The study was conducted to ascertain the potential feedstuffs available for livestock management in three senatorial districts of Cross River State, Nigeria. A total of 192 structured questionnaires were administered to sole livestock and crop-livestock farmers in 24 villages at eight per village. At collection only 176 were retrieved from the respondents representing the farm households. Data ...

Attacks by elephants, the largest of the "large animals," produce many fatalities a year. Most attacks are provoked, although rogue elephants are occasionally responsible. Trampling, goring, tossing the individual with the trunk, or crushing with the knees produces the injuries. Injuries from encounters with large animals represent a significant health risk for rural communities. Wild-animal-in...

Trampling on maritime Antarctica: can soil ecosystems be effectively protected through existing codes of conduct? Pablo Tejedo, Luis R. Pertierra, Javier Benayas, Peter Convey, Ana Justel & Antonio Quesada 1 Department of Ecology, Faculty of Sciences, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, C/ Darwin 2, Madrid, ES-28049, Spain 2 British Antarctic Survey, Natural Environment Research Council, High Cross...

Combining natural saltmarsh habitats with conventional barriers can provide a sustainable and cost-effective alternative for fully engineered flood protection, provided that minimal salt marsh width be guaranteed long period. Hence, it is essential to understand both the key factors management options driving lateral erodibility/stability of marshes. We aimed determine how (i.e. grazing by larg...

background: infectivity of herbivores with trichostrongylus nematodes is widespread in many countries, having a major economic impact on breeding, survivability, and productivity of domestic livestock. this study was carried out on trichostrongylus species isolated from domestic livestock in order to develop an easy-to-perform method for species identification. methods: trichostrongylus isolate...