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Captive Elephants in Zoos: An Investigation into the Welfare and Management of Captive Elephants in Zoos of India. [PDF]
, 2008 “The captive environment provided to elephants determines the state of well-being of the animals. The zoos in India are home to many diverse species of animals including elephants. We sampled 49 elephants from 11 zoos covering seven States in India.”
Bhavsar, Snehal +5 more
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A rhesus macaque model of α‐dystroglycanopathy caused by a POMT1 splice altering variant
Animal Models and Experimental Medicine, EarlyView.Rhesus macaques homozygous for a naturally occurring spice altering variant in the POMT1 gene develop lissencephaly, microphthalmia, and muscular contracture. The presentation models severe presentation of the human Walker‐Warburg syndrome. Abstract Background Biallelic mutations in genes associated with α‐dystroglycan glycosylation manifest in a ...
Anya Nordlund +7 more
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CAPTIVE SUPPLIES AND THE CASH MARKET PRICE: A SPATIAL MARKETS APPROACH [PDF]
Exclusive contracts (often called “"captive supplies”") between processors and farmers are in increasingly important feature of modern agriculture. We study an interesting empirical regulatory occurring in markets that feature both contract and spot ...
Zhang, Mingxia, Sexton, Richard J.
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Socio-sexual behaviour in two groups of captive Bonobos (Pan paniscus): a description and functional analysis [PDF]
, 2005 This study is an investigation into bonobo socio-sexual behaviour in two captive groups, Twycross in Leicestershire and Planckendael in Belgium. There are four main areas of emphasis and these are reconciliation, tension reduction, social bonding and ...
Brown, Peter Α.
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Frontiers in Veterinary ScienceRhinopithecus roxellana (R. roxellana) is an endangered primate species, and its infant survival rate in captivity is extremely low. In this study, we conducted a comparative analysis of the gut microbiota from 8 infants (14–18 days old), 12 juveniles ...
Rong Chen +19 more
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IMPACTS FROM CAPTIVE SUPPLIES ON FED CATTLE TRANSACTION PRICES [PDF]
Increased use of noncash-price procurement methods has concerned cattlemen for the past several years. This research estimated impacts of captive supplies on transaction prices for fed cattle.
Koontz, Stephen R. +2 more
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Asia-Pacific Journal of Chemical Engineering, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Enhancing oil recovery (EOR) in mature reservoirs is hindered by high interfacial tension (IFT) and oil‐wet rock formations, especially under harsh, high‐salinity conditions. This study aims to overcome these limitations by synthesizing a novel carbon nanotube nanocomposite covalently grafted with polyethylenimine and non‐covalently ...
Mohamed Abu Shuheil +8 more
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Behavior of female Tarsius spectrumgurskyae at the primate research center breeding facility
Open Veterinary JournalBackground: Behavioral studies are crucial for ex situ conservation, as animals must exhibit their natural behavior as one of the principles of animal welfare.
Nanik Hidayatik +6 more
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Longitudinal characterization of Escherichia coli in healthy captive nonhuman primates
Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2014 The gastrointestinal (GI) tracts of nonhuman primates are well known to harbor Escherichia coli, a known commensal of humans and animals. While E.
Jonathan B Clayton +4 more
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Comparative mortality levels among selected species of captive animals [PDF]
We present life tables by single year of age and sex for groups of animals and for 42 individual mostly mammalian species. Data are derived from the International Species Information System. The survivorship of most of these species has never been mapped
Samuel Preston +2 more
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