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Showing 1 to 20 of 185 for “"animal health"”.
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FUNCTIONAL FEED ADDITIVES FOR ANIMAL HEALTH
… is leading to an increase of the of food from animal origin demand. For the future of the planet and food-production system sustainability some important issues required to be faced. Antimicrobial resistance is one of the most important global concerns cause of thousands of deaths per year and …
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The animal health components of a biosurveillance system
Biosurveillance defines a One Health approach of gathering, integrating, interpreting, and communicating information related to health hazards or diseases affecting human, animal, or plant health and their environment to achieve early detection and warning, situational awareness, and better …
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Fumonisins : chromatographic methodology and their role in human and animal health
… a number of disease syndromes in different animal species. Two other fumonisin analogues, fumonisins B₂ (FB₂) and B₃ (FB₃) also exhibit cancer-initiating potentials, similar to those observed for FB₁. A method, developed at PROMEC, for the analytical determination of FB₁ and FB₂ in maize, …
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Essays in the economic implications of select animal health and crop production issues
… in this dissertation include the topics of animal health and crop production efficiency both focusing on improving production agriculture. This dissertation is comprised of three separate essays or three individual chapters. The first chapter contains an essay on a growing global threat to …
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Meeting Demands for Animal Health: Veterinary Medicine in Rural Southern Ontario, 1862-1939
This dissertation examines animal healthcare in rural southern Ontario from 1862, when animal health lectures were first delivered, to 1939, when the Canadian Army Veterinary Corps disbanded in the lead-up to the Second World War. By examining farmers’ access to experiential knowledge and …
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Livestock production and animal health management systems in communal farming areas at the wildlife-livestock interface in southern Africa
Development of transfrontier conservation areas (TFCAs) in southern Africa depends, among other, on the ability of stakeholders to find practical and sustainable solutions for wildlife‐livestock integration in the conservation landscape. Due to the presence of buffalo Syncerus caffer in most of the …
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The impact of training using a structured primary animal health care model on the skills of rural small scale farmers
Primary animal health care (PAHC) programs are aimed at the provision of basic animal health services at local level. No single approach has emerged as the one of choice. The aim of this study was to evaluate the impact of training using the PAHC model developed by Afrivet Training Service, on the …
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California Livestock Owners: An Assessment of Familiarity with New Antimicrobial Rules and Access to Educational Outreach
… with regards to educational outreach about animal health issues, such as antimicrobial use rules. The project also seeks to enhance public understanding of the importance of responsible antimicrobial use in animal and human health.</p> <p> To accomplish this, the study used a survey …
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Enhancing Disease Surveillance at The Site of Outbreak Using Mobile Phone Technology: The Case of Ngorongoro District Arusha, Tanzania
… assess the status and performance of human and animal health disease surveillance systems in Tanzania using Ngorongoro district in Arusha region, Tanzania as a case example. The acceptability and reliability of the use of Android mobile phones in the “one health” community- based surveillance …
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Sensing at nanostructures for agri-food and enviromental applications
… are being developed for applications in animal health diagnostics and environmental issues related to the global population, such as food & crop protection, pathogen and toxin detection, and environmental remediation. In this thesis, two new nanosensing diagnostic devices are developed …
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Developing Transcriptional Markers for Detecting Infection with the Novel Tuberculosis Pathogen, Mycobacterium mungi, in Free-Ranging Banded Mongoose (Mungos mungo)
… wildlife hosts poses a large threat to human and animal health. One recently described and novel MTBC pathogen is Mycobacterium mungi, which infects the highly social, group-living banded mongoose (Mungos mungo). M. mungi poses a large threat to human and animal health as banded mongoose hosts …
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Multiplexed detection of infectious pathogens using on-chip loop-mediated isothermal amplification and a smartphone
… point-of-care applications that impact human and animal health. In this work, we report the design, construction, and characterization of a platform for multiplexed analysis of disease-specific DNA sequences that utilizes a smartphone camera as the sensor in conjunction with a handheld instrument …
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NEW PERSPECTIVES IN LIVESTOCK NUTRITION TO IMPROVE HEALTH AND PERFORMANCE
… changing, characterized by an increase in animal product demand, which must be associated with greater sustainability of animal production sector. In these light different measures are under investigation, involving biosecurity, genetics, health care, farm management, animal welfare and …
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Agent-based modeling to address emerging threats from antimicrobial resistance to the sustainability of the beef industry
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a global public health concern for both human and animal health. The rise in AMR has led to increased scrutiny of antimicrobial use (AMU) in feedlot cattle. With rising concern for prudent AMU in the beef industry, it is essential to understand the potential impact …
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Factors Influencing Resilient Dairies: A Product of Herd Management or Farm Finances?
… is evaluated for each farm's human resources, animal health measures, farm structure, and financial indicator characteristics. Results focus on the practices that resilient farms have implemented to maintain the long-term viability despite declining farm income, providing tangible …
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Effect of dietary protein on plasma uric acid, body weight, and oxidative stress in broilers
… its plasma concentration may be important in animal health. In a preliminary study, the effect of dietary protein on plasma uric acid (PUA) was determined in 3-wk-old chicks. Twenty-four broiler chicks were randomly assigned to 4 diets: low protein (LP) containing 10% casein, medium protein …
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Use of Triptorelin Acetate for Inducing Ovulation and Facilitating Fixed Time Artificial Insemination of Sows Weaned on Small-Scale and Niche Market Pig Farms
… acetate, a GnRH agonist (OvuGel®; JBS United Animal Health, LLC, Sheridan, IN) that induces ovulation. A total of 96 sows (parity, 3.5 ± 0.2; body condition score (BCS), 2.5 ± 0.07) were weaned (h 0) after a 24.8 ± 0.6 d lactation on five participating small swine farms and allocated to one of …
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Copper deficiency in lucerne (Medicago sativa. L.)
… the first two to supply just enough Cu for healthy plant growth at most sites. Wakanui soils grew Lucerne with more than adequate Cu contents. Variation within stands was not great, bulk sampling should give adequate information about the Cu status of any particular stand. Variation due to …
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