Of browse, goats, and men: Contribution to the debate on animal traditions and cultures

SY Landau, FD Provenza - Applied Animal Behaviour Science, 2020 - Elsevier
Much circumstantial evidence has accumulated for ape culture, based on observations of
the transfer of adult expertise to novices, typically juveniles. Controlled experiments have …

Small ruminant production based on rangelands to optimize animal nutrition and health: Building an interdisciplinary approach to evaluate nutraceutical plants

RA Torres-Fajardo, PG González-Pech… - Animals, 2020 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary The low deciduous forest is an ecosystem covering 8% of México's surface
and is present in 15 of the 32 states of the country. It has been observed that sheep and …

Critically endangered Rice's whales (Balaenoptera ricei) selectively feed on high-quality prey in the Gulf of Mexico

JJ Kiszka, M Caputo, J Vollenweider, MR Heithaus… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
Determining the drivers of prey selection in marine predators is critical when investigating
ecosystem structure and function. The newly recognized Rice's whale (Balaenoptera ricei) is …

Condensed tannin intake and sheep performance: A meta-analysis on voluntary intake and live weight change

FA Méndez-Ortiz, CA Sandoval-Castro… - Animal Feed Science …, 2018 - Elsevier
This study estimated the impact of condensed tannin (CT) consumption on dry matter intake
(DMI) and live weight change (LWC) of growing sheep by means of a meta-analysis. A …

An in vitro approach to evaluate the nutraceutical value of plant foliage against Haemonchus contortus

GS Castañeda-Ramírez, M Rodríguez-Labastida… - Parasitology …, 2018 - Springer
Nutraceutical plants provide nutrients for the animal as well as secondary compounds that
can affect the biology and survival of gastrointestinal nematodes (GIN). Current screening of …

Frequency of sheep farms with anthelmintic resistant gastrointestinal nematodes in the Mexican Yucatán peninsula

J Sepúlveda-Vázquez, MJ Lara-Del Rio… - … : Regional Studies and …, 2021 - Elsevier
The present study explored the frequency of hair-sheep farms with gastrointestinal
nematodes (GIN) resistant to albendazole sulfoxide (AS), ivermectin (IVM) and levamisole …

The complexity of goats' feeding behaviour: an overview of the research in the tropical low deciduous forest

RA Torres-Fajardo, G Ortíz-Domínguez… - Small Ruminant …, 2024 - Elsevier
This overview describes a series of studies on the feeding behaviour of goats in the low
deciduous forest (LDF) and some of the factors that affect such behaviour. Those …

[HTML][HTML] Herbivory and the power of phytochemical diversity on animal health

JJ Villalba, RD Ramsey, S Athanasiadou - animal, 2024 - Elsevier
Plant secondary compounds (PSCs) were thought to be waste products of plant metabolism
when first identified in the mid-1800s. Since then, many different roles have been …

Nutraceutical potential of the low deciduous forest to improve small ruminant nutrition and health: a systematic review

RA Torres-Fajardo, PG González-Pech… - Agronomy, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary There is strong interest in identifying plant species with potential benefits
for small ruminant production systems but, despite its importance, there are limited reports …

An in vitro rumen incubation method to study exsheathment kinetics of Haemonchus contortus third-stage infective larvae

CG Marin-Tun, MG Mancilla-Montelongo… - Parasitology …, 2023 - Springer
This study developed and evaluated an in vitro rumen incubation (IVRI) method to describe
the exsheathment kinetics of Haemonchus contortus third-stage infective larvae (L3) in …