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Training gilts to use a feeder station [PDF]

Group housing of dry sows is compulsory in Europe from 2013 onwards. Many pig farmers who still have to convert to group housing fear the resulting demand on their ability to interact with individual animals.
Kiezebrink, M.C., Spoolder, H.A.M., Vermeer, H.M., Werf, J.T.N., van der   +3 more
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The nature of human altruism [PDF]

Some of the most fundamental questions concerning our evolutionary origins, our social relations, and the organization of society are centred around issues of altruism and selfishness.
Ernst Fehr, Urs Fischbacher
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Spectacular pehnomena and limits to rationality in genetic and cultural evolution [PDF]

, 2002
In studies of both animal and human behaviour, game theory is used as a tool for understanding strategies that appear in interactions between individuals.
Arak, Anthony, Enquist, Magnus, Ghirlanda, Stefano, Wachtmeister, Carl-Adam   +3 more
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Regional genetic diversity of bovine viral diarrhea virus in Ethiopia urban and peri-urban dairy farms

Scientific Reports
Bovine viral diarrhea (BVD) is a highly impactful disease in the cattle industry worldwide. The disease is caused by the Bovine Viral Diarrhea Virus (BVDV), a member of the genus Pestivirus within the Flaviviridae family.
Asamenew Tesfaye, Tesfaye Sisay Tessema, Ashenif Simachew, Demessa Negessu, Abde Aliy, Jan Paeshuyse   +5 more
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Veterinary Vaccines [PDF]

, 2007
Infectious diseases of animals are greatly increasing in importance. The rapid rise in global human population requires ever increasing production of food derived from animal agriculture and aquaculture.
Pastoret, Paul-Pierre, Roth, James, Roth, James   +2 more
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The impact of COVID-19 pandemic on pet behavior and human-animal interaction: a longitudinal survey-based study in the United States. [PDF]

Front Vet Sci, 2023
Weng HY, Ogata N.
europepmc   +1 more source

Animal crossing: New leaf and the diversity of horror in video games [PDF]

, 2015
This paper explores the diverse ways horror can be conveyed in games by investigating how games that are not associated with the horror genre can produce unsettling or scary experiences.
Björn, M, Brown, AML
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Epidemiology of BVD and persistently infected cattle across urban and peri-urban dairy farms in central, northern, and southern parts of Ethiopia

BMC Veterinary Research
Background Bovine viral diarrhea (BVD) is an economically significant disease affecting both domestic and wild ruminant species. The causative agent is bovine viral diarrhea virus (BVDV) of the genus Pestivirus within the family Flaviviridae. In Ethiopia,
Asamenew Tesfaye Melkamsew, Tesfaye Sisay Tessema, Abebe Garoma, Jan Paeshuyse   +3 more
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A pilot randomized controlled trial to examine the impact of a therapy dog intervention on loneliness in adult patients hospitalized in a psychiatric unit

Frontiers in Psychiatry
Background and objectivesLoneliness has been linked to a number of health threats and is associated with significant morbidity and mortality risks among people with mental illness.
Nancy R. Gee, Lisa Townsend, Erika Friedmann, Sandra B. Barker, Tushar P. Thakre, Megan K. Mueller   +5 more
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Mixed-reality-based human-animal interaction can relieve mental stress. [PDF]

Front Vet Sci, 2023
Na H, Dong SY.
europepmc   +1 more source