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Abattoir antemortem inspection protocol: Observation of unloading improves detection of transport welfare compromises in livestock

Veterinary Record, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Ensuring livestock welfare throughout the production chain, including transport, is an ethical and regulatory imperative. However, protocols to assess transport‐related welfare during routine abattoir inspections are not standardised, including antemortem (AM) inspection by an official veterinarian at UK abattoirs.
Sayaka Mochizuki, Declan Arden, Kurt Arden   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Home range and core area characteristics of urban and rural coyotes and red foxes in southern Wisconsin

Wildlife Biology, EarlyView.
Second‐order habitat selection is influenced by a variety of factors, including individual‐ and species‐specific traits and resource requirements, as well as landscape characteristics. By comparing home range characteristics across individuals, species, and landscapes, we can draw conclusions regarding whether and how different factors influence home ...
Morgan J. Farmer, Timothy R. Van Deelen, Daniel J. Storm, Marcus A. Mueller, David Drake   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Quantification of steroid hormones in free‐ranging Apennine wolf Canis lupus italicus hair samples collected post‐mortem

Wildlife Biology, EarlyView.
After decades of dramatic reductions in their populations, Italian wolves have begun recolonizing parts of their historic range. This growth in populations can lead to potential conflicts with human activities, which remain the main cause of wolf mortality.
Ilaria Troisio, Carmela Musto, Nicola Acquisti Casi, Nadia Govoni, Giuseppe Merialdi, Domenico Ventrella, Alberto Elmi, Mauro Delogu, Maria Laura Bacci   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

DNA metabarcoding reveals wolf dietary patterns in the northern Alps and Jura Mountains

Wildlife Biology, EarlyView.
Understanding predator–prey interactions is crucial for wildlife management and human–wildlife coexistence, particularly in multi‐use landscapes such as western Europe. As wolves Canis lupus recolonize their former habitats, knowledge of their diet is essential for conservation, management and public acceptance.
Florin Kunz, Eduard Mas‐Carrió, Philippine Surer, Fridolin Zimmermann, Philippe Christe, Luca Fumagalli, Nina Gerber   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Minimal impact of spotted hyenas on livestock and endangered species in a prey‐rich ecosystem

Wildlife Biology, EarlyView.
The diet of large carnivores is of great interest to conservation managers, as it can reveal the extent of human–carnivore conflict and the impact of carnivores on species of high conservation priority. Metabarcoding of environmental DNA can identify species and is often more reliable than observational or morphological methods, particularly when it ...
Arjun Dheer, Renita Danabalan, Antonia Pellizzone, Philemon Naman, Eve Davidian, Camila Mazzoni, Oliver P. Höner   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Estimating crippling loss from hunting with multistate models: a case study on northern bobwhites

Wildlife Biology, EarlyView.
Hunting as a recreational pursuit provides an important ecosystem service worldwide. Harvest management plays a vital role in regulating wildlife take to ensure long‐term population sustainability and meet value‐based objectives (e.g. hunter satisfaction). However, managers rarely have complete control or observability of harvest mortality.
Amanda S. Cramer, Justin A. Rectenwald, William B. Lewis, Michael A. Hazelbaker, Alexander L. Jackson, Holly K. Lott, Geoff Beane, D. Clay Sisson, Melanie R. Kunkel, Nicole M. Nemeth, James A. Martin   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Assessing the accuracy of field‐based versus laboratory methods for determining the age of roe deer

Wildlife Biology, EarlyView.
Accurate age determination in roe deer Capreolus capreolus is essential for selective harvesting and informed population management, yet field‐based methods widely used by hunters remain imprecise. This study compared field‐based and laboratory age determination methods in 204 harvested roe deer, categorized by sex and habitat type (forest versus open ...
Michael Manton, Mantas Sablinka, Darius Hardalau, Gediminas Brazaitis, Ovidiu Ionescu   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

A literature‐based framework for anticipating golden jackal Canis aureus colonisation: insights from Europe and a Swiss case study

Wildlife Biology, EarlyView.
The expansion of the golden jackal Canis aureus in Europe, caused mainly by habitat fragmentation, climate change and the decline of large carnivores until half a century ago, poses emerging challenges for newly colonised regions. With the arrival of a new species, potential effects on local animal communities, hunting, livestock husbandry or the ...
Pablo del Rio, Ursula Sterrer, Fridolin Zimmermann, Nina Gerber   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Deep learning-based image segmentation for predicting hot carcass weight in tropical beef cattle. [PDF]

Trop Anim Health Prod
de Freitas Assis GJ, de Souza NF, Schultz EB, de Castro Nunes CL, Costa AHF, Neto AAS, Nacif JAM, da Silva LB, Ferreira RDS, Chizzotti ML.   +9 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Effects of carcass weight increase on meat quality and sensory properties of pork loin. [PDF]

J Anim Sci Technol, 2020
Hwang YH, Lee SJ, Lee EY, Joo ST.
europepmc   +1 more source