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Animal Ethics and India: Understanding the Connection through the Capabilities Approach [PDF]

, 2017
This paper, unveiling the visionary short-sightedness of animal protection, argues for a just vision towards animals in India. Critically analysing the wide range of animal protections in India, the paper finds that in spite of such protections, animals ...
Chakraborty, Rhyddhi
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The Cult of Culling [PDF]

Fundamental 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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Climate‐Smart Dairy Practices: The Role of Practice Clusters in Enhancing the Performance of Dairy Farms in Kenya

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Climate variability is affecting the productivity, profitability, and resilience of smallholder dairy producers in developing countries. The adoption of climate‐smart (CS) dairy practices has been promoted to mitigate these negative effects. However, while interest in dairy CS practices is growing, empirical evidence on their adoption patterns
Mercy Mburu, Amin Mugera, John Mburu, Rose Nyikal, Oghaiki Asaah Ndambi   +4 more
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Comparison of the longevity and lifetime performance of Scottish Blackface ewes and their crosses within hill sheep flocks

Animal, 2011
A study was undertaken to compare the longevity and lifetime lamb output of purebred Scottish Blackface (BF) ewes with a range of crossbred genotypes from Scottish BF dams. For up to five successive breeding seasons, 1143 Scottish BF, Swaledale × BF (SW ×
R.W. Annett, A.F. Carson, L.E.R. Dawson, D. Irwin, A.W. Gordon, D.J. Kilpatrick   +5 more
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Intractable policy failure: the case of bovine TB and badgers [PDF]

, 2009
The failure to eliminate bovine TB from the English and Welsh cattle herd represents a long-term intractable policy failure. Cattle-to-cattle transmission of the disease has been underemphasised in the debate compared with transmission from badgers ...
Assembly Welsh, Dunnet G., Edelman M., House of Commons, House of Commons, Independent Scientific Group, King D., Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, NA PRO: HO 285/40b, NA PRO: MAF 459/12, NA PRO: MAF 459/16, NA PRO: MAF 459/37, NA PRO: MAF 459/66, Schön D. A., Wilkinson K., Woods A., Wyn Grant, Zuckerman Lord   +17 more
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Causal analysis of trade loss from pathogens: A global study of foot and mouth disease impacts on meat exports

American Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.
Abstract Our general interest is in global trade loss from livestock pathogens, specifically exports. We adopt a causal inference approach that considers animal disease outbreaks over time as non‐staggered binary treatments with the potential for switching in (infection) and out of treatment (recovery) within the sample period. The outcome evolution of
Mohammad Maksudur Rahman, Thomas L. Marsh   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

Effects of age and culling on movements and dispersal rates of yellow-legged gulls (Larus michahellis) from a western mediterranean colony [PDF]

, 2019
This study reports the effects of age and culling of breeding adults on movements and dispersal rates of Yellow-legged Gulls (Larus michahellis) from a western Mediterranean colony (the Medes Islands) based on recaptures and resightings of birds banded ...
Bosch, Marc, Carrera Gallissà, Enric, Pocino Serra, Núria   +2 more
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Sex as a biological variable in nonclinical studies: Bridging scientific rigor, animal welfare, and regulatory expectations

Animal Models and Experimental Medicine, EarlyView.
Sex as a biological variable (SABV) is a critical determinant of pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, and toxicity in nonclinical studies. This review highlights how inappropriate neglect of sex differences compromises animal welfare, scientific reproducibility, and regulatory compliance.
Kenta Onuma, Masaki Watanabe, Nobuya Sasaki   +2 more
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Culling reasons and risk factors in Estonian dairy cows

BMC Veterinary Research, 2020
Background Culling is a major cost for dairy farms but also an essential part in managing herd productivity. This study aimed to identify the culling rates of Estonian dairy cows, identify the farmers’ stated reasons and risk factors for culling.
Triin Rilanto, Kaari Reimus, Toomas Orro, Ulf Emanuelson, Arvo Viltrop, Kerli Mõtus   +5 more
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An evaluation of traits other than production and its association with the survival of dairy cows milked once a day in New Zealand : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of AgriScience at Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand [PDF]

, 2017
New Zealand dairy cows have traditionally been milked twice a day (TAD). However, an increasing number of dairy farms have shifted to once a day (OAD) milking in the last few years for several reasons. A particular emphasis has been placed on the cow’s
Martinez Rocha, Juan Felipe
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