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Morphological Variation in Wild and Domestic Suids [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
Pigs occupy a special place in the human psyche. They are kept both as stock domesticates, like cattle and sheep, and they are treated as companions and aids, like cats and dogs.
OWEN, JOSEPH,THOMAS,DAVID
core  

More than proteins for empty stomachs: Wild meat in the BaTonga food system

open access: yesPeople 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
wiley   +1 more source

Other title: Report of the Connecticut Domestic Violence Fatality Review Task Force; other title: Upon further examination ... report.

open access: yes, 2018
Biennial; 1 online resource; Began with 2017/2018."This report is a product of the Connecticut Domestic Violence Fatality Review Task Force, a collaboration of private, public and nonprofit organizations.

core   +3 more sources

Identification of a novel astrovirus in domestic sheep in Hungary

open access: yesArchives of Virology, 2011
The family Astroviridae consists of two genera, Avastrovirus and Mamastrovirus, whose members are associated with gastroenteritis in avian and mammalian hosts, respectively. We serendipitously identified a novel ovine astrovirus in a fecal specimen from a domestic sheep (Ovis aries) in Hungary by viral metagenomic analysis.
Reuter, Gábor   +3 more
openaire   +3 more sources

Bushmeat consumption frequency and preferences among rural households in a West African savanna landscape: Implications for food security and conservation

open access: yesPeople and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract The drivers of consumer demand for bushmeat are relatively well studied in tropical forest systems, but much less so in savanna areas. This is important because differing ecological and socio‐economic conditions lead to different factors affecting the relationship between local communities and their natural resources.
Hannah N. K. Sackey   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Cross-transmission of resistant gastrointestinal nematodes between wildlife and transhumant sheep

open access: yesPeer Community Journal
Wild and domestic ungulates can be infected with the same species of gastrointestinal parasitic nematodes. These parasites have free-living stages in the environment that contribute to the ease of transmission among different host species.
Beaumelle, Camille   +16 more
doaj   +1 more source

Serological and Molecular Evidence of Q Fever in Domestic Ruminants in Bangladesh

open access: yesVeterinary Medicine International, 2016
The objective of this study was to know the herd and animal level prevalence of Q fever in domestic ruminants in some selected districts in Bangladesh.
Md. Arifur Rahman   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Genetic diversity of Haemonchus contortus isolated from sympatric wild blue sheep (Pseudois nayaur) and sheep in Helan Mountains, China

open access: yesParasites & Vectors, 2017
Background Haemonchus contortus is known among parasitic nematodes as one of the major veterinary pathogens of small ruminants and results in great economic losses worldwide.
Dong-dong Shen   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

The magnitude and economic replacement value of wild meat obtained from ‘recreational’ big game hunting in the United States

open access: yesPeople and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract Meat production has notable benefits for food security, nutrition and various production economies, but has elicited substantial negative environmental impacts. Recreational hunting provides an alternative to agricultural meat production for over 24 million hunters worldwide.
Shane P. Mahoney, Richard D. Honor
wiley   +1 more source

Spatio‐temporal patterns, associated factors and mitigation of tiger and leopard attacks on people in western Himalayas

open access: yesPeople and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract Coexistence with large carnivores becomes extremely difficult in areas where there are large number of attacks on humans. An understanding of the factors that explain the spatio‐temporal context of such attacks would guide policy and management to mitigate conflict, conserve carnivores and assist coexistence.
Aman Deep Rathi   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

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