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Extending the null hypothesis to invertebrate pain sentience
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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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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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
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
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
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
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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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
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
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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