Oestrus suppression and the NGRC Rules of Racing     

Bentall H 《The Veterinary record》2006,158(25):872

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AAFP and ISFM feline-friendly nursing care guidelines     

Carney HC  Little S  Brownlee-Tomasso D  Harvey AM  Mattox E  Robertson S  Rucinsky R  Manley DS 《Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery》2012,14(5):337-349

NURSING CARE: The term nursing care means different things to different people. The authors of these AAFP and ISFM Feline-Friendly Nursing Care Guidelines define nursing care as any interaction between the cat and the veterinary team (veterinarian, technician or nurse, receptionist or other support staff) in the clinic, or between the cat and its owner at home, that promotes wellness or recovery from illness or injury and addresses the patient's physical and emotional wellbeing. Nursing care also helps the sick or convalescing cat engage in activities that it would be unable to perform without help. GUIDELINES RATIONALE: The purpose of the Guidelines is to help all members of the veterinary team understand the basic concepts of nursing care, both in the clinic and at home. This includes methods for keeping the patient warm, comfortable, well nourished, clean and groomed. The Guidelines provide numerous practical tips gleaned from the authors' many years of clinical experience and encourage veterinary team members to look at feline nursing care in ways they previously may not have considered. OVERARCHING GOAL: The primary goal of feline-friendly nursing care is to make the cat feel safe and secure throughout its medical experience.  相似文献   

Effect of farm management on topsoil organic carbon and aggregate stability in water: A case study from Southwest England,UK     

Sarah M. Collier  Sophie M. Green  Alex Inman  David W. Hopkins  Hazel Kendall  Molly M. Jahn  Jennifer A. J. Dungait 《Soil Use and Management》2021,37(1):49-62

There are few reliable data sets to inspire confidence in policymakers that soil organic carbon (SOC) can be measured on farms. We worked with farmers in the Tamar Valley region of southwest England to select sampling sites under similar conditions (soil type, aspect and slope) and management types. Topsoils (2–15 cm) were sampled in autumn 2015, and percentage soil organic matter (%SOM) was determined by loss on ignition and used to calculate %SOC. We also used the stability of macroaggregates in cold water (WSA) (‘soil slaking’) as a measure of ‘soil health’ and investigated its relationship with SOC in the clay‐rich soils. %SOM was significantly different between management types in the order woodland (11.1%) = permanent pasture (9.5%) > ley‐arable rotation (7.7%) = arable (7.3%). This related directly to SOC stocks that were larger in fields under permanent pasture and woodland compared with those under arable or ley‐arable rotation whether corrected for clay content (F = 8.500, p < .0001) or not (F = 8.516, p < .0001). WSA scores were strongly correlated with SOC content whether corrected for clay content (SOC_adj R² = .571, p < .0001) or not (SOC_unadj R² = 0.490, p = .002). Time since tillage controlled SOC stocks and WSA scores, accounting for 75.5% and 51.3% of the total variation, respectively. We conclude that (1) SOC can be reliably measured in farmed soils using accepted protocols and related to land management and (2) WSA scores can be rapidly measured in clay soils and related to SOC stocks and soil management.  相似文献   

Evaluation of cultural control and resistance‐breeding strategies for suppression of whitefly infestation of cassava at the landscape scale: a simulation modeling approach     

Hazel Parry  Andrew Kalyebi  Felix Bianchi  Peter Sseruwagi  John Colvin  Nancy Schellhorn  Sarina Macfadyen 《Pest management science》2020,76(8):2699-2710

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A pilot study of Australian pet owners who engage in social media and their use,experience and views of online pet health information     

LR Kogan  SJ Hazel  JA Oxley 《Australian veterinary journal》2019,97(11):433-439

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Biocultural Diversity of Sarangani Province,Philippines: An Ethno-Ecological Analysis   总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1  

Florence Lasalita ZAPICO  Catherine Hazel AGUILAR  Angelie ABISTANO  Josephine Carino TURNER  Lolymar Jacinto REYES 《水稻科学》2015,22(3):138-146

This paper discussed effects of lowland-associated influences on upland ecology, food security and biocultural diversity in the Sarangani farming communities of the Philippines. In the uplands of Sarangani Province, the conservation of traditional rice varieties, the centrality of rice in tribal life, and the continued observance of planting rituals attest to its cultural significance and convey a common desire for cultural preservation and community solidarity. Economic and socio-political pressures had transformed tribal communities, although vestiges of traditional farming systems are still being practiced in remote sitios(villages). Changing land use patterns had also resulted in shrinking farm sizes and consequently in food insecurity in the Sarangani uplands. Extractive industries(i.e. logging, mining and charcoal making) and swidden farming were observed to cause widespread environmental degradation, while modern agriculture had undermined the capacity of indigenous peoples to survive because of their complete dependence on lands and resources. With the reality that cultural and biological diversities are inextricably linked, trans-disciplinary strategies coupling indigenous knowledge systems with scientific knowledge should, therefore, be instituted to save the Sarangani upland ecosystem, the indigenous peoples and their tribal resources.  相似文献   

