Abstract Background Sarcoptic mange causes significant animal welfare and occasional conservation concerns for bare-nosed wombats ( Vombatus ursinus ) throughout their range. To date, in situ chemotherapeutic interventions have involved macrocytic lactones, but short duration of action need frequent re-administration has limited treatment success. Fluralaner (Bravecto®; MSD Animal Health), a no...

In this research genetic and phenotypic parameters were estimated using linear and threshold models, for reproductive traits, data from 6 large industrial dairy herd of East Azerbaijan province collected by Agriculture Jihad Organization during 10 years (2001-2010). Best linear unbiased predictions of traits breeding values were estimated using Restricted Maximum Likelihood method by WOMBAT sof...

In this research genetic and phenotypic parameters were estimated using linear and threshold models, for reproductive traits, data from 6 large industrial dairy herd of East Azerbaijan province collected by Agriculture Jihad Organization during 10 years (2001-2010). Best linear unbiased predictions of traits breeding values were estimated using Restricted Maximum Likelihood method by WOMBAT sof...

Data collected from Jersey herd in the central highland environment of Ethiopia was used to estimate genetic parameter and trend analysis for reproductive/fertility traits. Totally, 11,933 reproductive records recorded during last 30 years were analysis. Traits studied NSC (number service per conception), DO (days open), CI (calving interval), AFC (age at first calving) AFS service). Genetic ph...

Abstract Community-based sheep breeding programs (CBBPs) have been adopted strategically to improve Bonga sheep, the most popular breed in Ethiopia. The present study was undertaken estimate genetic parameters and trends for growth traits inbreeding levels each CBBP. Data pertaining traits, spanning a period of seven years (2012–2017), were collected from 14 CBBPs. analyzed using General Linear...

Spatiotemporal distributions of key resources are hypothesized to underpin sociobiological patterns. Burrow availability and quality is of paramount importance to fossorial animals. The southern hairy-nosed wombat (Lasiorhinus latifrons) burrows in both hard and friable soils. Theoretical and empirical studies suggest that the harder substrate should promote closer geographical clustering of bu...

The marsupial family Diprotodontidae (Diprotodontia, Vombatiformes) is a group of extinct large-bodied (60-2500 kg) wombat-like herbivores that were common and geographically widespread in Cenozoic fossil deposits of Australia and New Guinea. Typically they are regarded to be gregarious, terrestrial quadrupeds and have been likened in body form among placental groups to sheep, rhinoceros and hi...

A total of 41 ticks were collected from 15 quokkas on Bald Island and 2 ticks from a Gilbert's potoroo from Two Peoples Bay. Three species of Ixodid ticks Ixodes australiensis, Ixodes hirsti and Ixodes myrmecobii were identified on the quokkas known to have a high prevalence of Trypanosoma copemani. Tick faeces from ticks isolated from 8 individual quokkas and a Gilbert's potoroo were examined ...

This study is part of ongoing research efforts aimed to developing Earth Observation (EO) strategies towards the implementation of the Water Framework Directive (WFD), ensuring systematic monitoring of water quality in the largest lakes of the Subalpine ecoregion (northern Italy). To the aim the Medium Resolution Imaging Spectrometer (MERIS) Full resolution (FR) data offer an excellent choice. ...

G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) are a major family of membrane receptors in eukaryotic cells and play a crucial role in various biological processes. They represent a family of protein targets with significant therapeutic value, and accordingly more than 30% of prescription drugs are GPCR ligands [1]. Extending previous attempts to map the pharmacological space solely based on ligand chemic...