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The Use of Infrared Thermography and Behavioural Biometrics for Estrus Detection in Dairy Cattle
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Current Canadian estrus detection rates (< 40%) need to increase to reach optimal reproduction management and economic dairy production sustainability. Therefore, the general objectives of this thesis were to evaluate the use of infrared thermography (IRT) and behaviour biometrics as an estrus...
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The use of lysozyme-HCl and nisin to control the causal agent of chalkbrood disease (Ascosphaera apis (Maassen ex Claussen) Olive and Spiltoir) in honey bees (Apis mellifera L.)
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Chalkbrood, caused by Ascosphaera apis (Maassen ex Claussen) Olive & Spiltor, is a cosmopolitan fungal disease of honey bee larvae (Apis mellifera L.) for which there is no chemotherapeutic control. Using in vitro larval rearing methods, lysozyme-HCl, a food-grade antimicrobial extracted from hen...