Social judgment of abortion: a black-sheep effect in a Catholic sheepfold.

Inbreeding effects on lamb pre-weaning growth traits and survival in three Iranian sheep breeds

The present study was performed to study the effect of inbreeding on the pre-weaning growth traits including the birth weight (BW), weaning weight (WW), average daily gain (ADG), Kleiber ratio (KR) and lamb survival from birth to weaning (SUR) in Baluchi, Iran-Black and Zandi sheep. Significant positive inbreeding trends were found only for Baluchi and Iran-Black breeds as 0.038 and 0.278, resp...

REVERSAL OF THE BLACK SHEEP EFFECT 1 Running head: REVERSAL OF THE BLACK SHEEP EFFECT Not as black as one of 'them': Positive ingroup valence reverses the Black Sheep Effect

Judgments about individual group members are often colored by judgments about the entire group. Through such an assimilation effect, an individual norm violator from a positively evaluated group, for example an ingroup, can be expected to be evaluated less negatively than an outgroup norm violator. This hypothesis however contrasts with evidence that ingroup norm violators are often derogated c...

The Impact of Social Responsibility and Social Intelligence on Auditor's Professional Judgment with the Role of Mediating a Philosophical Mindset

Auditing is a branch of the social sciences and social components that affect the attitude of the auditor and the type of mental attitude of individuals that affects their professional judgment. The purpose of this study was to investigate the role of mediating the philosophical mindset of auditors on the effects of social responsibility and social intelligence on professional judgment. The sta...

Abortion due to Brucella abortus in Sheep in Iran

Molecular detection of Brucella melitensis, Coxiella burnetii and Salmonella abortusovis in aborted fetuses of Baluchi sheep in Sistan region, south-eastern Iran

Abortion in sheep and goats causes enormous economic losses. This study revealed the epidemiology of abortion caused by Brucella melitensis, Coxiella burnetii and Salmonella abortusovis in Baluchi sheep in Sistan region. In the autumn of 2015 and winter of 2016, a total of 78 aborted sheep fetuses were collected from all over the Sistan region. Risk factors, including location of livestock, his...