Fish

Genome‐wide association study reveals genes associated with the absence of intermuscular bones in tambaqui

Summary The presence of intermuscular bones in fisheries products limits the consumption and commercialization potential of many fish species, including tambaqui. These bones...
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Identification of a large dataset of SNPs in Larimichthys polyactis using high‐throughput 2b‐RAD sequencing

27 days ago | Animal Genetics

Summary The small yellow croaker is one of the most commercially exploited marine fishes along the coast of the Yellow‐Bohai Sea and the East China Sea. In this study, we used...
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The Healthy Hound Newsletter 47

1 month ago | iHeart Dogs

In This Issue ● Doggy Diarrhea ● Genetic Disorders ● Cleft Lip Boy & Pup ● Why Pups Need Their Moms ● Be Your Dog's Health Advocate ● Essential Oils Recent Food Recalls 9/03/20...
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A Field Guide to the Birds of Mongolia

3 monthes ago | 10,000 Birds

From its boreal forest to steppes which once trembled under the hooves of Genghis Khan's hordes, and from the Gobi Desert to the Altai Mountains, Mongolia is still wild...
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Proposed Changes to Migratory Bird Treaty Act

4 monthes ago | 10,000 Birds

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is in the midst of overhauling its interpretation of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act and it recently issued a draft environmental impact...
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AHI Signs Open Letter on the Value of Animal Agriculture During Covid-19 & Beyond

4 monthes ago | Animal Health Institute

The coronavirus crisis has brought into focus the incredible public health challenge our world faces, and nowhere is this challenge more apparent than in food production...
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I grew up with many pets - including fish, cats, frogs, and

4 monthes ago | Happy Tails

I grew up with many pets - including fish, cats, frogs, and even hermit crabs. I always wanted a dog. One day my girlfriend and I visited to just see what dogs were available...
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Birding While Black

4 monthes ago | Ornithology

I wrote this article before the recent events of unrest and it seems even more appropriate now. The New York Times had an article on May 26, 2020 about a woman who called the...
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How Many Birders Are There, Really?

5 monthes ago | 10,000 Birds

How many birders are there in America? For such a simple question, it turns out there are very few solid estimates. Indeed, there appears to be just one and it is cited...
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Expression profiles of growth‐related genes in two Nile tilapia strains and their crossbred provide insights into introgressive breeding effects

5 monthes ago | Animal Genetics

Summary The Nile tilapia is a prominent farmed fish in aquaculture worldwide. Crossbreeding has recently been carried out between the Red‐Stirling and the wt Chitralada strains...
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