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Tail-Biting in Pigs: A Scoping Review
Animals, 2021 Simple Summary Tail-biting in commercial pig-rearing facilities is a welfare concern. Serious outbreaks may occur sporadically, particularly in the grower-finisher stage of production.
Maggie Henry +6 more
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Scientific Reports, 2021 Temporomandibular joint (TMJ) replacement with an implant is only used when all other conservative treatments fail. Despite the promising short-term results, the long-term implications of TMJ replacement in masticatory function are not fully understood ...
M. Pinheiro +4 more
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Culicoides biting midges involved in transmission of haemoproteids
Parasites & Vectors, 2021 Background Culicoides biting midges (Diptera, Ceratopogonidae) are known vectors of avian Haemoproteus parasites. These parasites cause diseases, pathology and even mortality in birds.
Rita Žiegytė +5 more
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The gut microbiota and microbial metabolites are associated with tail biting in pigs
Scientific Reports, 2021 Tail biting is an abnormal behaviour that causes stress, injury and pain. Given the critical role of the gut-microbiota in the development of behavioural problems in humans and animals, the aim of this study was to determine whether pigs that are biters,
E. Verbeek +4 more
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Parasites & Vectors, 2020 Since the implementation of Roll Back Malaria, the widespread use of insecticide-treated nets (ITNs) and indoor residual spraying (IRS) is thought to have played a major part in the decrease in mortality and morbidity achieved in malaria-endemic regions.
Seynabou Sougoufara +2 more
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PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2022 In models of mosquito-borne transmission, the mosquito biting rate is an influential parameter, and understanding the heterogeneity of the process of biting is important, as biting is usually assumed to be relatively homogeneous across individuals, with ...
Rebecca C Christofferson +6 more
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BMJ Open, 2022 Objective To evaluate the prevalence of nail biting in child and adolescent outpatients at a single institution and the chronological relationship between nail biting and tics in patients with Tourette syndrome (TS) with or without attention-deficit ...
Chang-Wei Hsueh, Chia-Wen Chen
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Comparative evaluation of light-trap catches, electric motor mosquito catches and human biting catches of Anopheles in the Three Gorges Reservoir. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2012 The mosquito sampling efficiency of light-trap catches and electric motor mosquito catches were compared with that of human biting catches in the Three Gorges Reservoir.
Wang Duo-quan +5 more
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Bioengineered Bugs, 2012 Biotechnology news from around the world—short news items highlighting new and exciting advances in the biosciences.
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Lip biting scar and its treatment – A rare case report
Journal of Pharmacy and Bioallied Sciences, 2023 Oral habits are an acquired mode of behavior that has become nearly or completely involuntary. Oral habits such as thumb sucking, lip sucking, tongue thrusting, lip biting, nail biting, object biting, and bruxism have serious health consequences. Several
Vaibhava Raaj +6 more
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