Sentences with phrase «consume feces»

Also, dogs that suffer from malabsorption syndromes or parasitic infections can also consume feces.

Even dogs that are unaffected by the MDR1 mutation may be exposed to toxic doses of this medication if they consume the feces of recently wormed cattle, horses, and sheep.

One of the most recommended tricks for keeping dogs from eating feces is simply to retrain the dog not to consume feces of any type.

The bond that most dog lovers have with their pets drives a need to understand why our dogs consume feces but there is no one explanation that explains this unusual behavior.

Mother dogs consume the feces of their puppies to keep the «house» clean.

He explains that it may be an ancestral trait to help protect young pack members from ingesting parasites in their den, so to prevent the spread of disease among the young, the older members consume the feces instead.

The oocyst shedding leads to the other mode of infection for people and other warm - blooded animals: consuming feces that contain the oocysts, such as by eating a plant with feces residue or by gardening and not washing your hands before eating.

Regardless of how commonly we may encounter coprophagia with our domesticated dogs however, there is no conditioning human beings to the horror we experience at that very moment that our beloved pet consumes feces.

Coprophagia is the scientific term for consuming feces.

When a dog consumes the feces of an infected dog it will begin to show symptoms once the tapeworm establishes itself in the intestines of the newly infected dog.

The fact is that while some dogs in the wild will perform coprophagia to keep themselves and their packs safe, some of these dogs will die from consuming feces with parasites or bacteria.

Coprophagy, or consuming feces, is common in domestic dogs.

One of my favorites comes from a friend and business partner who's two Havanese were showing consistent lack of interest in their kibble paired with significant flatulence (farting) and coprophagia (consuming feces).

Not exact matches

Tanks used for storage of process waters have apparent visible debris, filth and microbiological contamination... There is no laboratory analysis for water used in ice manufacturing at the [redacted] facility to show the water used to make ice is potable... Apparent bird feces were observed on the ice manufacturing equipment at Moon Fishery; insects and filth were observed in and on the equipment... Tuna processed at your facility, which is consumed raw or cooked, comes in direct contact with water and ice.

Thankfully, I have not experienced ppd, but for mothers that have, I think holistic practices should really be taken under consideration more often... or even if just for a new mother's recovery and general health So many people have made negative comments about consuming their own placenta and comparing it to animals eating other dead animals and feces, but don't think twice about consuming food products produced using actual animals... cow's milk, goat milk, cheeses, burgers, bacon (pigs are considered one of the filthiest animals on the planet — they defacate where they sleep, roll around in it, eat rotted food, yet no one seems to think twice about eating any part of them).

The ocean bottom is one of the world's most important yet enigmatic ecosystems, covered in a thick sludge rich with bacteria that consume and recycle dead algae and animal feces.

The animals spend up to 14 hours daily consuming up to 12.5 kg (27.5 pounds) of bamboo leaves and stems but can digest only about 17 percent of it; their feces is mainly composed of undigested bamboo fragments.

Sharpe admits that's a possibility, but she thinks the dogs» isotopic signature doesn't quite match the signal you'd expect from dogs consuming maize - heavy feces.

Accordingly, the study's analysis showed that infants who received supplementation had lower levels of human milk oligosaccharides in their feces, which meant more had been consumed by B. infantis.

He made careful measurements of the silver that he consumed and the silver that he excreted in urine, feces, hair, nails, sweat, etc..

Once there, the animals consume the plants residing in the area and then excrete urine and feces back onto that land.

Because muscle tissue contains most of the body's protein and protein contains nitrogen, scientists can study the effect of dietary protein on muscle growth by comparing the amount of nitrogen consumed with the amount excreted (in feces, urine and sweat).

The product is fed to the animal whose feces is being consumed.

The individual must ingest the infective stage of the roundworm eggs; since the eggs are primarily associated with feces, humans would somehow need to consume the egg contaminated feces for contagion to occur.

There are products on the market that are made to deter your dog from consuming it's own feces but I find these products ineffective, costly, and merely a band - aid to the problem.

Once these feces are consumed the dog with coprophagia will begin to show signs of contamination.

There are a number of theories as to why dogs consume their own feces or even feces of other animals, but just why an individual dog falls in to this habit depends upon a number of factors.

This solution creates the same predicament as picking up as soon as the dog defecates, it will not prevent the dog from consuming other animals feces.

A dog eating feces can be quite repulsive from a dog owner's perspective, especially when Rover decides to come by and deliver a few kisses right after consuming the delicacy.

Toxoplasmosis is a parasitic disease that can be transmitted to humans (and other animals) by ingesting infected cat feces, consuming raw or undercooked infected meat, or ingesting contaminated water.

Digestibility is calculated by using the amount of calories and nutrients consumed vs. the amount of calories and nutrients excreted in feces.

Owners should not try to prevent their rabbits from eating these feces and, since cecotropes are only passed once a day, there is little chance that an excessive amount could be consumed.

They can't survive by consuming only flea feces, or only eggs.

This is because larvae consume the blood feces from adult fleas.

They were once thought to consume host feces and organic debris, but this has been refuted by more recent feeding trials.

This makes sense, as larvae of these insects don't consume adult feces, while flea larvae do.