A portable device that allows researchers to humanely trap deer and other wildlife as part of field studies to control ticks and other parasites has been developed by an Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientist.
The apparatus, developed by ARS entomologist Mat Pound in Kerrville, Texas, effectively restrains wildlife with minimal trauma to the animal. It will [...]
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HONOLULU, Hawaii (AP) — Animal-rights activists want the United States to stop using animals as subjects to help train its military, calling the medical and trauma exercises cruel and a disservice to the troops.
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals sent a letter Monday to Defense Secretary Robert Gates asking him to replace the use [...]
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Almost 200 domestic animals are being stolen from homes and farms across the province each year in what is developing into a “big industry”, it emerged today.
Dogs, cattle, sheep, birds, fish and sheep are just some of the animals being targeted by thieves who [...]
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In the Palmer household, Nick is just like any other young member of the family.
He hogs the television, won’t go to his room - and has even been known to raid the biscuit barrel.
Unlike the average child, however, he’s more than happy to mow the lawn.
The sheep - whose full name is [...]
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Coat color of wild and domestic animals is a critical trait that has significant biological and economic impact. Researchers have now identified the genetic basis for black coat color, and white, in a breed of domestic sheep.
In the wild, mammalian coat color is essential for camouflage and plays a role in social behavior. Coat color [...]
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Maternal diet influences the chances of having male or female offspring. New research has demonstrated that ewes fed a diet enriched with polyunsaturated fats for one month prior to conception have a significantly higher chance of giving birth to male offspring.
This study was carried out by a team of researchers from the Division of Animal [...]
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Over thousands of years of evolution, sheep, cattle and other cud chewers developed a nasty habit. They burp and break wind a lot.
That gives New Zealand a distressing gas problem.
The country’s 4 million people share two islands in the South Pacific with 40 million sheep, 9 million beef and dairy cattle and more than a [...]
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More than half of US households own a pet. Most are too busy to research the current politics behind the animal rights versus animal welfare movement.
Animal welfare, AW, movement wants to improve the conditions of animals, animal rights, AR, movement, in the long run, is against any and all animal use, even as pets.
The [...]
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When it comes to winning mates, larger horns are an asset for male Soay sheep. But those that grow them may be putting their young lives on the line, according to a study published online on May 15th in Current Biology.
The new findings show that allocation of resources to horn growth can spell the sheep’s [...]
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It’s survival of the less-than-fittest at Fresno Chaffee Zoo.
Sheep and goats are on Celebrex. One sea lion is blind and another is half-paralyzed. A hedgehog-like critter is so old it must eat mushy food.
At nearly 20, “it’s like a 170-year-old person,” said zoo veterinarian Lewis Wright.
Advances in medicine mean animals are living longer in Fresno [...]
