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E N Stassen - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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moral convictions and Culling Animals a survey in the netherlands
Anthrozoos, 2012Co-Authors: Nina E Cohen, F W A Brom, E N StassenAbstract:In this paper the results are presented of a national survey in the Netherlands. The aim was to identify and describe the convictions about Animals that people have in Dutch society and the role of these in judgments on the Culling of healthy Animals during an animal disease epidemic. A total of 1,999 responses was received and two groups of respondents were distinguished: A profile (50% of the respondents) and B profile (28%). The A profile respondents considered humans to be superior to Animals, whereas the B profile respondents considered both to be equal. Both groups were of the opinion that Animals have value, that people have a duty to care for and protect all Animals, and that all Animals have a right to life. These convictions were based on a number of values, such as animal life, the ability of Animals to feel pain and emotions (sentience), and the importance of animal species in the ecosystem. The results of a case study suggest that convictions play a role in judgment. More A respondents agreed with the Culling of healthy Animals during an animal disease epidemic. More B respondents partly (dis)agreed or disagreed with this. Most respondents (A: 81%, B: 61%) agreed with Culling to protect human life. The most important argument against Culling was the value of animal life. The A respondents rated all arguments against Culling significantly lower than did the B respondents.
Nina E Cohen - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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moral convictions and Culling Animals a survey in the netherlands
Anthrozoos, 2012Co-Authors: Nina E Cohen, F W A Brom, E N StassenAbstract:In this paper the results are presented of a national survey in the Netherlands. The aim was to identify and describe the convictions about Animals that people have in Dutch society and the role of these in judgments on the Culling of healthy Animals during an animal disease epidemic. A total of 1,999 responses was received and two groups of respondents were distinguished: A profile (50% of the respondents) and B profile (28%). The A profile respondents considered humans to be superior to Animals, whereas the B profile respondents considered both to be equal. Both groups were of the opinion that Animals have value, that people have a duty to care for and protect all Animals, and that all Animals have a right to life. These convictions were based on a number of values, such as animal life, the ability of Animals to feel pain and emotions (sentience), and the importance of animal species in the ecosystem. The results of a case study suggest that convictions play a role in judgment. More A respondents agreed with the Culling of healthy Animals during an animal disease epidemic. More B respondents partly (dis)agreed or disagreed with this. Most respondents (A: 81%, B: 61%) agreed with Culling to protect human life. The most important argument against Culling was the value of animal life. The A respondents rated all arguments against Culling significantly lower than did the B respondents.
Xavier Berthelot - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Mastitis of dairy small ruminants
Veterinary Research, 2003Co-Authors: Dominique Bergonier, Renée De Crémoux, Rachel Rupp, Gilles Lagriffoul, Xavier BerthelotAbstract:Staphylococci are the main aetiological agents of small ruminants intramammary infections (IMI), the more frequent isolates being S. aureus in clinical cases and coagulase negative species in subclinical IMI. The clinical IMI, whose annual incidence is usually lower than 5%, mainly occur at the beginning of machine milking and during the first third of lactation. These features constitute small ruminant peculiarities compared to dairy cattle. Small ruminant mastitis is generally a chronic and contagious infection: the primary sources are mammary and cutaneous carriages, and spreading mainly occurs during milking. Somatic cell counts (SCC) represent a valuable tool for prevalence assessment and screening, but predictive values are better in ewes than in goats. Prevention is most often based on milking machine management, sanitation and annual control, and milking technique optimisation. Elimination mainly relies on Culling Animals exhibiting clinical, chronic and recurrent IMI, and on drying-off intramammary antibiotherapy; this treatment allows a good efficacy and may be used selectively by targeting infected udders only. Heritability values for lactation mean SCC scores are between 0.11 and 0.15. Effective inclusion of ewe's mastitis resistance in the breeding goal has recently been implemented in France following experimental and large scale estimations of genetic parameters for SCC scores.
F W A Brom - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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moral convictions and Culling Animals a survey in the netherlands
Anthrozoos, 2012Co-Authors: Nina E Cohen, F W A Brom, E N StassenAbstract:In this paper the results are presented of a national survey in the Netherlands. The aim was to identify and describe the convictions about Animals that people have in Dutch society and the role of these in judgments on the Culling of healthy Animals during an animal disease epidemic. A total of 1,999 responses was received and two groups of respondents were distinguished: A profile (50% of the respondents) and B profile (28%). The A profile respondents considered humans to be superior to Animals, whereas the B profile respondents considered both to be equal. Both groups were of the opinion that Animals have value, that people have a duty to care for and protect all Animals, and that all Animals have a right to life. These convictions were based on a number of values, such as animal life, the ability of Animals to feel pain and emotions (sentience), and the importance of animal species in the ecosystem. The results of a case study suggest that convictions play a role in judgment. More A respondents agreed with the Culling of healthy Animals during an animal disease epidemic. More B respondents partly (dis)agreed or disagreed with this. Most respondents (A: 81%, B: 61%) agreed with Culling to protect human life. The most important argument against Culling was the value of animal life. The A respondents rated all arguments against Culling significantly lower than did the B respondents.
Dominique Bergonier - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Mastitis of dairy small ruminants
Veterinary Research, 2003Co-Authors: Dominique Bergonier, Renée De Crémoux, Rachel Rupp, Gilles Lagriffoul, Xavier BerthelotAbstract:Staphylococci are the main aetiological agents of small ruminants intramammary infections (IMI), the more frequent isolates being S. aureus in clinical cases and coagulase negative species in subclinical IMI. The clinical IMI, whose annual incidence is usually lower than 5%, mainly occur at the beginning of machine milking and during the first third of lactation. These features constitute small ruminant peculiarities compared to dairy cattle. Small ruminant mastitis is generally a chronic and contagious infection: the primary sources are mammary and cutaneous carriages, and spreading mainly occurs during milking. Somatic cell counts (SCC) represent a valuable tool for prevalence assessment and screening, but predictive values are better in ewes than in goats. Prevention is most often based on milking machine management, sanitation and annual control, and milking technique optimisation. Elimination mainly relies on Culling Animals exhibiting clinical, chronic and recurrent IMI, and on drying-off intramammary antibiotherapy; this treatment allows a good efficacy and may be used selectively by targeting infected udders only. Heritability values for lactation mean SCC scores are between 0.11 and 0.15. Effective inclusion of ewe's mastitis resistance in the breeding goal has recently been implemented in France following experimental and large scale estimations of genetic parameters for SCC scores.