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Green Finance, Energy Transition and Biodiversity Conservation in Africa: A Dynamic Analysis of African Countries

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study evaluates the dynamic relationship between Green Finance (proxied by green Official Development Assistance) and the expansion of Renewable Energies on biodiversity conservation across 48 African countries over the period 2000–2017.
Mounkaila Gourouza Nana Hadiza, Mohamed Kouni   +1 more
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Identification and sequence analysis of Tapasin gene in guinea fowl [PDF]

Veterinary World, 2014
Aim: An attempt has been made to identify and study the nucleotide sequence variability in exon 5 - exon 6 regions of guinea fowl Tapasin gene. Materials and Methods: Blood samples were collected from randomly selected birds (12 guinea fowl birds) and ...
Varuna P. Panicker , R. Uma
doaj   +1 more source

Sacrifice and business : a comparative study of ritual and commercial cattle slaughtering in Tenkodogo, Burkina Faso [PDF]

, 2006
All over the world meat plays an important role in the nutrition of people. Mostly it is considered to be a special source of strength and health. In many peoples' minds the consumption of animal products, such as muscle, fat, blood, inner organs and ...
Zimmermann, Hans
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Methods for Cryopreservation of Guinea Fowl Sperm

PLoS ONE, 2013
Conservation of indigenous poultry species is an important part of the new Hungarian agricultural strategy. Semen cryopreservation is the most practical method for the long term storage of poultry genetic material. The objective was to compare four protocols for cryopreservation of guinea fowl sperm (slow and fast programmable, freezing in nitrogen ...
Éva Váradi, Barbara Végi, Krisztina Liptói, Judit Barna   +3 more
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“For three of my four miscarriages I was at work…” Experiences of miscarriage, infertility and assisted fertility in veterinary workplaces

Veterinary Record, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Miscarriage, infertility and assisted fertility (MIAF) can profoundly impact physical and mental health. The aims of this study were to investigate how veterinary professionals’ work environments and employers impacted their experiences of MIAF and to identify how workplace experiences of MIAF could be improved.
Jenny Stavisky, Natalie Scroggie, Abi Collinson, Zoe Belshaw   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Macro-Anatomical and Morphometric Investigation of the Tongue and Lingual Papillae in the Guinea fowl (Numida meleagridis)

Turkish Journal of Agriculture: Food Science and Technology, 2019
The aim of this study was to investigate the macroanatomy and morphometric of the tongue of the guinea fowl. Six chicks (6-7 weeks), six layer hens (9-13 weeks) and six studs guinea fowl were used to study and determine the anatomical features of the ...
Ramazan İlgün, Nilgün Kuru, Ferhan Bölükbaş, Fatih Mehmet Gür   +3 more
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Effet du parasitisme interne sur la productivité des pintades locales au Burkina Faso [PDF]

Tropicultura, 2009
Effect of Endoparasitism on the Local Production of Guinea Fowl in Burkina Faso. The objective of this study was to identify endoparasites and compare endoparasitic infestations, mortality, growth weight, reproductive groups of guinea fowl dewormed with ...
Hien, OC., Ouedraogo, CL., Diarra, B., Traoré, B.   +3 more
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Can sexual selection drive female life histories? A comparative study on Galliform birds [PDF]

, 2007
Sexual selection is an important driver of many of the most spectacular morphological traits that we find in the animal kingdom (for example see Andersson, 1994). As such, sexual selection is most often emphasized as
A. Ø. MOOERS, Andersson M., Bennett P.M., Bininda-Emonds O.R.P., Blackburn T.M., Blackburn T.M., Cornishbowden A., Cramp S., Crowe T.M., Crowe T.M., del Hoyo J., Dunning J.B., E. J. A. CUNNINGHAM, Ellsworth D.L., Gutierrez R.J., Gutierrez R.J., Harvey P.H., Heath D.D., Holman H.J., Hoyt D.F., J. J. VERSPOOR, Lack D., Lack D., Maddison W.P., Midford P.E., Munechika I., N. KOLM, Nylander J.A.A., R. W. STEIN, Roff D.A., Roff D.A., Rohwer F.C., Rohwer F.C., Sibley C.G., Sikes D.S., Stearns S.C., Swofford D.L., Wen L.-Y., Zhan X.-J., Zink R.M.   +39 more
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Local Ecological Knowledge Reveals the Distribution of Cryptic Nocturnal Wildlife

Wildlife Letters, EarlyView.
Many nocturnal animals are difficult to study because they are rarely seen, including nocturnal primates, galagos and pottos, in West Africa. Working with over 600 people in 52 villages in southern Guinea‐Bissau, we found that communities frequently recognized galagos by their red eyeshine and distinctive calls, while pottos were not known.
Chloe Chesney, Iaia Tawél Camará, Mamadu Cassamá, Amélia Frazão‐Moreira, Tânia Minhós, Kimberley J. Hockings, Elena Bersacola   +6 more
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Soil and microbial responses to wild ungulate trampling depend more on ecosystem type than trampling severity

Functional Ecology, EarlyView.
Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog. Abstract Physical trampling is a ubiquitous activity of walking vertebrates, but is poorly understood as a mechanism impacting biogeochemical cycling in soil. Lack of detailed knowledge of soil abiotic–biotic interactions underlying trampling effects, and the primary sources of ...
G. Adam Meyer, Shawn J. Leroux, Kathryn E. Hargan, Niels van Miltenburg   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source