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An Exploration of Analgesia Options for Australian Sheep
During their lifetime, sheep undergo many painful husbandry and disease processes. Procedures undertaken on the farm, such as tail docking, castration, and mulesing, all cause considerable pain.
Shari Cohen +3 more
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Abstract Cells derived from the endocardium, epicardium, cardiac neural crest, and second heart field play a critical role in the formation of the valvuloseptal structures of the heart. Previous studies have shown that the expression of the transcription factor SOX9 in these cell populations is essential in the regulation of this process.
Hannah G. Tarolli +6 more
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Abstract Cortical bone expansion is an age‐related process where, through endosteal resorption and periosteal apposition, cross‐sectional diameter increases while cortical thickness decreases in long bone diaphyses. Local variation has been observed in this process between cross‐sectional locations, but few studies have examined directional variation ...
Gregory J. Wehrman +4 more
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Analytical methods for the species identification of milk and milk products
The objective of this article is to point out the importance of milk and dairy product authentication with particular focus on the application of analytical methods to detect adulteration.The production of sheep and goat milk has considerable economic ...
Peter Zachar +5 more
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The reintroduction of wildlife can have significant ecological impacts by altering the flow of energy in food webs. Recently, plains bison were reintroduced to part of Banff National Park after a 150‐year absence. The large herbivore's reintroduction was
Peter J. Whyte +3 more
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The “costly son” hypothesis: Sons exacerbate obstetrical dilemmas in humans and other mammals
Abstract Human childbirth has often been considered uniquely difficult among mammals, yet recent evidence suggests that obstructed labor and fetopelvic disproportion are widespread across placental mammals. Here, we propose the “costly son” hypothesis: because male offspring are typically larger at birth, they impose greater obstetric risk on mothers ...
Nicole D. S. Grunstra +1 more
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THE CYCLICAL NATURE OF THE U.S. SHEEP INDUSTRY [PDF]
The cyclical nature of numbers and prices of sheep and lambs was examined from 1924 through 1993. Tests for structural change also were conducted utilizing the minimization of Akaike's information criterion (MAIC).
Van Tassell, Larry W., Whipple, Glen D.
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Abstract The Iberian wolf (Canis lupus signatus) is an endangered subspecies characterized by highly fragmented populations and increasing human–carnivore conflict across the Iberian Peninsula. Although body mass strongly influences predator–prey dynamics and ecological performance, quantitative assessments of sexual size dimorphism (SSD) and body mass
Leonardo Cotts +4 more
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REFERENCE OF 1996 U.S. REGIONAL SHEEP HEALTH AND MANAGEMENT PRACTICES [PDF]
In 1995, the National Animal Health Monitoring System (NAHMS) collaborated with the Research and Education Division of the American Sheep Industry Association (ASI) in developing a needs assessment tool to identify the most important health and ...
Wineland, Nora
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Purpose To assess the relation between the fragility index (FI) and reverse fragility index (RFI) with the minimum number of patients needed to reverse statistical significance (e.g. henceforth termed the lost to follow‐up index (LTFI) and reverse LTFI (R‐LTFI), respectively) and apply machine learning to identify which trial parameters are most ...
Prushoth Vivekanantha +7 more
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