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Behavioural Problems of Farm Animals: What the 1977 Review Covered

Marthe Kiley-Worthington’s 1977 book examined behavioural problems in farm animals through social conditions, housing, handling, reproduction, feeding and livestock management. It was a narrative synthesis rather than a...

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Editorial illustration of cattle together on pasture in a farm environment.
Animals

Behavioural Problems of Farm Animals: What the 1977 Review Covered

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Illustration showing a lobster trap sliding across coral habitat under wind-driven waves.
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How wind-driven lobster traps damage Florida Keys coral reefs

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Chart showing recommended Maclura tinctoria spacing as target trunk diameter increases
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Maclura tinctoria growth and reforestation guidelines

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Chamomile tea prepared for a study examining relief of primary dysmenorrhea.
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Chamomile Tea for Primary Dysmenorrhoea: The 2010 Study

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PAN 19432701767 1941

Industrial Accident Prevention. A Scientific Approach.

A 1941 safety text linking accident analysis with machine design, management and worker education.

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Cardiolipin Antigens in the Kolmer Complement Fixation Test for Syphilis

Early evidence for standardized cardiolipin-based syphilis serology later reflected in modern lipoidal tests.

0 citing domains PAN 19510100131 1950

How a 1950 Hereford Herd Revealed Recessive Dwarfism

Later cattle-genetics literature cites this as an early report of recessive Hereford dwarfism.

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Behavioural Problems of Farm Animals: What the 1977 Review Covered

Marthe Kiley-Worthington’s 1977 book examined behavioural problems in farm animals through social conditions, housing, handling, reproduction, feeding and livestock management. It...

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Digest · Nutrition

Mainly fruit diet study: biochemical effects in 1971

A small 1971 experiment found no significant change in glucose tolerance during a nut-supplemented, mainly fruit diet. Fasting glucose, insulin, blood lipids and plasma proteins ch...

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Digest · Environment

Maclura tinctoria growth and reforestation guidelines

A field study of 296 planted Maclura tinctoria trees on 12 farms in Colombia found strong relationships between stem diameter, tree height and crown size, which the study authors u...

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Farmer forking cut hay into an orange tractor's trailer on a dry summer field
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