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Extending the null hypothesis to invertebrate pain sentience

open access: yesAnimal Sentience, 2022
In 1985 Macphail proposed his Null Hypothesis that there were no qualitative differences in intelligence across vertebrate species. A recent review of the literature has found overwhelming support for his view.
Eva Kakrada, Michael Colombo
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Animal Model Studies, Antibiotic Resistance and Toxin Gene Profile of NE Reproducing Clostridium perfringens Type A and Type G Strains Isolated from Commercial Poultry Farms in China

open access: yesMicroorganisms, 2023
Poultry necrotic enteritis (NE) is a complex and multifactorial disease caused by Clostridium perfringens types. Earlier, the disease was prevented and/or controlled through the addition of in-feed antibiotics and antimicrobial growth promoters (AGPs ...
Mudassar Mohiuddin   +12 more
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Seroprevalence of Epizootic Hemorrhagic Disease Virus in Guangdong Cattle Farms during 2013–2017, China

open access: yesViruses, 2023
Epizootic hemorrhagic disease (EHD) is an infectious viral disease caused by epizootic hemorrhagic disease virus (EHDV) and EHDV frequently circulates in wild and domestic ruminants.
Min-Na Lv   +14 more
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Justifying the precautionary principle with expected net-welfare maximization

open access: yesAnimal Sentience, 2017
The precautionary principle may be best justified on the principle of expected net-welfare/benefit maximization; there is no conflict between the two principles.
Yew-Kwang Ng
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Epidemiology and Research Progress of Goose Astrovirus

open access: yesGuangdong nongye kexue, 2023
Goose astrovirus (GAstV) is a small, non-encapsulated virus, whose genome consists of a single-stranded, positive-stranded RNA molecule with a genome length of 7.1-7.3 kb.
Meiting CHEN   +7 more
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Why fish pain cannot and should not be ruled out

open access: yesAnimal Sentience, 2016
Do fish consciously feel pain? Addressing this question, Key (2016) asks whether the neural mechanisms underlying conscious pain reports in humans can be identified in fish. This strategy fails in three ways.
Anil K. Seth
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From sentience to science: Limits of anthropocentric cognition

open access: yesAnimal Sentience, 2016
Donald Broom’s Sentience and Animal Welfare (2014) is an intellectually and morally engaging book written with radical new concepts in mind. It deals with many issues that are central to the animal welfare debate such as brain complexity, cognitive ...
Charukeshi Chandrasekera
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Study of microencapsulated fatty acid antimicrobial activity in vitro and its prevention ability of Clostridium perfringens induced necrotic enteritis in broiler chicken

open access: yesGut Pathogens, 2023
Background Necrotic enteritis (NE) is an infectious intestinal disease caused by Clostridium perfringens (C. perfringens) that is now re-emerging and causing concern within the poultry industry.
Nanshan Qi   +15 more
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Sheep are sentient, but not identical

open access: yesAnimal Sentience, 2019
Marino & Merskin (M&M) provide a timely reminder that sheep have advanced cognitive abilities, but do we still have to provide evidence to justify animal sentience? In the EU, regulations are designed to support farm animal welfare.
Alison Hanlon
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Research Advances in Purine Phosphoribosyltransferases of Protozoan Parasites

open access: yesGuangdong nongye kexue, 2023
Parasitic protozoa are single-celled organisms that have adapted to live in cells of humans and animals. The protozoan parasites include Leishmania spp., Trypanosoma spp., Plasmodium spp., Toxoplasma gondii, Cryptosporidium spp., and Eimeria spp., which ...
Zhihui YU   +7 more
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