262,171 research outputs found
Development of swine farming in Italy: Weakness and risk factors [Evoluzione del comparto suinicolo in Italia: Criticità e fattori di rischio]
No full textIn Italy pig industry is one of the most important sector in livestock husbandry, also as a consequence of the economic value of by-product production. Pig farming is mainly concentrated in Northern Regions where, over the past decade a significant increase in pig population has occurred. In the remaining Regions pig farming is less specialized and it is characterized by small-scale holdings mainly for self-consumption or for small-scale trade. The presence of different pig farming systems determine the coexistence of different: management systems, production scales, health and bio-security standards, market requirements and production costs; all these factors are considered relevant for diseases spreading. Theoretically the application of rigorous prevention measures (bio-security) may modulate the risk of disease diffusion but, data emerged during the surveillance and eradication campaigns, indicate that the bio-security measures applied are too weak to guarantee the status of the entire system. This inconvenience could be overcome throughout the assignment of different levels of risk, to be established throughout the collection of objective parameters on the holding. Trade between farms of the same level of risk and same health standard could guarantee the status of the entire sector and safeguard the economic and market requirements of the different production systems.
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Impiego delle tecniche di immunofluorescenza indiretta ed Elisa per la ricerca degli anticorpi IgM nella diagnosi di cimurro nel cane. In: Diagnostica ed epidemiologia delle infezioni virali degli animali
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Diagnosi di laboratorio della parvovirosi canina e indagine sulla diffusione delle varianti di CPV-2 in Abruzzo
No full textImpiego delle tecniche di immunofluorescenza indiretta ed Elisa per la ricerca degli anticorpi IgM nella diagnosi di cimurro nel cane
No full textGoing Beyond Counting First Authors in Author Co-citation Analysis
No full textThe present study examines one of the fundamental aspects of author co-citation analysis (ACA) - the way co-citation
counts are defined. Co-citation counting provides the data on which all subsequent statistical analyses and mappings
are based, and we compare ACA results based on two different types of co-citation counting - the traditional type that
only counts the first one among a cited work's authors on the one hand and a non-traditional type that takes into
account the first 5 authors of a cited work on the other hand. Results indicate that the picture produced through this non-traditional author co-citation counting contains more coherent author groups and is therefore considerably clearer. However, this picture represents fewer specialties in the research field being studied than that produced through the traditional first-author co-citation counting when the same number of top-ranked authors is selected and analyzed. Reasons for these effects are discussed
Phenotypic Characterization of the Martina Franca Donkey: An Endangered Italian Donkey Breed
No full textSimple Summary The Martina Franca (MF) donkey breed primarily inhabits rural areas in the Apulia region of Italy, and, to a lesser extent, small farms in northern and central Italy. This study examined 91 MF donkeys from eight breeding stations in central and southern Italy. We assessed 27 morphological features of the donkey using a tape measure, Hauptner's hippometer, and digital animal scales. The MF Donkey and Murgese Horse Breeders' Association considers only three parameters for including the MF donkey in the studbook, as the height at withers, the thorax circumference, and the shin circumference. Our study found the mean values for these three parameters are highly representative of the population, with minimal dispersion up to a maximum of 10% across observed target measurements in both genders. This indicates the standard of the MF donkey has been maintained, while additional measurements suggest certain traits within the population denote uniformity. Sexual dimorphism was evident with females presenting with a greater distribution in angular measurements than males.Abstract The Martina Franca (MF) donkey breed (Equus asinus) primarily inhabits the rural areas surrounding the homonymous municipality, as well as neighboring municipalities in the provinces of Bari and Brindisi, all located in the Apulia region of Italy. The objective of this study was to assess the current phenotype through the evaluation of 27 morphologic measurements. The study was conducted on 73 female and 18 male breeding animals from eight different herds located in central and southern Italy. Statistical analysis was performed in order to demonstrate statistical differences between males and females, as well as sexual dimorphism and uniformity of all measurements in both genders. The results demonstrated that the mean of three parameters used for the evaluation of an MF donkey (height at withers, circumference of thorax, and shin circumference) are highly representative of the population, with minimal dispersion Cv<^> = 0.05-0.06 up to a maximum of 10%, as evidenced by relatively low standard deviations across observed measurements in both genders. Regarding sexual dimorphism, a statistically significant difference was found between males and females. This dimorphism is linked to reproductive activity and is useful during gestation. Overall, our findings suggest that the MF donkey phenotype has been largely preserved over time with high uniformity in males, slight inhomogeneity in the female population, and less variability in both genders
Protecting Animals 36: Author Witi Ihimaera
No full textIn this very special episode of Knowing Animals I am joined by beloved New Zealand author Witi Ihimaera. Witi has written many books featuring nonhuman animals. He offers us a non-colonial lens through which to think about the human/nonhuman relationship
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