[1] This project was funded by MKUBAP (08 G 0301) * University of Mustafa Kemal, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Animal Nutrition and Nutritional Disorders, TR-31040 Hatay TURKEY ** University of Mustafa Kemal, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Physiology, TR-31040 Hatay TURKEY *** University of Atatürk, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Animal Nutrition an...

Claudio Carere1,2), Piet J. Drent3), Jaap M. Koolhaas4) & Ton G.G. Groothuis1,5) (1 Department of Animal Behaviour, University of Groningen, The Netherlands; 2 Center for Cellular and Molecular Neurobiology, Behavioural Neuroendocrinology Research Group, University of Liege, Belgium; 3 Netherlands Institute of Ecology, Center for Terrestrial Ecology, Heteren, The Netherlands; 4 Department of An...

Classical, curiosity-led comparative physiology finds itself at a crossroads. Major funding for classical physiology is becoming harder to find, as grant agencies focus on more molecular approaches or on science with more immediate strategic value to their respective countries. In turn, this shift in funding places Zoology and Animal Science departments under enormous stress: student numbers ar...

Department of Veterinary Pathology, Department of Veterinary Physiology and Biochemistry, Dr G C Negi College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, CSK Himachal Pradesh Agricultural University, Palampur-176062, India. National Research Center on Equines, Sirsa Road, Hisar-125001, India. Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Veterinary Medicine, Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Science Univ...

Ludmila Křížová1*, Jiří Třináctý1, Michal Richter1, Sylvie Hadrová1 and Jan Pozdíšek2 1 Research Institute for Cattle Breeding, Ltd., Rapotín, Department of Animal Nutrition Physiology, Pohořelice, Vídeňská 699, Pohořelice, 691 23, Czech Republic 2 Research Institute for Cattle Breeding, Ltd., Rapotín, Department of Feed Production and Animal Nutrition, Rapotín, Výzkumníků 267, Vikýřovice 788 1...

a Institute of Feed Science, College of Animal Science, Zhejiang University, Key Laboratory of Molecular Animal Nutrition, Ministry of Education, Hangzhou 310029, China b Laboratory of Fruit Molecular Physiology and Biotechnology, The State Agricultural Ministry Laboratory of Horticultural Plant Growth Development and Biotechnology, Department of Horticulture, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 3100...

Animal models are used to study the physiological mechanisms underlying disease progression. In this paper, I examine the benefits of using animal models to study how personality or stable individual differences (in behavior and physiology) influence disease susceptibility and resilience. Such an expansion of animal model use, to study the relationships among personality, physiology, and health...

Conservation translocations aim to restore species to their indigenous ranges, protect populations from threats and/or reinstate ecosystem functions. They are particularly important for the conservation and management of rare and threatened species. Despite tremendous efforts and advancement in recent years, animal conservation translocations generally have variable success, and the reasons for...

increased salinity stress because of rising temperature as a result of global warming. High salinity enhances plants photorespiration and affects its physiology, but Salicornia europaea L. in Urmia Lake has adapted to grow, propagate and occupy increasingly exposed saline habitats. Plant and soil samples were collected in triplicate plots from different sites of retreated beds of Urmia Lake in ...

We accept that we are responsible for the quality of life of animals in our care. We accept that the activities of man affect all the living things with which we share this planet. But we are slow to realize that as a result we have a duty of care for all living things. That duty extends to the breeding of animals for which we are responsible. When animals are bred by man for a purpose, the aim...