing Sheep Embryos

İstanbul Üniversitesi Veteriner Fakültesi Dergisi, 2016
Çalışmanın ilk bölümünde, mezbahadan sağlanan ovaryumlardan kazanılan oositler (n=2990) olgunlaştırma medyumu içerisinde 24 saat süreyle olgunlaştırıldı. Ardından, 20 saat süreyle İn Vitro Fertilizasyona (İVF) bırakıldılar. Yarıklanma gösteren embriyolar
Elif KARAMAN ÖZTÜRK, Kamber DEMİR, Ramazan ARICI, Sema BİRLER, Serhat PABUCCUOĞLU, Mithat EVECEN   +5 more
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The effects of oxytocin and pgf2α injections on semen quality and libido in buck [PDF]

Kafkas Universitesi Veteriner Fakültesi Dergisi, 2019
The aim of the present study was to evaluate the effects of exogenous oxytocin and PGF2α on seminal quality and libido sexualis in bucks. To investigate the role of these hormones on male fertility, semen samples from 20 Norduz bucks (3-4 years of age ...
Çiğdem ÇEBİ ŞEN, Koray TEKİN, Beste ÇİL, Ergun AKÇAY   +3 more
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Integrating Biobanking Into Conservation Practice: The Development and Impact of the EAZA Biobank

Zoo Biology, EarlyView.
Overview of the structural setup and terms of service of the EAZA Biobank, Left panel illustrates for samples stored at ‐80ºC sampling (1), submission (2), storage (3) in one of the four hubs hosted at: Antwerp Zoo (Belgium), Royal Zoological Society of Scotland (RZSS) (United Kingdom), Leibniz Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research (IZW) (Germany ...
Christina Hvilsom, Philippe Helsen, Alexander Ball, Andrew Mooney, Susan Lorene Walker, Imke Wiemann, Andrew C. Kitchener, Baptiste Mulot, Louise Gibson, Jörns Fickel, Anna Mekarska, Elmar Fienieg, Zjef J. J. M. Pereboom   +12 more
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Determination of spermatological characteristics of Carrier pigeons (Columba livia domestica) raised by local breeders

Open Veterinary Journal
Background: Pigeons are among the earliest domesticated bird species and are classified into groups based on breeding purposes, such as tumblers, rollers, and Carrier pigeons.
Tutku Can Acısu, Emine Yıldırım, Burak Altundal, Serkan Ali Akarsu, Aslıhan Cakır Cihangiroğlu, Nida Badıllı, İbrahim Halil Gungor, Şeyma Ozer Kaya, Yasin Baykalır, Gaffari Turk, Mustafa Sonmez, Seyfettin Gur   +11 more
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A Coordinated U.S. Biobank Alliance for the Zoological and Conservation Community

Zoo Biology, EarlyView.
Coordinated biobanking across institutions (squares) makes biobank access more efficient and robust for research and conservation (human figure). ABSTRACT With dramatic advancements in biological data generation, genetic rescue and reproductive technologies, and inter‐institutional coordination of care across entire animal populations, zoos, aquariums,
Rachel A. Johnston, Lisa Moses, Danica Wolfe, Megan E. Brown, Asako Y. Chaille, Jennifer D'Agostino, Marietta D. Danforth, Jimmy Erkens, Alex J. Garretson, Diane P. Genereux, John A. Griffioen, Shelly Grow, Katherine D. Heineman, Adrienne Horrigan, Christina Hvilsom, Debbie Johnson, Elinor K. Karlsson, Jennifer R. Kropf, Kim Labuschagne, Carla B. Madelaire, Anna Mekarska, Sarah U. Morton, Piper Mullins, Francis J. Oliaro, Tahlia Perry, Budhan S. Pukazhenthi, Andrea S. Putnam, Tanya M. Salvey, Rachel Thompson, Andrew C. Richardson, Mark Kameron Roth, Cynthia C. Steiner, Andrew W. Torrance, Gregory J. Watkins‐Colwell, Michelle White, Eric J. Baitchman   +35 more
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