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The Importance of Coral Reefs and How to Ensure Their Longevity, a One Health Approach
Posters | Contributor(s): Lexi Shusterove, Jared Romero
Coral Reefs are large, diverse underwater ecosystems made from coral; the skeletons of colonial marine invertebrates. The reefs provide food, shelter, and areas for breeding for about 25% of the ocean's marine species. When it comes to the environment, reefs generate half of Earth's...
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Discrepancy Between In-clinic and Haemagglutination-Inhibition Tests in Detecting Maternally-Derived Antibodies Against Canine Parvovirus in Puppies
Journal Articles | Contributor(s): Paola Dall’Ara, Stefania Lauzi, Joel Filipe, Roberta Caseri, Michela Beccaglia, Costantina Desario, Alessandra Cavalli, Giulio Guido Aiudi, Canio Buonavoglia, Nicola Decaro
Canine parvovirus (CPV) is one of the most common causes of mortality in puppies worldwide. Protection against CPV infection is based on vaccination, but maternally-derived antibodies (MDA) can interfere with vaccination. The aim of this study was to evaluate the applicability of an in-clinic...
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Cannabidiol as a potential anti-epileptic dietary supplement in dogs with suspected epilepsy: three case reports
Journal Articles | Contributor(s): Chie Mogi, Takaaki Fukuyama
Epilepsy is the most common chronic neurological disorder in dogs and the almost lifelong administration of anti-epileptic drugs (AEDs) is recognized as the most successful treatment in veterinary medicine. Current pharmacological therapies for epilepsy have shown undesirable side effects. The...
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People and Animals: The International Journal of Research and Practice (Volume 6, Issue 1)
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What animals taught me about a fulfilling life | Ayesha Chundrigar | TEDxIslamabad
Videos | Contributor(s): Ayesha Chundrigar
In this talk Ayesha shares her journey of caring for animals and what it aught her about a fulfilling life. With 17 internships under her belt ranging from theater to newspapers, news channels, digital media and creative writing, Ayesha is a licensed psychotherapist with the British Association...
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Review of Sister Species: Women, Animals, and Social Justice
Journal Articles | Contributor(s): Marine Lercier
What do we have in common with animals, and what do these women have in common? We are Sister Species, if not sisters at all. Lisa Kemmerer invites us to realize that we are more alike than different and to become aware of what our animal brothers and...
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Case Report: Subclinical Verminous Pneumonia and High Ambient Temperatures Had Severe Impact on the Anesthesia of Semi-domesticated Eurasian Tundra Reindeer (Rangifer tarandus tarandus) With Medetomidine–Ketamine
Journal Articles | Contributor(s): Morten Tryland, Terje D. Josefsen, Javier Sánchez Romano, Nina Marcin, Torill Mørk, Jon M. Arnemo
Semidomesticated Eurasian tundra reindeer (Rangifer tarandus tarandus, n = 21) were scheduled twice for chemical immobilization with medetomidine–ketamine as part of a scientific experiment in June 2014. During the first round of immobilizations, seven animals developed severe...
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Climate change and zoonoses: A review of the current status, knowledge gaps, and future trends
Journal Articles | Contributor(s): Ruwini Rupasinghe, Bruno B. Chomel, Beatriz Martínez-López
Emerging infectious diseases (EIDs), especially those with zoonotic potential, are a growing threat to global health, economy, and safety. The influence of global warming and geoclimatic variations on zoonotic disease epidemiology is evident by alterations in the host, vector, and pathogen...
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Let's Treat Each Other More Like Dogs | Ryan Matthews | TEDxSkyforest
Videos | Contributor(s): Ryan Matthews
What are the lifelong lessons dogs can teach us? Former elite military dog trainer and published author, Ryan Matthews, shares what dogs have taught him about human relationships. Perhaps it's no coincidence that dog spelled backward is G-o-d! Decorated veteran, gifted dog trainer and...
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Veterinarians Experience Animal Welfare Control Work as Stressful
Journal Articles | Contributor(s): Sofia Väärikkälä, Laura Hänninen, Mari Nevas
The aim of the study was to evaluate the job satisfaction of official veterinarians working in the field of animal welfare control and identify both positive features and challenges of their work. An electronic questionnaire was designed to evaluate job satisfaction. The questionnaire was...
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Welfare Assessment of 30 Dairy Goat Farms in the Midwestern United States
Journal Articles | Contributor(s): Melissa N. Hempstead, Taylor M. Lindquist, Jan K. Shearer, Leslie C. Shearer, Vanessa M. Cave, Paul J. Plummer
Dairy goat animal welfare assessment protocols have been developed and conducted in Europe and the United Kingdom for dairy goats; however, there are no published reports of large-scale welfare assessment for dairy goats on farms in the Midwestern United States (US). Therefore, the objective...
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Applied cognition research to improve sheep welfare
Journal Articles | Contributor(s): Kristina Horback
If a change is going to occur in the care and management of domestic sheep, there needs to be a collaborative effort across many disciplines. This review by Marino & Merskin of the literature on cognitive processing in domestic sheep is limited by the inherent bias of the authors, including...
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Noble Animals, Brutish Animals
Journal Articles | Contributor(s): Marcus Hunt
The paper begins with a description of a grey seal performing conspecific infanticide. The paper then gives an account of “nobleness” and “brutishness.” Roughly, a behavioural-disposition is noble/brutish if it is one that would be a moral virtue/vice if the possessor of...
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Managing long-term wellness in captive sea turtles
Journal Articles | Contributor(s): Wood, L. D.
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Managing long-term wellness in captive sea turtles
Journal Articles | Contributor(s): Wood, L. D.
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Dog selection and responsible animal keeping during the COVID-19 pandemic: survey among future owners and animal welfare NGOsA kutyavalasztas szempontjai es a felelos allattartas a COVID-19- vilagjarvanv idejen: felmeres ieendo kutyatartok es ellatve
Journal Articles | Contributor(s): Szabina, T., Szilvia, V., Laszlo, O., Viktoria, S.
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Benchmarking to drive improvements in extensive beef cattle welfare: a perspective on developing an Australian producer-driven system
Journal Articles | Contributor(s): Salvin, H. E., Monk, J. E., Cafe, L. M., Lee, C.
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Horse welfare: A joint assessment of four categories of behavioural indicators using the AWIN protocol, scan sampling and surveys
Journal Articles | Contributor(s): Ruet, A., Arnould, C., Lemarchand, J., Parias, C., Mach, N., Moisan, M. P., Foury, A., Briant, C., Lansade, L.
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Animal welfare and its assossiations with farm size and stockmanship characteristics on European breeding-to-finishing pig farms
Journal Articles | Contributor(s): Ruckli, A. K., Dippel, S., Helmerichs, J., Hubbard, C., Munsterhjelm, C., Vermeer, H., Leeb, C.
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Animal welfare and its assossiations with farm size and stockmanship characteristics on European breeding-to-finishing pig farms
Journal Articles | Contributor(s): Ruckli, A. K., Dippel, S., Helmerichs, J., Hubbard, C., Munsterhjelm, C., Vermeer, H., Leeb, C.