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Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association, 2006 Believing that science is about precision in defining its terms, we propose the use of breeding as an all-encompassing term for mosquito activity does not always represent the reality of what is happening at a site where mosquitoes, in whatever stage, are present.
Henry, Rupp +2 more
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Large-scale survey to estimate the prevalence of disorders for 192 Kennel Club registered breeds [PDF]
, 2017 Background Pedigree or purebred dogs are often stated to have high prevalence of disorders which are commonly assumed to be a consequence of inbreeding and selection for exaggerated features.
Evans, K M +4 more
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Animal, 2011 An objective and accountable method is needed for deducing the number of registered animals in a breed from registration data. By following the principle that individual breeders register sufficient young females to be certain of having enough ...
S.J.G. Hall
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Livestock breeds and Organic farming systems [PDF]
, 2007 Organic livestock farming has grown in Wales in recent years. It is focused on producing animals from a predominantly forage-based system, with an emphasis on maintaining animal health through improved welfare and a reduction in the use of routine ...
Frost, David +2 more
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Inference of population splits and mixtures from genome-wide allele frequency data [PDF]
, 2012 Many aspects of the historical relationships between populations in a species are reflected in genetic data. Inferring these relationships from genetic data, however, remains a challenging task. In this paper, we present a statistical model for inferring
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Journal of Human-Technology Relations, 2023 In The New Breed: How to Think About Robots (2021), Kate Darling argues that to understand our future with robots a lot can be learned from studying our relationship with animals. The animal analogy raises important new questions, can help to design our futures with robots, and helps to develop an approach to robot rights.
Grommé, Francisca +2 more
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Retrospective study of more than 9000 feline cutaneous tumours in the UK: 2006–2013 [PDF]
, 2017 The aim of the study was to utilise a large database available from a UK-based, commercial veterinary diagnostic laboratory to ascertain the prevalence of different forms of cutaneous neoplasia within the feline population, and to detect any breed, sex ...
Dobromylskyj, M J, Ho, N T, Smith, K C
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Functional Insights into Genic Neighbourhood Organization of Helitron Transposons in Bos taurus Genomes [PDF]
Журнал Сибирского федерального университета: Серия Биология, 2017 Transposable elements (TEs) represent well-known factors of genomic variability and evolution. TEs are important providers of regulatory elements that are able to significantly influence the architecture and expression of the host genome. Currently, of a
Anna V. Babii +4 more
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Heat tolerance in Mashona beef cows in semi-arid rangelands: does conformation matter?
Acta Agriculturae Slovenica, 2023 High temperatures and frequent heat waves raise concerns about heat stress in cattle in grass-based systems, especially in arid and semiarid areas. This study analysed the relationship between conformation traits and physiological parameters associated ...
Alphonce MATOPE +4 more
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Old farm animal breeds are of socio-cultural value [PDF]
, 2010 The Finnish research group identified six different value categories that describe the importance of native breeds for animal owners, different stakeholders and for society in general.
Kantanen, Juha
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