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Pandemic Puppies: Characterising Motivations and Behaviours of UK Owners Who Purchased Puppies during the 2020 COVID-19 Pandemic
| Contributor(s):: Packer, R. M. A., Brand, C. L., Belshaw, Z., Pegram, C. L., Stevens, K. B., O'Neill, D. G.
Widespread media reports suggest that unusually high numbers of the public purchased, or sought to purchase, puppies following the first 'lockdown' phase of the COVID-19 pandemic in the UK, dubbed "Pandemic Puppies". This study aimed to explore this phenomenon by comparing...
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Evaluation of the Effectiveness of the Oregon Master Beekeeper Program
| Contributor(s):: Carolyn Breece, Ramesh Sagili
The Oregon Master Beekeeper Program has been educating beekeepers since 2012. We surveyed program participants to evaluate the effectiveness of the training on beekeeping knowledge, confidence, and community involvement. The survey results showed positive changes in beekeepers, especially due...
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Pioneers With Wagging Tails: Dogs On The Trail To Oregon
| Contributor(s):: Spence, Clark C.
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Arthur E. Harder On Pioneer Persistence
| Contributor(s):: Harder, Arthur E.
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Work Horses In Oregon
| Contributor(s):: Judson, Lewis E.
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Saddle up!
| Contributor(s):: Stewart, Nina
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Animal-assisted therapy for inpatients: tapping the unique healing power of the human-animal bond
| Contributor(s):: Horowitz, S.
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Adverse events after vaccine administration in cats: 2,560 cases (2002-2005)
| Contributor(s):: Moore, G. E., DeSantis-Kerr, A. C., Guptill, L. F., Glickman, N. W., Lewis, H. B., Glickman, L. T.
Objective - To determine the incidence of vaccine-associated adverse events (VAAEs) diagnosed within 30 days of vaccination in cats and characterize risk factors for their occurrence. Design - Retrospective cohort study. Animals - 496,189 cats vaccinated at 329 hospitals. Procedures - Electronic...
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Effect of low densities of senescent stems in crested wheatgrass on plant selection and utilization by beef cattle
| Contributor(s):: Ganskopp, D., Angell, R., Rose, J.
In field experiments carried out at Burns, Oregon in 1990 on a 19-year-old pasture of Agropyron desertorum mixed with Artemisia tridentata subsp. wyomingensis, tussocks were augmented with 1, 2 or 3 cured post-reproductive stems/dmsuperscript 2 basal area; 2 cows grazed for 6 d. In one plot...
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Pets, networks and well-being
| Contributor(s):: Hecht, L., McMillin, J. D., Silverman, P.
This study explores two explanations for well-being among older adults: social network analysis and human-animal relations. The data are based on a stratified probability sample of community living adults, aged 60 years and over, located in several rural communities in north-eastern Oregon. The...
