Evaluation of bovine leukaemia virus infection control measures in Japanese Black beef cattle breeding farms: A 7-year longitudinal study based on proviral load. [PDF]
Kajisa M +9 more
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ABSTRACT Piscirickettsia salmonis , the causal agent of salmonid rickettsial septicemia (SRS), is the main pathogen affecting farmed salmonids in Chile. Outbreaks of SRS lead to substantial economic losses for producers. Many determinants related to SRS outcomes are still poorly understood.
Benjamín Diethelm‐Varela +7 more
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Human disturbance thresholds determine the ecological role of an apex predator. [PDF]
Preiss-Bloom S +4 more
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Abstract We evaluate whether deposit insurance (DI) promotes liquidity by influencing depositor behavior. We use the postal savings (PS) system and state‐adopted DI schemes during the 1920s to examine the effect of bank suspensions on PS deposit growth in pairs of border cities (DI versus non‐DI).
Lee K. Davison, Carlos D. Ramirez
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Cow Longevity and Reasons and Risk Factors for Culling in South African Holstein and Jersey Dairy Herds. [PDF]
Matjila L +4 more
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Cyclin‐dependent kinase 13 is indispensable for normal mouse heart development
Congenital heart disease (CHD) is the most common defect in live births. The role of cyclin‐dependent kinase (CDK13) in cardiogenesis and CHD was studied using a transgenic mouse model (Cdk13tm1b) carrying deletion of exons 3 and 4, causing loss of function.
Qazi Waheed‐Ullah +8 more
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Spatial distribution of canine visceral leishmaniasis and its relationship with human visceral leishmaniasis in a municipality of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. [PDF]
Gonçalves AEOP +9 more
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The wide gape of snakes: A comparison of the developing mandibular symphysis in sauropsids
Our analysis explores the adaptations at the mandibular symphysis required to allow extreme lower jaw mobility in macrostomate snakes taking a comparative approach. Abstract The origin and evolution of snakes has been marked by the acquisition of many morphological and functional novelties, one of which is the possession of a highly kinetic skull ...
Maricci Basa +3 more
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Lifetime performance traits of Holstein cows: implications of first-lactation milk yield and culling causes. [PDF]
Fahim NH, Ibrahim MAM, Sadek RR.
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