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Can policy participation behavior improve the production efficiency of grassland and animal husbandry: A test based on the threshold effect perceived by herdsmen

Xin Zhang, Xiaolong Yuan, Haiying Liu

published 26 Feb 2026

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Artificial and natural selection components reveal the mechanisms of tropical sheep populations against gastrointestinal parasites

Leonardo Sartori Menegatto, Karine Assis Costa, Ricardo Dutra do Bem, Luara Afonso de Freitas, Luiza Vage Coelho Sartori, Elisa Peripolli, Nedenia Bonvino Stafuzza, Claudia Cristina Paro de Paz

published 18 Feb 2026

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Identification of single nucleotide polymorphisms in sheep Mx genes: A premature stop codon abolishes Mx2 protein expression but did not affect fertility and early animal development

Cindy Eunhee Lee, Nahideh Moradi, Brad Hine, Nicholas M. Andronicos, Jody McNally, Jian-Wei Liu, Tanja Strive, Ina Smith, Peter W. Hunt, Michael Frese

published 11 Feb 2026

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Evidence of prevailing practice of home slaughter in Iran revealed by bioeconomic modeling of small ruminants slaughtered in and outside registered abattoirs

Mohammad Ebrahimipour, Mehdi Borhani, Omid Dayani, Majid Fasihi Harandi

published 02 Feb 2026

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Do sheep-grazed pastures support insectivorous bat activity and bat species richness?

Florian Wiesinger, Marcela Suarez-Rubio

published 23 Jan 2026

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Validation of stearoyl-coA desaturase gene TaqMan probe-based SNP for genotyping Tattykeel Australian White MARGRA lamb for health-beneficial omega-3 long-chain fatty acids and intramuscular fat content

Aduli Enoch Othniel Malau-Aduli, Shedrach Benjamin Pewan, Felista Waithira Mwangi, John Roger Otto

published 06 Jan 2026

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Addressing multicollinearity in general linear model: A novel approach for ridge parameter with performance comparison

Muhammad Luqman, Sajjad Haider Bhatti, Demet Aydin, Mohsin Jamil

published 24 Oct 2025

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Large-scale carbon and nitrogen isotopic investigations into caprine diet and management at Tepe Yahya, southeastern Iran

Melina Seabrook, Jesse Wolfhagen, Suzanne E. Pilaar Birch

published 25 Sep 2025

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Genetic and economic efficiencies of alternative breeding schemes for improvement of local breeds in low-input production systems: The case of the Farta sheep in Northwest Ethiopia

Abiy Shenkut Abebe, Kefyalew Alemayehu, Solomon Gizaw

published 05 Sep 2025

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Multilayered SDN security with MAC authentication and GAN-based intrusion detection

Nanavath Kiran Singh Nayak, Budhaditya Bhattacharyya

published 04 Sep 2025

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Combining market surveys and participative approaches to map small ruminant mobility in three selected states in northern Nigeria

Sandra I. Ijoma, Asma Mesdour, Muhammad-Bashir Bolajoko, Chika Nwosuh, Marion Bordier, Arnaud Bataille, Adeiza M. Abdulrahman, Wesley D. Nafarnda, Elena Arsevska, Andrea Apolloni

published 02 Sep 2025

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Nationwide investigation of eukaryotic pathogens in ticks from cattle and sheep in Kyrgyzstan using metabarcoding

Singeun Oh, Nathalie Amvongo-Adjia, Hyun Jung Kim, Jun Ho Choi, Xavier Chavarria, Myung-hee Yi, Arwa Shatta, Bekbolsun Aknazarov, Ju Yeong Kim, Jung-Won Ju

published 05 Aug 2025

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Nutritional deficiencies and abortions in sheep and goats: An in-depth study from East Azerbaijan Province, Northwest Iran

Hassan Sadri, Monireh Khordadmehr, Hamid Akbari, Jafar Shirazi, Yaser Jafari-Khataylou, Saba Eskandari, Bahareh Sadat Mirarabshahi, Ali Abdolmaleki

published 05 Aug 2025

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