What Is the Most Cost-Effective Breeding Program for Dairy Heifers—Timed AI, Estrous Detection, or a Combination of Both? by Klibs N. Galvão, Eduardo S. Ribeiro, Jose Eduardo P. Santos

“…Santos, and published by the UF Department of Veterinary Medicine-Large Animal Clinical Sciences, May 2014. VM199/VM199: What Is the Most Cost-Effective Breeding Program for Breeding Heifers—Timed AI, Estrous Detection, or a Combination of Both? …”
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Managing Mexican Petunia (Ruellia simplex C. Wright) in the Home Landscape by Carrie A. Reinhardt Adams, Christine Wiese, L. C. Lee, Sandra B. Wilson, A. M. Smith, Rosanna Freyre

“…These potential changes to community structure and ecological function are of particular concern in Florida wetlands, where changes to plant communities have the potential to impact not just plant-animal interactions, but also overall hydrology on a whole watershed level. …”
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Florida 4-H Tailgate: Meat Selection by Chad Carr, Brian Estevez, Sonja Crawford, Jason Scheffler, George Baker, Ed Jennings, Mark Mauldin

“…This program will strive to promote enjoyable outdoor cooking experiences, encourage the incorporation of animal protein in the diet in order to combat childhood obesity, improve youth nutritional knowledge and cooking skills, and impart knowledge about safe handling and proper degree of doneness to produce safe and delicious meat dishes. …”
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Cultural diversity shaped neolithic subsistence in the Carpathian Basin by M. L. C. Depaermentier, M. Kempf, E. Bánffy, K. W. Alt

“…Abstract Stable carbon and nitrogen isotope analysis from archaeological human and animal bone collagen is a powerful tool to enlighten past socio-agricultural systems and their close links to environmental conditions. …”
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The Effect of Rosuvastatin on a murine model of deep vein thrombosis by Megan E. Barney, Shenghao Zhou, Anh Le-Cook, Naly Setthavongsack, Gabriel Nager, Jennifer M. Loftis, Randy L. Woltjer, Monica Hinds, Khanh P. Nguyen

“…There was a significant increase in collagen deposition seen both in the thrombus (2.00 ± 0.63 vs 0.75 ± 0.46, p = 0.002) and vein wall (2.33 ± 0.82 vs 1.13 ± 0.35 p = 0.008) on day 7 in the rosuvastatin treated animals compared to the control animals. Conclusions: After DVT, rosuvastatin did not accelerate thrombus resolution nor did it affect thrombus formation. …”
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Trends in genome diversity of small populations under a conservation program: a case study of two French chicken breeds by Bortoluzzi, Chiara, Restoux, Gwendal, Rouger, Romuald, Desnoues, Benoit, Petitjean, Florence, Bosse, Mirte, Tixier-Boichard, Michèle

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The kinetics of maternal and self-developed Streptococcus suis-specific antibodies by Sandra Vreman, Rutger Jansen, Mikael Bastian, Patricia Beckers, Miriam van Riet, Helmi Fijten, Jan Fledderus, Astrid de Greeff, Hélène Winkelman, Norbert Stockhofe-Zurwieden, Lluís Fabà, Henk J. Wisselink, Manouk Vrieling

“…Abstract Background Streptococcus suis (S. suis) infections are responsible for a large disease burden in piglets during the nursery phase, compromising animal welfare and increasing antibiotic use. The immune gap caused by decreased maternal-derived antibodies (MDA) and insufficient levels or functionality of acquired antibodies in weaned pigs could play a role in the increased susceptibility to S. suis infections. …”
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The effects of Thymus capitatus essential oil topical application on milk quality: a systems biology approach by Ralph Nehme, Chiara Gini, Elise Vanbergue, Sergine Even, Filippo Biscarini, Sonia Andrés, Lucie Rault, Faustine Noel, Valerie Hardit, Said Bouhallab, David M. Pereira, Riadh Ksouri, Philippe Roussel, Secundino López, Paola Cremonesi, Bianca Castiglioni, Donatella Caruso, Fiorenza Faré, Manuela Fontana, Fabrizio Ceciliani, Latifa Abdennebi-Najar

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Commensal bacteria education history calibrates the naivety and activation threshold of adaptive antiviral immune system by Baohua Li, Zhou Sha, Li Mou, Feng Zhang, Lifeng Jia, Yan Zhu, Yan Guo, Guohong Deng, Haibo Wu, Hong Wei, Yuzhang Wu, Lilin Ye, Changjiang Liu, Jian Li, Yanyan Zhang, Yanyan Zhang, Yanyan Zhang

