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    • Breeding schemes for intervertebral disc disease in Dachshunds: Is disc calcification score preferable to genotyping of the FGF4 retrogene insertion on CFA12?

      2020.12.15
      Approximately every fifth Dachshund is affected by disc herniation - a painful, hereditary conditio…
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      2020.12.02
      Understanding the development and consistency of behavioural responses across life stages is of bot…

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    Companion animals receive special treatment in some situations - in others, they suffer as a direct result of the way we use them
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    Laboratory animals
    Within the realm of science, animals are exposed to discomfort and will eventually be killed - can we as human beings justify this?
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    Even though many people seem to agree that the lives of farm animals are often very hard, the consumption of animal products is still high
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    Management of wild animals gives rise to considerable controversy and dispute because of conflicting interests and moral views
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