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Visual body condition score of cows

Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station Research Reports, 1989
C.K. Clarke, R.R. Schalles
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Bye bye baby: effects of bear predation on the movement and behavior of female moose

Wildlife Biology, EarlyView.
Predators influence prey populations not only through direct mortality but also via non‐lethal effects that alter movement, space use, and behavior. While such indirect effects are well documented at broad spatial and temporal scales, short‐term maternal responses following calf loss remain poorly understood.
Bruno Esattore, Fredrik Stenbacka, Göran Ericsson, Jonas Kindberg, Aimee Tallian, Jenny Mattisson, Wiebke Neumann   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Behavioral response of moose Alces alces to summer heat stress

Wildlife Biology, EarlyView.
Minnesota moose are heat‐stressed during summers, which is adversely impacting their survival. We used both movement and activity data to explore the behavioral responses of Minnesota moose experiencing heat stress, termed ‘hot moose events' or HMEs, to understand how both ambient temperature and available habitat contribute to the ability of these ...
Michelle Carstensen, Amanda M. McGraw, Andrew N. Tri, Deahn M. Donner   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Monitoring rodents' life history by body temperature and activity

Wildlife Biology, EarlyView.
European hamster populations are rapidly declining all over their distribution area. One of the suggested reasons is a strong and ongoing decrease in the reproductive output of about 77% since the nineteen twenties. The cause of this decline is, however, unknown.
S. Monecke, T. Gerrits, R. Brand, R. J. M. Van Kats, T. ter Meulen, P. Pévet, Monika Vadkertikova, Alp Altunkaya, G. J. D. M. Müskens, M. J. J. La Haye   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Chronic wasting disease is associated with elevated cortisol concentrations in a white‐tailed deer population

Wildlife Biology, EarlyView.
Many clinical signs of chronic wasting disease (CWD) in white‐tailed deer Odocoileus virginianus are consistent with those of chronic stress including hyperexcitability, head tremors, teeth grinding, pacing, excessive salivation, drinking, and urination. Deer with CWD‐positive (CWD+) status are more likely to exhibit poor body condition and to die, and
Cameron G. Mitchell, Jacob D. Wyrick, Justin R. Kosiewska, Mark Q. Wilber, Daniel M. Grove, Dailee L. Metts, Lisa I. Muller   +6 more
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Measuring Zoo Rhino Personality: Investigating Methods of Assessment and Relationships to Behavior

Zoo Biology, EarlyView.
Rhino activity budgets, keeper ratings and responses to novelty showed only partial agreement, suggesting that each method measures different aspects of personality and should not be used interchangeably. Future research should focus on developing a multifaceted, validated personality assessment tool for use in zoo rhino management.
Shannon L. Watts, Jaime H. Martin, Ellen Williams   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Prediction of cull cow carcass characteristics from live weight and body condition score measured pre slaughter [PDF]

, 2009
peer-reviewedA study was conducted to provide information on the degree of carcass finish of Irish cull cows and to investigate the usefulness of live animal measurements for the prediction beef breeds (albeit with a moderate R2 value compared to the ...
O'Donovan, Michael, Kenny, David A., Minchin, William, Buckley, Frank, Shalloo, Laurence, Keane, Michael G.   +5 more
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When sharing becomes shameful: atmospheres of class formation in Namibia Quand le partage devient honteux : ambiances de formation de classes en Namibie

Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute, EarlyView.
Anthropologists have long shown that asking for food in times of need is morally valued in rural Namibia. Yet among the Damara pastoralists with whom I work, people now increasingly describe feeling shame (taob) when they ask for food. In this article, I trace this shift to the affective dynamics of social class formation.
Michael Schnegg
wiley   +1 more source

Cutting freedom down to size Liberté calibrée

Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute, EarlyView.
Freedom, as a concept and a value, presents limited prospects for anthropological comparison. The study of enslavement, much neglected in attempts to develop an anthropology of freedom, shows that freedom has been imagined by the enslaved as the opposite of their condition only under particular circumstances.
Harri Englund
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Shared Vocabulary between Meiteilon and Tai Varieties and Pre‐Modern Language Contact on the Indo‐Myanmar Border1

Transactions of the Philological Society, EarlyView.
Abstract This article examines lexical and phonological evidence for language contact between Old and modern Meiteilon (Manipuri) and Tai varieties, identifying loanwords relating to domestic life, trade and literary culture. Comparative data from Shan dialects and Old Meiteilon manuscripts such as the Cheitharon Kumpapa are employed in contextualising
Josiah Medin
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