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Dietary supplementation of Astragalus polysaccharide or its nanoparticles enhances testicular hemodynamics, echotexture, scrotal circumference, concentration of testosterone, estra... by Eman Fayez, Ali Salama, Mohamed Ahmed Ismail, Fady Sayed Youssef, Zaher Mohamed Rawash, MR Oshba, Haney Samir

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Diet-microbiome covariation across three giraffe species in a close-contact zone by Elin Videvall, Brian A. Gill, Michael B. Brown, Hannah K. Hoff, Bethan L. Littleford-Colquhoun, Peter Lokeny, Paul M. Musili, Tyler R. Kartzinel

“…Because variation in wildlife diets can select for distinct communities of gut bacteria, different foraging choices can have both nutritional effects and other microbially-mediated effects on animal well-being. Despite the proliferation of studies focusing on host-microbiome interactions in recent decades, few prior studies have quantified the level and extent of diet-microbiome linkages in wildlife. …”
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Nematode Management Using Sorghum and Its Relatives by K. Dover, Koon-Hui Wang, Robert McSorley

“…Not only do they produce a source of forage or silage for animal feed, but many cultivars are effective in reducing population levels of root-knot nematodes, which are key nematode pests in Florida as well as many other parts of the world. …”
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Tospoviruses (Family Bunyaviridae, Genus Tospovirus) by Scott Adkins, Tom Zitter, Tim Momol

“…At this time, the identification and characterization of several similar viruses, including Impatiens necrotic spot virus (INSV), led to the creation of the plant-infecting Tospovirus genus within the Bunyaviridae family, a large group of predominantly animal-infecting viruses. More than a dozen tospoviruses have since been identified and characterized and previously unknown species of the genus continue to be described on a regular basis. …”
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Tospoviruses (Family Bunyaviridae, Genus Tospovirus) by Scott Adkins, Tom Zitter, Tim Momol

“…At this time, the identification and characterization of several similar viruses, including Impatiens necrotic spot virus (INSV), led to the creation of the plant-infecting Tospovirus genus within the Bunyaviridae family, a large group of predominantly animal-infecting viruses. More than a dozen tospoviruses have since been identified and characterized and previously unknown species of the genus continue to be described on a regular basis. …”
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Natural Climate Variability Can Influence Cyanobacteria Blooms in Florida Lakes and Reservoirs by Karl E. Havens, Mark V. Hoyer, Edward J. Phlips

“…They look awful, smell bad, and can poison fish and other animals in the water. To help resource managers considering costly remediation projects or evaluating the effectiveness of nutrient reduction strategies to manage the problem, this 7-page fact sheet presents the results from 15 years of studies observing three large, nutrient-rich lakes in Florida (Lake Harris, Lake George, and Lake Okeechobee) to study the relationship between rainfall and cyanobacteria blooms and learn causes of year-to-year bloom variability. …”
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Kahoot! as innovation gamification for examination by Efrilla Niza, Aura Salsabilah Ardian

“…This is supported by the website's visual appearance, which uses funny and exciting animations. In addition, in its use, There is no charge, and the application is relatively easy to use. …”
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Incidencia del chañar en la producción bovina en San Luis by J. C. Echeverría, J. D. Giulietti

“…Se asumió que la productividad ganadera en las áreas invadidas era nula debido a la carencia de forraje, y que las pérdidas eran iguales a las productividades citadas en la bibliografía para las áreas en que la Comisión Provincial de Sanidad Animal de San Luis dividió la provincia. La superficie estudiada fue de 996.148 ha, de las cuales 101.866 se encontraron invadidas por chañar y la pérdida calculada fue de 4.040,8 tn de carne.año-1…”
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Nematode Management Using Sorghum and Its Relatives by K. Dover, Koon-Hui Wang, Robert McSorley

“…Not only do they produce a source of forage or silage for animal feed, but many cultivars are effective in reducing population levels of root-knot nematodes, which are key nematode pests in Florida as well as many other parts of the world. …”
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Identification of Poison Ivy, Poison Oak, Poison Sumac, and Poisonwood by Sydney Park Brown, Joe Sewards, Patricia Grace, Sherrie Lowe

“…Allergic reaction can occur directly by touching the plant or indirectly by coming into contact with the oil on animals, tools, clothes, shoes, or other items. Even the smoke from burning plants contains oil particles that can be inhaled and cause lung irritation. …”
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Management and sustainability of ground-mounted solar parks requires consideration of vegetation succession as an omnipresent process by Markus Zaplata

“…Instead of relying exclusively on labour-intensive and costly mowing, managers can make use of grazing animals. In this way, simply anticipating the ecological succession process and taking it into account when planning and managing a solar park can boost overall sustainability. …”
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