Rabbit meat trade of major countries: regional pattern and driving forces
World Rabbit Science, 2022 In in the last 60 or so years, the global rabbit industry has been growing steadily. This paper studies the global rabbit meat trade by focusing on trade growth and regional pattern. First, rabbit meat production and regional structure are introduced, as
Laping Wu
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Dietary niche partitioning between sympatric brown hares and rabbits [PDF]
, 2017 Coexistence of ecologically similar species is sustained by niche partitioning, a fundamental element of which is diet. Overlapping of resource requirements between sympatric species can create interspecific competitive or facilitative effects on the ...
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Genetic characterization of interleukins (IL-1α, IL-1β, IL-2, IL-4, IL-8, IL-10, IL-12A, IL-12B, IL-15 and IL-18) with relevant biological roles in lagomorphs [PDF]
, 2015 Disponível em: www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/26395994/ILs, as essential innate immune modulators, are involved in an array of biological processes.
Abrantes, J. +5 more
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Feeding, Nutrition and Rearing Systems of the Rabbit
Animals, 2023 During the last years, several issues have contributed to a progressive decline in rabbit meat consumption in the European Union, including consumers’ concerns for animal welfare, the unsuitable presentation of the end product, an increased popularity of
Marco Birolo
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Isolation of Psoroptes scab mite microsatellite markers (Acari: Psoroptidae) [PDF]
, 2003 Nine microsatellite markers have been isolated from the scab mite,Psoroptes ovis. These markers have been tested for polymorphism in individual Psoroptes mites originating from two hosts, the European rabbit, Oryctolagus cuniculus, and sheep, Ovis ...
Burke, T. +4 more
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Effect of artificial warren size on a restocked European wild rabbit population [PDF]
, 2017 From the time since the decline of the wild rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus in southern Europe, various techniques and methods have been explored with a view to restoring wild rabbit populations or increasing rabbit resilience, for both conservation and ...
Castro, Francisca +3 more
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World Rabbit Science, 2014 In Sicilian Mediterranean ecosystems the European rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus is a keystone species, very important for popular small game species and for ecological reasons.
M. Lo Valvo, A. La Scala, M. Scalisi
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Viruses, 2014 Rabbit hemorrhagic disease is caused by a calicivirus, rabbit hemorrhagic disease virus (RHDV), which is responsible for high mortality in domestic and wild European rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus). RHDV strains were sequenced from wild European rabbits (
Pedro J. Esteves +5 more
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Myxoma virus protein M029 is a dual function immunomodulator that inhibits PKR and also conscripts RHA/DHX9 to promote expanded host tropism and viral replication. [PDF]
, 2013 Myxoma virus (MYXV)-encoded protein M029 is a member of the poxvirus E3 family of dsRNA-binding proteins that antagonize the cellular interferon signaling pathways.
Chan, Winnie M +4 more
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Leporid immunoglobulin G shows evidence of strong selective pressure on the hinge and CH3 domains [PDF]
Open Biology, 2014 Immunoglobulin G (IgG) is the predominant serum immunoglobulin and has the longest serum half-life of all the antibody classes. The European rabbit IgG has been of significant importance in immunological research, and is therefore well characterized ...
Ana Pinheiro +6 more
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