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Striking a Balance: Stakeholder Perceptions of Risk in Horse Racing
Equine Veterinary Journal, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Background Thoroughbred racing is a major industry, and in recent years, public concerns about equine safety have become more prominent, particularly in relation to on‐track injuries and fatalities. This has challenged the industry's social licence to operate (SLO).
Jessie McCarthy +2 more
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Presence and species identity of rumen flukes in cattle and sheep in the Netherlands [PDF]
, 2017 The purpose of the study was to gain knowledge about the prevalence and identity of rumen flukes (RF) in cattle and sheep in the Netherlands. Routine faecal examinations of diagnostic submissions between May 2009 and September 2014 showed a mean annual ...
Ankum, L. +7 more
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Journal of Fish Diseases, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The gill parasite Sparicotyle chrysophrii poses a significant threat to gilthead sea bream (Sparus aurata) aquaculture in the Mediterranean, causing considerable mortality and economic losses. As traditional chemotherapeutic treatments, like formalin, face growing regulatory restrictions, there is an urgent need for alternative control ...
Teresa Pirollo +8 more
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Nematode control in suckler beef cattle over their first two grazing seasons using a targeted selective treatment approach [PDF]
, 2015 peer-reviewedBackground With concerns over the development of anthelmintic resistance in cattle nematode populations, we must re-examine our approach to nematode control in cattle.
Barrett, Damien +6 more
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Cryptic intermediate snail host of the liver fluke Fasciola hepatica in Africa
Parasites & Vectors, 2019 Snails such as Galba truncatula are hosts for trematode flukes causing fascioliasis, a zoonosis that is a major public health problem. Galba truncatula has recently been shown to be a cryptic species complex. African populations of Galba spp. are not yet
Anna Mahulu +9 more
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Journal of Veterinary Pharmacology and Therapeutics, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Building the skills and knowledge necessary to practice evidence‐based veterinary medicine (EBVM) should occur throughout the veterinary curriculum. Operationalizing EBVM includes asking a clinical question in PICO format, searching the biomedical literature for evidence, critically appraising the evidence, and applying the evidence to make a ...
Virginia R. Fajt +4 more
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Scientific Reports, 2017 Fasciolosis is common in UK beef cattle, but it is unclear at what levels liver fluke burdens cause production losses. This study aimed to address these uncertainties by estimating the impact of liver fluke infection on UK beef cattle productivity and ...
Stella Mazeri +4 more
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UMYU Journal of Microbiology Research, 2019 This study was carried out to determine the prevalence of liver fluke (Fasciola hepatica) in sheep and goats slaughtered at Katsina Central Abattoir, Katsina State.
Abdulkarim, B., Abdul,azeez, H. R.
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Determining the Prevalence and Seasonality of Fasciola hepatica in Pasture-based Dairy herds in Ireland using a Bulk Tank Milk ELISA [PDF]
, 2015 This study was financed by both the Irish dairy levy and Merial.peer-reviewedBackground Fasciola hepatica is a helminth parasite of global importance in livestock, with major economic impact. However information on F.
Bloemhoff, Yris +7 more
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Quantifying Mozambique's Peace Dividend: An Application of the Synthetic Control Method
Review of Development Economics, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Using the synthetic control method and data from 20 African countries, this study quantifies the peace dividend in Mozambique, a country that experienced over 15 years of civil war. More specifically, we use data from 1977 to 2018 to investigate whether the end of the civil war in Mozambique in 1992 brought significant benefits to the country ...
Tendai Gwatidzo, Aldo Sitoe, Busani Moyo
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