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Kiko Goats in the USA
The Kiko has shown to have a higher degree of parasite resistance/resilience along with lower incidence of hoof problems and respiratory problems. A US Kiko breeder ... very easy to raise. They have fewer problems than most goats. They have a better parasite resistance than other goat breeds I have raised, their hooves need trimming less frequently, the does ...
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The Eternal Threat (Do or Die)
A general example might be a host specific parasite - once the host (e.g. bird, beaver, or bee) becomes extinct, so does the parasite as it has nothing to live on. A ... removal of even hedgerows around fields can remove important 'wildlife corridors' between bits of woodland. Resistance to the further 'development' of the UK by the government and business is crucial. Earth ...
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The Regional Impacts of Climate Change
Vulnerabilities and control measures will affect the impact, however. The growing resistance of insects to insecticides and of microorganisms to antimicrobials, as well as the toxicity ... only the physiological constraints placed on the vector but also the ability of the parasite to survive within the vector (Molineaux, 1988). Within Africa, little evidence exists of causal ...
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Our Stolen Future: Trematode parasites cause some frog deformities
OSF Home About this website Newest Book Basics Synopsis & excerpts The bottom ... implicated The controversy Recommendations New Science Broad trends Basic mechanisms Brain & behavior Disease resistance Human impacts Low dose effects Mixtures and synergy Ubiquity of exposure Natural vs. ...
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Chinook salmon, but they develop resistance more quickly. There is a variety of levels of resistance among salmonids, and rainbow trout are by far the most sensitive species. Whirling disease can be deadly if the fish is very young when first exposed. Since the parasite impacts ...
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U.S. Global Change Research Information Office
Europe, for example, it suffered epidemics of whirling disease, caused by a parasite carried by the European brown trout. Indiscriminate transport of rainbow trout from one breeding ... impact. For example, on Long Island, New York, the Colorado potato beetle has developed resistance to all major classes of insecticides. Mechanical methods Introduced pests can often be controlled ...
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Koshland Science Museum - Site Map
CONTACT US WEB SITE Help Search Site Map Site Credits Cool Sites Legal What parasite is in the baby's diaper? Who developed vaccines against polio? WEB SITE Site ... to Human Health Tracing Emerging Diseases Global Distribution Vaccines & Human Immunity Antibiotics & Emerging Drug Resistance Antiretrovirals & The HIV Pandemic Vector Control & Malaria Rapid Evolution Where Are They? Public Health ...
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Koshland Science Museum - Media Alert
MUSEUM NEWS ARCHIVE MUSEUM OVERVIEW MUSEUM IN THE NEWS NEWS FROM THE NATIONAL ACADEMIES What parasite is in the baby's diaper? Sign up for the Media mailing list to be ... to open in spring 2007, will educate museum visitors about topics such as vaccines, bacterial resistance to antibiotics, and the global burden of infectious disease. These topics were selected by the ...
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Our Stolen Future: Effects on disease resistance
The impact of endocrine disruptors on immune system function and disease resistance is poorly understood... at best we have very ... at very low levels impair the ability of frogs to resist infection by parasites. The parasite cysts imbedded in the growing tadpole then cause limb deformities. More... Research on arsenic ...
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USGS Patuxent Wildlife Research Center Staff Profile
North American brood parasite, to compare life history parameters of cowbirds vs related non-parasitic species. We predicted differences in disease resistance among the blackbird species ... non-parasitic species. Higher exposure to parasites is the basis for parasite-mediated selection for increased diseased resistance. Education/Training: Wellesley College, B.A. Tufts University, M.S. ...
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