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Altering pyrroloquinoline quinone nutritional status modulates mitochondrial,...
We have reported that pyrroloquinoline quinone (PQQ) improves reproduction, neonatal development, and mitochondrial function in animals by mechanisms that involve mitochondrial... -
Beaming into the rat world: enabling real-time intereaction between rat and h...
Immersive virtual reality (IVR) typically generates the illusion in participants that they are in the displayed virtual scene where they can experience and interact in events as... -
Survey of Canadian Animal-Based Researchers' Views on the Three Rs: Replaceme...
The ‘Three Rs’ tenet (replacement, reduction, refinement) is a widely accepted cornerstone of Canadian and international policies on animal-based science. The Canadian Council... -
A Place to Hide in the Home-Cage Decreases Yolk Androgen Levels and Offspring...
International audience; An animal's emotional responses are the result of its cognitive appraisal of a situation. This appraisal is notably influenced by the possibility of an... -
Diving-flight aerodynamics of a peregrine falcon (Falco peregrinus)
This study investigates the aerodynamics of the falcon Falco peregrinus while diving. During a dive peregrines can reach velocities of more than 320 km h−1. Unfortunately, in... -
Egg Production in a Coastal Seabird, the Glaucous-Winged Gull (Larus glaucesc...
Seabirds integrate information about oceanic ecosystems across time and space, and are considered sensitive indicators of marine conditions. To assess whether hypothesized... -
High risk sexual behaviors for HIV among the in-school youth in Swaziland: a ...
Background Global efforts in response to the increased prevalence of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) are mainly aimed at reducing high risk sexual behaviors among young... -
Financial Evaluation of Different Vaccination Strategies for Controlling the ...
BACKGROUND: Bluetongue (BT) is a vector-borne disease of ruminants caused by bluetongue virus that is transmitted by biting midges (Culicoides spp.). In 2006, the introduction... -
Behavioural Responses of Dusky Dolphin Groups (Lagenorhynchus obscurus) to To...
Background Commercial viewing and swimming with dusky dolphins (Lagenorhynchus obscurus) near Kaikoura, New Zealand began in the late 1980s and researchers have previously... -
Animal Welfare in Studies on Murine Tuberculosis: Assessing Progress over a 1...
There is growing concern over the welfare of animals used in research, in particular when these animals develop pathology. The present study aims to identify the main sources of... -
The Complete Genome Sequence of Mycoplasma bovis Strain Hubei-1
Infection by Mycoplasma bovis (M. bovis) can induce diseases, such as pneumonia and otitis media in young calves and mastitis and arthritis in older animals. Here, we report the... -
Biosecurity on Cattle Farms: A Study in North-West England
Background: Few studies have considered in detail the range of biosecurity practices undertaken on cattle farms, particularly within the UK. In this study, 56 cattle farmers in... -
Evidence that emotion mediates social attention in rhesus macaques.
BACKGROUND: Recent work on non-human primates indicates that the allocation of social attention is mediated by characteristics of the attending animal, such as social status and... -
Opportunistic Visitors: Long-Term Behavioural Response of Bull Sharks to Food...
Shark-based tourism that uses bait to reliably attract certain species to specific sites so that divers can view them is a growing industry globally, but remains a controversial... -
Assessing public engagement with science in a university primate research cen...
Recent years have seen increasing encouragement by research institutions and funding bodies for scientists to actively engage with the public, who ultimately finance their work.... -
Effect of Population Heterogenization on the Reproducibility of Mouse Behavio...
In animal experiments, animals, husbandry and test procedures are traditionally standardized to maximize test sensitivity and minimize animal use, assuming that this will also... -
"Self-Assisted" Amoeboid Navigation in Complex Environments
Background: Living cells of many types need to move in response to external stimuli in order to accomplish their functional tasks; these tasks range from wound healing to immune... -
Local Cattle and Badger Populations Affect the Risk of Confirmed Tuberculosis...
Background The control of bovine tuberculosis (bTB) remains a priority on the public health agenda in Great Britain, after launching in 1998 the Randomised Badger Culling... -
Evaluation of remote delivery of Passive Integrated Transponder (PIT) technol...
Methods to individually mark and identify free-ranging wildlife without trapping and handling would be useful for a variety of research and management purposes. The use of... -
Causes of ring-related leg injuries in birds - evidence and recommendations f...
One of the main techniques for recognizing individuals in avian field research is marking birds with plastic and metal leg rings. However, in some species individuals may react...
