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Pilot Study: Heart Rate and Heart Rate Variability Indices in Mules Evaluated by 24-Hour Electrocardiogram [PDF]
AnimalsMules and donkeys are the 5th largest equine population in the U.S., yet basic information such as heart rate and arrhythmia prevalence in mules has not been described.
Lauren T. Maas +4 more
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Hematological and Biochemical Reference Intervals for Mules in Chile
Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2019 Hematological and biochemical reference intervals are an important tool for health assessment and treatment decision-making in veterinary medicine.
Tamara Tadich
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Preliminary Evaluation of Muscle Fiber Composition in the Middle Gluteal Muscle in Race Mules and Mammoth Donkeys [PDF]
AnimalsResearch on mule and donkey muscle composition remains limited despite their global importance as working equids. The objective of this study is to identify Mammoth donkey jacks with higher percentage of fast twitch fibers for racing mule production.
Raja Zabeeh Ullah Khan +3 more
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Working like a mule? The physiological toll of heavy loads on mules [PDF]
Frontiers in Veterinary ScienceBackgroundWorking mules are essential for human livelihoods, yet scientific evidence on their physiological limits during load-carrying tasks remains scarce.ObjectivesTo evaluate the physiological responses of mules to increasing loads during short ...
Tamara Tadich +4 more
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Mule trains to mountain roads: the role of working mules in supporting resilient communities in the Himalayas [PDF]
Frontiers in Veterinary ScienceWorking equids play a central role in mountainous communities, but their work often goes unnoticed by the wider world, with sparse documentation of their role, value, or welfare – a state which often extends to their human counterparts.
Laura M. Kubasiewicz +4 more
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Stoicism or Defeat? The Psychological Impact of the Kiln Environment on Working Donkeys and Mules [PDF]
AnimalsOne of the most problematic situations for the estimated 60 million working donkeys and mules across the world is within the brick kiln environment. In countries such as Egypt, Nepal, India and Pakistan, donkeys and mules carry dried bricks into small ...
Katy Taylor +2 more
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Animals, 2019 Mules and hinnies are the hybrids between donkeys (Equus asinus) and horses (Equus caballus). For centuries, mankind has used them for agrarian purposes, the military, or recreation.
Amy Mclean +2 more
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eNeurologicalSci, 2021 Objective: The Mobile Universal Lexicon Evaluation System (MULES) is a rapid picture naming task that captures extensive brain networks involving neurocognitive, afferent/efferent visual, and language pathways.
Jenna Conway +8 more
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Animals, 2023 After parturition, a rapid transition occurs from the intrauterine to the extrauterine milieu, exposing neonates to physiological circumstances characterized by oxidative conditions that instigate the generation of reactive oxygen species.
Amanda Vallone Riccio +9 more
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The Iraqi Journal of Veterinary Medicine, 2022 The activity of a single subcutaneous injection of ivermectin at dose of 200 mcg/kg of body weight was evaluated against naturally acquired gastro-intestinal parasites in mules.
Amir n. Saleem
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