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Is a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug required to alleviate pain behavior associated with liver biopsy in cattle?
30 January 2012
Ngaio Jessica Beausoleil, Kevin J. Stafford
Abstract: Liver samples are collected from cattle for a variety of reasons. Samples are taken by percutaneous biopsy, and, as this causes pain in cattle, it is usually performed under local anesthesia...
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Effect of dominance-subordinate relationship and familiarity of an audience male on young rams' libido and semen characteristics
30 January 2012
Reyes Vázquez, Agustín Orihuela, Virginio Aguirre
Abstract: The purpose of this study was to investigate the range of circumstances under which the “audience effect” is expressed in rams, in particular, whether the dominance-subordinate relationship ...
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The effect of breed on age-related changes in behavior and disease prevalence in cognitively normal older community dogs, Canis lupus familiaris
30 January 2012
Hannah E. Salvin, Paul D. McGreevy, Perminder S. Sachdev, Michael J. Valenzuela
Abstract: Variation in breed longevity in the dog has led to the inference that large dogs age at a faster rate than small dogs, possibly because of an increased oxidative load. Potential differences ...
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Sexual behavior of medium-ranked rams toward non-estrual ewes is stimulated by the presence of low-ranked rams
18 January 2012
Rodolfo Ungerfeld
Abstract: In sheep, access to receptive females is affected by dominance relationships. The aim of the first experiment was to determine how the presence of high- or low-ranking rams affects sexual be...
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Lateralization in the domestic dog (Canis familiaris): Relationships between structural, motor, and sensory laterality
18 January 2012
L.M. Tomkins, K.A. Williams, P.C. Thomson, P.D. McGreevy
Abstract: Several studies have assessed different components of lateralization. To date, the relationships between the 3 measures of laterality, structural, motor, and sensory, have not widely been as...
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