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While the camel is regarded as a ship of the desert, the yak is reasonably termed as a ship of the plateau, or more precisely, a sole vehicle of the...

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Cover for Cervus elaphus (red deer)

The association of man with deer is long and close. Reindeer thriving at the end of the last glaciation were probably followed, perhaps herded, and...

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There exist over 200 distinct breeds of sheep Ovis aries. The breeds differ in their physical characteristics. Female sheep tend to be smaller than...

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Cover for Q fever

Coxiella burnetii, the causal agent of an important rickettsial zoonosis called Q fever, has a worldwide distribution with the notable exception of...

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The association of man with deer is long and close. Wapiti have presumably been hunted throughout much of their range, and have been kept in...

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The causative organism of Brucellosis was first described by Bruce, 1887, and was recovered from the spleens of soldiers serving on the Island of...

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Cover for Bos taurus (cattle)

Feral cattle can be distinguished from domestic stock only by their location and lack of ear marks or tags. Their size and conformation vary greatly...

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Cover for porcine circovirus infections

Porcine circovirus (PCV) was first recognized as a contaminant of the continuous pig kidney cell line PK-15 (Tischer et al., 1982). This PCV...

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Males weigh between 45 and 55 kilos and females weigh between 25 and 35 kilos. Colouration is highly variable from mostly black, to various shades...