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In Defence of Food: A Comparative Study of Conversas' and Moriscas' Dietary Laws as a Form of Cultural Resistance in the Early Modern Crown of Aragon

Gender &History, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This research explores the adaptive strategies employed by Conversas (Christian women of Jewish origin) and Moriscas (Christian women of Muslim origin) in navigating adversity, particularly in their interactions with inquisitorial authorities in the early modern Crown of Aragon. This study analyses these women's efforts to uphold religious and
Ivana Arsić
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‘Let's Turn the Grass Into Meat’: Animal Husbandry as Women's Work in Cold War North Korea

Gender &History, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In postcolonial North Korea, the future of the nation was said to be a function of the feedlot. Unobtainable on the battlefields of the recently ended Korean War, liberation and unification of the peninsula became a question of competitive developmentalism.
Sunho Ko, Derek J. Kramer
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No difference in paratuberculosis seroprevalence between organic and conventional dairy herds in the Netherlands [PDF]

, 2005
Purpose. Paratuberculosis or Johne’s disease in cattle is considered to play a role in the pathogenesis of Crohn’s disease in humans. Whether organic production may influence the prevalence of paratuberculosis in dairy herds was not known until now and ...
Kijlstra, Prof.Dr. A.
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Response of Fecal Bacteria and Fungi to Tannin‐Rich Diets in Sika Deer (Cervus nippon): Evidence from Both Feeding Experiments and Field Investigations

Integrative Zoology, EarlyView.
Feeding with tannin‐rich diets altered the fecal microbial composition and increased the relative abundance of tannin‐degrading microbes. We hypothesize that fecal bacteria and fungi may play important roles in helping herbivores adapt to tannin‐rich diets but respond to different tannin concentrations varies.
Di Zhu, Feng Wu, Peiying Wen, Haiyang Gao, Xiaoran Hao, Hongfang Wang   +5 more
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Seroprevalence of bluetongue serotype 8 in cattle in the Netherlands in spring 2007, and its consequences [PDF]

, 2008
A cross-sectional study was carried out in spring 2007, at the end of the first bluetongue outbreak season, to determine the geographical spread of bluetongue virus serotype 8 (BTV-8) infection in cattle in the Netherlands and the consequences for some ...
Berends, I.M.G.A., Elbers, A.R.W., Langen, H., Schaik, G., van, Vellema, P.   +4 more
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Genetic Parameters and Genome‐Wide Association Studies for Fertility and Reproduction Traits in U.S. Katahdin Sheep Based on the Single‐Step GBLUP Methodology

Journal of Animal Breeding and Genetics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Sheep production contributes to a secure and diverse food and fibre supply in the United States, with growing ethnic diversity strengthening demand. Katahdin is a composite hair‐type sheep breed developed in the United States that has become the most popular breed in many regions of the country and the first one to have genomic selection ...
Alejandra Toro Ospina, Ronald M. Lewis, Bradley A. Freking, Joan M. Burke, Thomas W. Murphy, Carrie S. Wilson, Luiz F. Brito   +6 more
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FACTORS ASSOCIATED TO GASTROINTESTINAL NEMATODES INFECTIONS IN DAIRY GOATS GRAZING ON SEMI-ARID RANGELANDS OF NORTHEASTERN MEXICO

Tropical and Subtropical Agroecosystems, 2019
There is a lack of information about the epidemiology of gastrointestinal nematode (GIN) infections on dairy goats. The objective of this study was to evaluate factors associated with the prevalence of GIN infection in mixed-breeds dairy goat grazing on ...
Armando Jacinto Aguilar Caballero, Raquel Olivas-Salazar, Alfredo Estrada Angulo, Miguel Mellado, Beatriz Isabel Castro Pérez, Fernando Ruíz Zárate, Eduardo Gutiérrez Blanco   +6 more
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First Description and Characterisation of Lactococcus garvieae Strains Causing Septicaemic Disease in Farmed Sea Bass (Dicentrarchus labrax; Linnaeus) in Spain

Journal of Fish Diseases, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study presents the first description and characterisation of Lactococcus garvieae isolated from diseased European sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax) farmed in Spain. During autumn 2023, two fish farms were affected by infectious outbreaks causing moderate cumulative fish mortality (5%–10%). Diseased fish showed clinical signs of haemorrhagic
Belén Fouz, Evelyn Carballeda‐Carrasco, Javier Barriga‐Cuartero, Yolanda Torres‐Corral, Álvaro Robles, Carlos Zarza, Ysabel Santos   +6 more
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The role of claw deformation and claw size on goat lameness

Veterinary and Animal Science, 2019
Lameness due to claw overgrowth remains one of the main welfare challenges in dairy goat farms. Although claw trimming is a crucial part of the solution, most times there is a delay in its implementation, with no perceived consequences.
Inês de Grenho Gonçalves Ajuda, Monica Battini, George Thomas Stilwell   +2 more
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Current Trends, Future Prospects and Constraints of Whole Microalgae and Their Fractions as a Functional Feed Ingredient for Animals

Journal of Animal Physiology and Animal Nutrition, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Microalgae are a highly diverse group of unicellular organisms that grow in a wide range of aquatic environments and are widely used as dietary supplements for both human and animal applications. Microalgae are rich in lipids, proteins, carbohydrates and other valuable bioactive components such as pigments, antioxidants and vitamins.
Sietse Jan Koopmans, Simon Roques, Edoardo Zaccaria, Annemarie Mens, Soumya Kanti Kar   +4 more
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