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Oikos, EarlyView.Humans are thought to have a disproportionately negative impact on wildlife and are viewed by some as the ultimate ‘super predator'. This view implies that wild animals perceive humans primarily as predators. However, a growing body of evidence shows that wildlife can have remarkable tolerance for, or even attraction to, humans.
Friederike Zenth +7 more
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RuminantsSome studies have shown that intensification improves the sustainability of bovine milk; however, this matter is controversial. The present study, performed in Southern Italy, in the Basilicata region, focuses on nine specialized dairy farms of the Marmo
Andrea Bragaglio +7 more
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Management of Double-Crested Cormorants to Improve Sport Fisheries in Michigan: Three Case Studies
Human-Wildlife Interactions, 2017 Impacts of double-crested cormorants (Phalacrocorax auritus) to fisheries have been documented, but evaluation of the process and outcomes of cormorant management to reduce impacts on fisheries is lacking. We provide a synthesis of adaptive management of
Brian S. Dorr +3 more
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Epidemiology and economic impact of Johne's disease in Irish dairy herds [PDF]
, 2008 End of project reportThis project addressed two aspects of an emerging infectious disease of Irish cattle; the epidemiology and the economic impacts of Johne’s disease (paratuberculosis).
Mee, John F, Richardson, Esther K. B.
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People and Nature, EarlyView.Abstract While the return of wolves (Canis lupus) to many European countries is a conservation milestone, the negative impacts are unevenly distributed across society, placing high pressure on livestock grazing systems. For this perspective, scientists from diverse disciplines and geographical backgrounds reflect on the state of livestock–wolf ...
Emu‐Felicitas Ostermann‐Miyashita +11 more
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Rearing Male Layer Chickens: A German Perspective
Agriculture, 2018 The killing of male layer hybrids in the hatcheries, at a day-old, is common practice but it also raises strong socio-ethical concerns. In recent years, three different approaches to avoid this killing have been developed—the in ovo sex ...
Mona Franziska Giersberg, Nicole Kemper
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More than proteins for empty stomachs: Wild meat in the BaTonga food system
People and Nature, EarlyView.Abstract Our paper highlights the limitations of the framework used by many conservation‐focused programmes that incorporate food security objectives. This framework encourages the substitution of wild proteins with domestic proteins by promoting animal farming in communities located near conservation areas.
Muriel Figuié +5 more
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Changes in Media Portrayal of Human-wildlife Conflict During Successive Fatal Shark Bites
Conservation & Society, 2018 Encounters between humans and wildlife that result in human fatalities can generate public anxiety and increase pressure on conservation managers and governments for risk mitigation.
Etienne Sabatier, Charlie Huveneers
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Organic dairy cows: milk yield and lactation characteristics in thirteen established herds and development of a herd simulation model for organic milk production [PDF]
, 2001 As a consequence of organic standards and principles, organic dairy producers are frequently faced with a different set of management considerations than those found in conventional dairy systems.
Hovi, M
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Condensation and Evaporation of Mutually Repelling Particles :Steady states and limit cycles
, 2003 We study condensation and evaporation of particles which repel each other, using a simple set of rules on a square lattice. Different results are obtained for a mobile and an immobile surface layer.A two point limit cycle is observed for high temperature
E. M. McCash +7 more
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