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Invasive species shape evolution
(American Association for the Advancement of Science, 2016-04-22)
In their Perspective “Evolution in the Anthropocene” (26 February, p. 922), F. Sarrazin and J. Lecomte suggest a greater investment in securing the long-term evolutionary potential of species to safeguard biodiversity. ...
Microbiome innovations for a sustainable future
(Springer Nature, 2021-02)
The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are being integrated into bioeconomy strategies around the world, including the European Green Deal. We highlight how microbiome-based innovations can
contribute to ...
The effect of sheep and cow milk supplementation of a low calcium diet on the distribution of macro and trace minerals in the organs of weanling rats
(MDPI, 2020-03)
The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of either sheep or cow milk supplementation to a low calcium and phosphorus diet on growth and organ mineral distribution in weanling rats. Rats were fed diets consisting ...
Bioavailability of orally administered active lipid compounds from four different Greenshell™ mussel formats
(MDPI AG, 2020-10-23)
Greenshell™ mussel (GSM, Perna canaliculus) is New Zealand’s most important aquaculture species. They are a good source of long chain-polyunsaturated fatty acids (n-3 LC PUFA). Beyond a traditional food product, GSMs are ...
Animal board invited review: Animal source foods in healthy, sustainable, and ethical diets – An argument against drastic limitation of livestock in the food system
(Elsevier B.V. on behalf of The Animal Consortium, 2022-03)
Animal source foods are evolutionarily appropriate foods for humans. It is therefore remarkable that they are now presented by some as unhealthy, unsustainable, and unethical, particularly in the urban West. The benefits ...
Modelling neurological diseases in large animals: Criteria for model selection and clinical assessment
(MDPI, 2022-09-01)
Issue: The impact of neurological disorders is recognised globally, with one in six people affected in their lifetime and few treatments to slow or halt disease progression. This is due in part to the increasing ageing ...
An argument for pandemic risk management using a multidisciplinary one health approach to governance: An Australian case study
(BMC, 2022-12)
The emergence of SARS-CoV-2 and the subsequent COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in significant global impact. However, COVID-19 is just one of several high-impact infectious diseases that emerged from wildlife and are linked ...
Application of molecular epidemiology to understanding campylobacteriosis in the Canterbury region of New Zealand
(Cambridge University Press, 2013-06)
Pulsed-field gel electrophoresis genotypes of Campylobacter isolates from 603 human patients were compared with 485 isolates from retail offal (primarily chicken and lamb) to identify temporal clusters and possible sources ...
Application of the pressure-state-response framework to perceptions reporting of the state of the New Zealand environment
(Elsevier, 2004-01)
The Pressure–State–Response framework for environmental reporting was used as a basis to develop a long-term study of people's perceptions of the state of the New Zealand environment. A postal survey of 2000 people, randomly ...
You are what you eat: Fungal metabolites and host plant affect the susceptibility of diamondback moth to entomopathogenic fungi
(PeerJ, 2022-12-19)
Background: Beauveria are entomopathogenic fungi of a broad range of arthropod pests. Many strains of Beauveria have been developed and marketed as biopesticides. Beauveria species are well-suited as the active ingredient ...