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The Cult of Culling [PDF]

open access: yesFundamental and Applied Toxicology, 1997
It is difficult to understand why culling (reduction of litter size) has become such a widely used procedure in reproductive toxicity studies since there appear to have been no prior investigations to ascertain that it would improve the efficiency of studies with respect to detecting adverse effects.
A K, Palmer, B C, Ulbrich
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Effectiveness of badger culls

open access: yesVeterinary Record, 2018
I wish to respond to the letters by McGill and others ( VR , 27 October 2018, vol 183, pp 510-511; 10 November 2018, vol 183, p 574). The first letter states ‘… the badger cull has produced no measurable reduction in the percentage of TB-infected herds in the cull zones’, and the second that ‘… no data was published from matched control areas to ...
McGill, Iain   +2 more
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To Cull, or Not To Cull, Bat is the Question [PDF]

open access: yesEcoHealth, 2015
(Uploaded by Plazi for the Bat Literature Project) No abstract provided.
openaire   +3 more sources

The duration of the effects of repeated widespread badger culling on cattle tuberculosis following the cessation of culling.

open access: yesPLoS ONE, 2010
BackgroundIn the British Isles, control of cattle tuberculosis (TB) is hindered by persistent infection of wild badger (Meles meles) populations. A large-scale field trial--the Randomised Badger Culling Trial (RBCT)--previously showed that widespread ...
Helen E Jenkins   +2 more
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The effect of badger culling on breakdown prolongation and recurrence of bovine tuberculosis in cattle herds in Great Britain.

open access: yesPLoS ONE, 2012
Bovine tuberculosis is endemic in cattle herds in Great Britain, with a substantial economic impact. A reservoir of Mycobacterium bovis within the Eurasian badger (Meles meles) population is thought to have hindered disease control. Cattle herd incidents,
Katerina Karolemeas   +7 more
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Individual and Combined Effects of Diseases and Cytological Endometritis on Reproductive Performance and Culling of Dairy Cows: Preliminary Results

open access: yesAnimals, 2022
The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of calving-related disorders/clinical diseases (DIS) and cytological endometritis (CYTO) on the reproductive performance and culling of dairy cows.
Merle Valdmann   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Analysis of culling reasons during the breeding cycle and lifetime performance: The strategy to remove crossbred Landrace and Large White sows under tropical climate [PDF]

open access: yesVeterinary World, 2021
Background and Aim: Sow culling is an important practice in commercial swine production because it is directly associated with the economic efficiency of the breeding herd.
Ratchadaporn Boripun   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

EFFECT OF DRY PERIOD LENGTH OF FIRST-CALF HEIFERS AND OLDER COWS ON THEIR PERFORMANCE IN THE NEXT PRODUCTION CYCLE [PDF]

open access: yesJournal of Central European Agriculture, 2013
Analysis was made of the effect of dry period length in first-calf heifers and older cows from the active population of cows in the Pomerania and Kujavia regions on their performance in the next production cycle. The GLM, FREQ and CORR PEARSON procedures
Anna SAWA   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Estimation of Dairy Cow Survival in the First Three Lactations for Different Culling Reasons Using the Kaplan–Meier Method

open access: yesAnimals, 2022
The aims of the study were: (i) to compare survival curves for cows culled for different reasons over three successive lactations using the Kaplan–Meier estimator; (ii) to determine the effects of breeding documentation parameters on cow survival; (iii ...
Wilhelm Grzesiak   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Reduction in Mortality of Calves with Bovine Respiratory Disease in Detection with Influenza C and D Virus

open access: yesAnimals, 2022
Both influenza C (ICV) and influenza D (IDV) viruses were recently included as bovine respiratory disease (BRD) causes, but their role in BRD has not been evaluated.
Duanghathai Saipinta   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

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