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Three hundred pigs to be culled in Wayanad in Kerala to control African sw
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], July 23 (ANI): To combat the spread of African swine fever, the Animal Husbandry department in Kerala has decided to cull around 300 pigs from the Mananthavady region in Wayanad, Kerala Minister for Animal Husbandry J.Chinju Rani informed on Friday.
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African swine fever reported in Kerala's Wayanad; state govt on vigil
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], July 23 (ANI): Right after African swine fever was reported from two farms in Wayanad in Kerala, the state government on Friday initiated steps to prevent its spread.
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Elephant biomechanics suggests new approach for soft robotics
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [U.S], July 22 (ANI): A new study suggests that an elephant's muscles aren't the only way it stretches its trunk, its folded skin also plays an important role. The combination of muscle and skin gives the animal the versatility to grab fragile vegetation and rip apart tree trunks.
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African Swine Fever reported in farm of Kerala's Wayanad district
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], July 22 (ANI): African Swine Fever (ASF) has been reported at a farm in the Wayanad district of Kerala, said state's Animal Husbandry Minister J Chinchurani on Friday. So far no official numbers of African Swine Fever have been confirmed.
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Size of mammal ancestors' ear canals reveal when warm-bloodedness evolved
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [U.S], July 21 (ANI): Warm-bloodedness is a key mammal trait, but it's been a mystery when our ancestors evolved it. A new study points to an unlikely source for telling a fossil animal's body temperature: the size of tiny structures in their inner ears. The fluid in our ears beco
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Feeding dogs raw meat linked to increased prevalence of antibiotic-resista
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Bristol [England], July 21 (ANI): Recent studies have linked germs that are resistant to vitally needed antibiotics to the feeding of raw meat to pet dogs.
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Killing of 29 dogs in Qatar sparks outrage on social media
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Doha [Qatar], July 20 (ANI): Twenty-nine dogs were shot dead by a group of armed men at a local factory in Qatar.
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BJP slams Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren for failed Law & order after cop c
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Ranchi (Jharkhand) July 20 (ANI): A day after a woman police sub-inspector was mowed to death in Ranchi, Jharkhand BJP President and Rajya Sabha MP Deepak Prakash on Wednesday slammed the state Chief Minister Hemant Soren for the failed law and order situation in the state and alleged that i
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Pharmaceutical Veteran Manish Gupta joins Convergent Finance LLP as an Ope
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], July 20 (ANI/NewsVoir): Convergent Finance LLP announces the appointment of Manish Gupta as an Operating Partner. Manish is the former CEO and Managing Director of Sequent Scientific, India's largest animal health company. He was previously the CEO - Pharma Busi
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Study discovers brain evolution of lungfishes
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Adelaide [Australia], July 20 (ANI): With the help of research on ancient lungfish fossils, which filled in a gap in the history of land-living, four-legged creatures on earth, the evolution of the brain and nervous system in animals has been rewinded by more than 400 million years.
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Study: Burrowing animals to recover after largest mass extinction
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Bristol [UK], July 19 (ANI): Burrowing animals were among the first to recover after the end-Permian mass extinction, according to researchers investigating ancient sea bed traces and burrows.
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Survey: More species threatened with extinction than previously thought
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Minneapolis [US], July 19 (ANI): Biodiversity is a complex topic, with millions of plants and animal species spread across every biome on the planet. To bring the global challenges to biodiversity into focus, experts from all over the world must communicate across borders. How can researcher
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