Human-Animal Interactions, 2023 There is evidence that pet owners experienced benefits during the COVID-19 pandemic and also struggled with pet-related stressors. Notably, almost all of these studies were conducted with predominantly cisgender and heterosexual samples.
Angela Matijczak +4 more
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Tales of the unexpected: Teacher’s experiences of working with children and dogs in schools
Human-Animal Interactions, 2023 Globally, there are a growing number of dogs in schools. Research suggests that there are potential benefits of interactions between children and dogs in educational contexts, for example in terms of social–emotional, cognitive and physical development ...
Helen Lewis +2 more
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Feraequornithes: a name for the clade formed by Procellariiformes, Sphenisciformes, Ciconiiformes, Suliformes and Pelecaniformes (Aves) [PDF]
Vertebrate Zoology, 2021 Recent genomic data sets have resolved many aspects of higher-level phylogenetic relationships of birds. Eleven phylogenomic studies provide congruent support for a clade formed by Procellariiformes, Sphenisciformes, Ciconiiformes, Suliformes and ...
George Sangster, Gerald Mayr
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Comparative assessment of the effective population size and linkage disequilibrium of Karan Fries cattle revealed viable population dynamics [PDF]
Animal BioscienceObjective Karan Fries (KF), a high-producing composite cattle was developed through crossing indicine Tharparkar cows with taurine bulls (Holstein Friesian, Brown Swiss, and Jersey), to increase the milk yield across India.
Shivam Bhardwaj +9 more
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B-spline polynomials models for analyzing growth patterns of Guzerat young bulls in field performance tests [PDF]
Animal BioscienceObjective The aim of this study was to identify suitable polynomial regression for modeling the average growth trajectory and to estimate the relative development of the rib eye area, scrotal circumference, and morphometric measurements of Guzerat young ...
Ricardo Costa Sousa +5 more
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Development of an index that decreases birth weight, promotes postnatal growth and yet minimizes selection intensity in beef cattle [PDF]
Animal BioscienceObjective The main goal of our current study was to improve the growth curve of meat animals by decreasing the birth weight while achieving a finishing weight that is the same as that before selection but at younger age.
Kenji Togashi +6 more
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Effects of stocking density on the homeostasis of uric acid and related liver and kidney functions in ducks [PDF]
Animal BioscienceObjective Stocking density (SD) is an important issue in the poultry industry, which is related to the production performance, intestinal health and immune status.
Peiyi Lin +13 more
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To the knowledge of the genus Aphthonoides Jacoby, 1885 (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Galerucinae: Alticini) from Malaysia and Indonesia [PDF]
Кавказский энтомологический бюллетень, 2023 Four new species of the genus Aphthonoides Jacoby, 1885 are described: A. bukittinggiensis sp. n. (from Indonesia), A. tambunanensis sp. n., A. trusmadiensis sp. n. (from Malaysia) from the beccarii species-group, and A. pseudosabahensis sp. n.
P.V. Romantsov
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Major histocompatibility complex genes exhibit a potential immunological role in mixed Eimeria-infected broiler cecum analyzed using RNA sequencing [PDF]
Animal BioscienceObjective This study was conducted to investigate the differential expression of the major histocompatibility complex (MHC) gene region in Eimeria-infected broiler.
Minjun Kim +8 more
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Welfare assessment traits, milk quantity and quality, and profitability of Anatolian buffalo cows confined in closed-tied or semi-open free-stall barns can be affected by supplementary feeding at milking [PDF]
Animal BioscienceObjective This study was conducted to evaluate the effect of offering (OSF) or not (NSF) supplemental feed at milking on temperament (TS), udder hygiene (UHS) and body condition (BCS) scores, and milk yield per milking (MYM), milk quality traits, and ...
İbrahim Cihangir Okuyucu +7 more
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