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  1. 1. Seroprevalence of feline panleukopenia virus in domesticated cats in Maasai Mara, Kenya : a possible threat of transmission to wildlife?

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Clinical Sciences

    Author : Clara Björkholm; [2024]
    Keywords : feline panleukopenia virus; FPV; domestic cat; seroprevalence; Kenya; Maasai Mara; Mara North Conservancy; Mara Cat Project;

    Abstract : Feline panleukopenia virus (FPV) is a highly contagious virus that can stay stable in the environment for a long period of time. The virus can infect both domesticated cats, wild felids, and other wild animals. It has the highest morbidity and mortality rate in new-born and young kittens. READ MORE

  3. 2. Persons With Disabilities and the Right of Access to the Built Environment in Zambia: : A Socio-legal Case Study of the Regulatory Framework for Designing the Built Environment.

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för globala politiska studier (GPS)

    Author : Nicholas Kaponda; [2023]
    Keywords : Disabilities rights; indirect discrimination; Built Environment; Transformative Equality;

    Abstract : Zambia has ratified vital international conventions that promote the rights of PWDs and domesticated some of them in various legislatures and policies. However, access to the built environment for PWDs does not seem to be improving. READ MORE

  4. 3. Domestications effect on associative and spatial learning in chickens (Gallus gallus)

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Biologi

    Author : Victoria Svensson; Ludvig Lindahl; [2023]
    Keywords : Associative; Domestication; Female; Gallus; Male; Red Junglefowl; Spatial; White Leghorn.;

    Abstract : The effects of domestication on animals’ behaviors and morphology are well known and documented. Changes due to domestication include higher sociability, decreased fearfulness, and increased boldness. READ MORE

  5. 4. Domestication effects on the human-chicken relationship

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Institutionen för fysik, kemi och biologi

    Author : Ruth Demree; [2023]
    Keywords : attentiveness; chicken; domestication; human-animal relationship; social cognition; social learning;

    Abstract : Domesticated species possess certain cognitive abilities that allow them to thrive in an environment with regular human interaction, and these interactions contribute to the overall human-animal relationship. Studying the human-animal relationship allows us to better understand how domesticated animals perceive and navigate their environment, which can then be used to improve their welfare. READ MORE

  6. 5. Parasitära anmärkningar vid renslakt 2013–2022

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Clinical Sciences

    Author : Serina Fjällberg; [2023]
    Keywords : ren; slakt; besiktning; Rangifer tarandus; parasiter; H. tarandi; D. eckerti; E. rangifer; S. tundrae; O. tarsicola;

    Abstract : Det finns idag 240 000 renar i vinterhjorden i Sverige, och renskötsel bedrivs på 55 % av landets yta av urfolket samerna. Renskötsel är en unik djurhållning, där de semi-domesticerade renarna lever fritt i skog och fjäll. READ MORE