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Herbivore and mesocarnivore carcasses trigger divergent short‐term changes in soil properties

Journal of Animal Ecology, EarlyView.
Scavengers reshape nutrient cycles in soils under carrion. Compared to herbivore carcasses, smaller but longer‐lasting carnivore remains boost nutrient levels and microbial activity in dry soils. Abstract Animal corpses act as pulses of organic matter (OM) and serve a key zoogeochemical role by providing localized nutrient inputs to soils and thereby ...
Adrián Colino‐Barea, Fuensanta García‐Orenes, Zebensui Morales‐Reyes, Moisés Gonzálvez, Carlos Martínez‐Carrasco, Marcos Moleón, Daniel Redondo‐Gómez, Evan A. N. Marks, Minerva García‐Carmona, Victoria Arcenegui, José Carlos Huerta‐del‐Bosque, Adrián Orihuela‐Torres, Santiago Soliveres, Sofia Albolafio, Esther Sebastián‐González, José Antonio Sánchez‐Zapata   +15 more
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Nanotechnological Plastic Flooring: Implications for Broiler Chicken Performance, Health, and Carcass Quality. [PDF]

Vet Sci
Przybulinski BB, Garcia RG, Burbarelli MFC, Naas IA, Komiyama CM, Caldara FR, Heiss VARC, Oliveira KMP, Araújo RP, Valentim JK.   +9 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Contrasting properties of predation and scavenging networks governed by megaherbivores in an African savannah

Journal of Animal Ecology, EarlyView.
For the first time, predation and scavenging networks are directly compared within a single ecosystem. Using an 8‐year dataset of African mammals, including megaherbivores, this study reveals distinct structural rules and body mass constraints, providing a scalable framework for studying consumer–resource dynamics and ecosystem function.
Solange Alexandra Batista‐Nunes, Esther Sebastián‐González, Femke Broekhuis, Frank van Langevelde, Niels Mogensen, Marcos Moleón   +5 more
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Effects of <i>Astragalus</i> polysaccharide supplementation on growth performance, carcass quality, muscle fiber characteristics, meat quality, and development of finishing pigs. [PDF]

Front Nutr
Ma W, Ma Z, Zhang X, Mao P, Gao M, Zhao L, Wu Q.   +6 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Human hunters are no substitute for vanishing apex predators

Journal of Animal Ecology, EarlyView.
Our study reveals that human hunters fail to replicate the collective and individual ecological functions of natural apex predators in sustaining biodiversity and promoting stable spatial patterns. These insights are vital for rethinking predator conservation and wildlife management in human‐dominated landscapes.
Ying Geng, Christos Mammides, Ru‐Chuan He, Lin Wang, Kang Luo, Zhong‐Yuan Zhang, Bo Wang, Rui‐Chang Quan   +7 more
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Dietary inclusion of black soldier fly (Hermetia illucens) larvae meal improves growth metrics, carcass quality, nutrient digestibility, serum analytes and cecal microbiota in Japanese quail. [PDF]

Poult Sci
Al-Khalaifah H, Haq IU, Tahir Khan M, Tahir M, Munir M, Khan RU, Naz S, Abudabos A, Alhidary IA.   +8 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Relationship between spatial and social phenotypes in an avian scavenger

Journal of Animal Ecology, EarlyView.
A method is applied to distinguish interaction rates that would be expected given animals' movements from those that exceed expected values due to incidental contact. The relationship between space use and both observed and non‐incidental social network position varies between social situations.
Kaija Gahm, Marta Acácio, Nili Anglister, Gideon Vaadia, Orr Spiegel, Noa Pinter‐Wollman   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

From foraging to decomposition: Large vertebrates as biotic drivers of trace element cycling across landscapes

Journal of Animal Ecology, EarlyView.
We highlight an overlooked pathway in ecosystem functioning: the role of animal carcass decomposition in trace element cycling. By linking animal life cycles to landscape‐scale processes, we explain how large animals redistribute scarce elements and influence spatial heterogeneity, with implications for ecosystem functioning and restoration.
Elke Wenting, Henk Siepel, Elisabeth S. Bakker, Michael S. Strickland, Laurel Lynch, Harry Olde Venterink, Philip S. Barton   +6 more
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Effects of polyphosphates with different chain lengths on digestive organ weight, carcass quality, and immune response, and intestinal microflora in broilers. [PDF]

J Anim Sci Technol
Chang YQ, Moon SG, Wang YQ, Jeon SW, Lee AR, Kim SH, Hwang WU, Kim SK.   +7 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Can Farmers' Tactical Decisions Jointly Lift Profits and Lower Emissions in a Mixed Enterprise Farm System?

Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study assesses how weather‐year‐dependent sheep and crop management tactics affect farm profitability and farm system greenhouse gas emissions in the central Great Southern region in Australia. To investigate the impact of farmers' tactical decisions on farm profit and emissions, a whole farm optimisation model known as the Australian ...
Michael Young, Ross Kingwell, John Young
wiley   +1 more source