Without intense management or natural predators, free-roaming equines can double in population every four years. Their numbers spiked as high as 95,114 in 2020, and they’re currently at three times the appropriate level. That’s why the BLM is ramping up gathers. “I’m pleased that for ...
Secretoglobin 1A1 (SCGB 1A1), also called Clara cell secretory protein, is the most abundantly secreted protein of the airway. The SCGB1A1 gene has been characterized in mammals as a single copy in the genome. However, analysis of the equine genome sugge
The potential for long-term vaccine efficacy in horses, mules and donkeys, which may stay up to several decades in use remains to be determined. The N-terminus of L2 contains broadly cross-neutralization epitopes that are shared by cutaneous and mucosal types. Vaccinations with the L2 minor ...
In both cases, the levels of SP-OSI appear to be related to the sperms’ ability to withstand liquid storage in pigs [45] and cryopreservation in donkeys [28]. Against this background, the present study aimed to evaluate whether OSI, activities of enzymatic antioxidants (including PON1, ...
relationship between working equids and women in a local context, using the concept of ‘One Welfare’, and investigates the knowledge gaps that exist in the daily husbandry of horses, donkeys and mules. It emphasises the need for equid welfare organisations to understand women’s roles in their...
All these things considered, the idea of bovine and equine being cud-chewing death machines isn’t quite as ridiculous as it sounds. TheNational Farmers’ Federationestimates that Australia has a “national herd” of 26.6 million beef cattle—meaning that the nation’s bovine vastly outweigh all...