A perspective on management of Helicoverpa armigera: transgenic Bt cotton,IPM, and landscapes          下载免费PDF全文

Sharon Downes  Darren Kriticos  Hazel Parry  Cate Paull  Nancy Schellhorn  Myron P Zalucki 《Pest management science》2017,73(3):485-492

Helicoverpa armigera is a major pest of agriculture, horticulture and floriculture throughout the Old World and recently invaded parts of the New World. We overview of the evolution in thinking about the application of area‐wide approaches to assist with its control by the Australian Cotton Industry to highlight important lessons and future challenges to achieving the same in the New World. An over‐reliance of broad‐spectrum insecticides led to Helicoverpa spp. in Australian cotton rapidly became resistant to DDT, synthetic pyrethroids, organophosphates, carbamates and endosulfan. Voluntary strategies were developed to slow the development of insecticide resistance, which included rotating chemistries and basing spray decisions on thresholds. Despite adoption of these practices, insecticide resistance continued to develop until the introduction of genetically modified cotton provided a platform for augmenting Integrated Pest Management in the Australian cotton industry. Compliance with mandatory resistance management plans for Bt cotton necessitated a shift from pest control at the level of individual fields or farms towards a coordinated area‐wide landscape approach. Our take‐home message for control of H. armigera is that resistance management is essential in genetically modified crops and must be season long and area‐wide to be effective. © 2016 Society of Chemical Industry  相似文献   

Vegetative and yield component characteristics of micropropagated muscadine grape (Vitis rotundifolia Michx.)     

Hazel Wetzstein  S. C. Myers 《The Journal of Horticultural Science and Biotechnology》2013,88(4):747-753

SUMMARY

Evaluations were made of the field performance of micropropagated (tissue cultured axillary buds) versus conventionally rooted softwood cuttings of muscadine grape, Vitis rotundifolia Michx. Trunk cross-sectional area did not differ between treatments during three years of field evaluation following planting. There were no differences in leaf area and dry weight or shoot number in the two propagation types; leaf morphology was normal with no apparent juvenile characteristics. Yield components including flower number per shoot and inflorescence, fruit number, total fruit weight and yield efficiency were greater in micropropagated plants during the second year, the first year of cropping; differences diminished and yield components were not different in year three. Performance of tissue cultured plants was therefore as good as, or surpassed, conventionally propagated plants during early vine establishment.  相似文献   

Production of volatiles in brown boronia flowers after harvest. II: Effect of oxygen consumption     

Hazel S. Mactavish  Robert C. Menary 《The Journal of Horticultural Science and Biotechnology》2013,88(4):440-442

Summary

Oxygen consumption in boronia flowers after harvest was correlated with production of volatiles. In some cases, exogenously applied respiratory inhibitors (NaN₃, 2 mM and KCN, 100 mM and 3 mM) were not present in sufficient quantities to inhibit respiration, and yet production of volatiles was inhibited: indicating the action of cytoplasmic enzymes in the conversion of precursors into volatiles after harvest. Post-harvest respiration, whether via normal or alternative pathways, is a requirement for production of volatiles. Production of volatiles concurrent with activation of the alternative pathway may suggest that ATP may not be required. Large buds and open flowers consume three times as much oxygen as smaller buds after harvest: one reason for the reduced amounts of volatiles produced after harvest in small and medium sized buds, and in early stages of flowering.  相似文献   

In vitro effect of ventriculocordectomy before laryngoplasty on abduction of the equine arytenoid cartilage     

Perkins JD  Meighan H  Windley Z  Troester S  Piercy R  Schumacher J 《Veterinary surgery : VS》2011,40(3):305-310

Objective: To determine whether ventriculocordectomy (VCE) performed before prosthetic laryngoplasty (PL) results in increased rima glottidis size compared with PL alone. Study Design: Experimental study. Animals: Equine cadaver larynges (n=13). Methods: Right arytenoid cartilages were maximally abducted using a standard PL technique. Standard PLs were then performed on the left side and the force required to maximally abduct the left arytenoid cartilage recorded (F_max). Photographs were taken of the rima glottidis at zero force and at five equal levels of force up to F_max. The force applied was released, left VCE performed, and photographs repeated. Arytenoid left:right angle quotients (LRQ) and glottic cross‐sectional area ratios (CSAR) were calculated at each force level in each condition (PL and VCE‐PL). Results: Mean LRQ and CSAR for both PL and VCE‐PL increased with increasing force, initially rapidly before plateauing at ～50% of F_max. LRQ and CSAR were significantly greater for VCE‐PL than for PL (P<.001). When VCE was performed before PL, 12% less force was required to achieve an LRQ of 0.8, and 45% less for a CSAR of 0.8. Conclusions: In vitro, VCE performed before PL enables the arytenoid cartilage to be abducted to a greater degree for a given PL suture force.  相似文献