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Forensic Science, Medicine and Pathology, 2017 The decomposition of a dead body is a complex phenomenon that is influenced by a wide range of factors [1]. Insects in particular have a profound influence on decomposition [2]. Facilities dedicated to the study of human taphonomic processes, known colloquially as 'body farms', must therefore acknowledge the key role of insects in the biology of death.
Burkhard, Madea, Elke, Doberentz
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Flea and tick treatment satisfaction, preference, and adherence of U.S. cat owners prescribed topical fluralaner (Bravecto® Topical Solution for Cats) [PDF]
Open Veterinary Journal, 2021 Background: Fluralaner is a novel isoxazoline compound and the only systemically distributed ectoparasiticide approved in the United States for re-dosing at up to 12-week intervals for flea and tick control in cats.
Robert Lavan +3 more
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The Journal of Ethics, 2022 AbstractBillions of animals live and die under deplorable conditions in factory farms. Despite significant efforts to reduce human consumption of animal products and to encourage more humane farming practices, the number of factory-farmed animals is nevertheless on an upward trajectory.
Moen, OM, Devolder, K
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BMC Veterinary Research, 2021 Background Hypocalcemia has detrimental effects on health and performance of dairy cows. As hypocalcemic cows show reduced feed intake, we hypothesized that cows with reduced combined rumination and eating time (CRET) may benefit from Ca supplementation.
Pablo Pinedo +7 more
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Research Note: Methods in detecting signs of life after gaseous stun in broilers
Poultry Science, 2022 : To be compliant with religious requirements for poultry, slaughter facilities using controlled atmosphere stunning may require a reliable method for detecting signs of life.
Shelby G. Goncalves +3 more
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Vulnerability of Rice Farmers to Climate Change in Kwara State, Nigeria
Turkish Journal of Agriculture: Food Science and Technology, 2022 Climate unpredictability and weather extremes are being projected as capable of presenting additional challenges for farmers currently engaged in the low-technology based food production systems in sub-Saharan countries like Nigeria.
Sheu-Usman Oladipo Akanbi +4 more
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Applications of strategically acquired gradient echo imaging to neurodegenerative diseases
Veins and Lymphatics, 2022 Background: One major thrust in radiology today is image standardization with a focus on rapid, quantitative, multi-contrast data collection and processing. Methods: Strategically acquired gradient echo (STAGE) imaging1-4 is one such method that uses
E. Mark Haacke
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, 2021 Contract farming is an arrangement in which buyers request farmers to provide agricultural goods under contract, as opposed to procuring these in spot markets. This chapter provides an introduction to contract farming and explains its significance and considerable expansion in contemporary agriculture.
Perez Nino, Helena, Oya, Carlos
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A Review of Success Factors for Piglet Fostering in Lactation
Animals, 2018 Piglet movement from one sow to another, or fostering, is required in modern pig farming but there is little available literature on the most effective strategy.
Jena G. Alexopoulos +3 more
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Salvageable Food Losses from Vermont Farms
Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development, 2018 For a variety of reasons, farms cannot sell or donate all the food they produce, and some food crops are lost from the food supply. Food lost at the farm level represents a substantial environmental, economic, and nutritional cost to the food system ...
Roni A. Neff +3 more
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