Several Dipteran flies are vectors of diseases in the Afro-tropical region. The study was carried out to determine the species abundance of biting and non biting flies prevalent at the Jos Museum Zoological Garden, north central Nigeria. The flies were trapped using Biconical traps during the...

The publications presented in this chapter cover a variety of animal sports (dog racing, bull fighting, rodeos, horse shows and horse racing) and entertainment (theatre, film, television, circuses, zoos and aquaria). These texts represent a wide view of current research, opinion and debate on the...

The stirrup iron has the potential to modify the forces experienced by a horse and rider during ridden exercise. A range of stirrup designs are available, but no previous studies have investigated if these modifications influence riders' position and interaction with the horse. Novel flexible (F)...

This paper examines the relative performance and access to mounts of female jockeys in American horseracing, the only major professional sport where female and male athletes directly compete on a regular basis. We modeled the determinants of the probability for a jockey finishing a race...

During agroecological transition, farmers test and adjust new cropping practices that can enhance the ecosystem services of their agrosystems. Supporting farmers to change their practices requires a description and understanding of the step-by-step design of innovations, and the learning processes...

The interaction activities between man and animal that are seen as a sport began with the practices of the rodeo throughout history. From this, these practices became cultural events, such as: festive character, thanksgiving, entertainment and especially conventions related to livestock. This study ...

Archaeological excavations at the site of Yenikapı, the most important main station for Metro and Marmaray projects on the European side of İstanbul, were started in 2004 with the discovery of numerous shipwrecks, amphorae, and skeletal remains belonging to animals. The findings from the...

Background. In Ethiopia, equines serve in traction power, carting, recreation, festival packing, riding, transportation, and other activities since time immemorial. Strongyles are common equine health problems in Ethiopia though research based data on equine strongyles are limited particularly in...

In eco-national discourses, animals and other nonhumans are represented as national through their position as native breeds or species. In this article, we investigate the definition of the animal as a representative of a 'national breed' and its support to nation-building. This article is a...

After World War Two, the breeding of horses for reproduction in the Province of Olsztyn grew on what had remained from the East Prussian infrastructure. The first State Stallion Stud was opened (on the initiative of the State Horse Rearing Stations) in Ketrzyn as late as in 1947, and the delay was...