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Despite being beautiful plants,begonias are poisonous to dogs and cats. So your pet shouldn’t eat any part of this houseplant. More than a thousand species of begonia exist and all are poisonous to animals. Although the roots contain most of the poison, all parts of begonias should be a...
You may remember, we gave you an article a few years back on some of thebest milk and meat breeds of goats. I wanted to bring you an updated and detailed list of some of the best and most interesting goat breeds and their uses. Hopefully, this will give you great insight as to what...
Herding dogs are breeds bred and trained for herding farm animals like cattle, sheep, and goats. It might sound scary, but their sheep herding ability actually comes from their inherent tendency to hunt, which has been modified through selective breeding, so the dogs now only herd their ‘prey...
One of the strongest breeds on this list, the Anatolian Shepherd was mainly used to guard flocks of goats and sheep in the Anatolian Mountains from everything from wolves, bears, and jackals. They aren’t the largest breed, but are known to be able to take out wolves with their strength...
The National Dog of Turkey, this breed originated in the province of Anatolia thousands of years ago. It was bred to guard and protect flocks of sheep and goats from wolves, jackals and even bears. More recently is has also been used in Namibia and Kenya to deter Cheetahs from farm livest...
Bred to protect flocks ofsheep and goats in Italy, this little-known breed is seeing a rise in popularity. In their traditional role, they were guardians against wolves, and they would fight to the death if needed. The Maremma makes a perfect guardian for animals and people. ...
GOATSVITAMIN ABIOAVAILABILITYLIVESTOCK breedingENVIRONMENTAL impact analysisGOAT breedsThe advancement of industrial farming, more focused on cost efficiency and food production for globalized markets, has progressively reduced the utility of local breeds. The loss of competitiveness of traditional farming ...
[52],APOOandTRPV2, as well asFGF5, a putative gene of local adaptive evolution in goats (as reviewed in [24]). One of these genes,APOO(apolipoprotein O), is also remarkable for being involved in lipid metabolism [53], downregulated in pectoralis major, and associated with lower ...
Sheep (Ovis aries) and Goats (Capra hircus) In temperate regions, both sheep and goats are seasonally polyoestrous. Seasonality is driven by photoperiodism with increased oestrus activity during decreasing day lengths. In tropical regions, sheep and goats will tend to breed throughout the year. Ne...