Sentences with phrase «targeted animal population»

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Perhaps surprising is that these firms are targeting meat eaters, not vegans or vegetarians, and they are doing so by focusing on the need for the entire population to cut down on animal consumption to conserve valuable water and land resources.

Her findings, published in the Journal of Animal Ecology on June 5, could help wildlife managers target their efforts to prevent outbreaks and potentially help public health officials prevent disease in human populations as well.

The potential strategy — which targets metabolic pathways that are active only during intestinal inflammation — prevented or reduced inflammation in a mouse model of colitis while exerting no obvious effect in control animals with healthy, balanced bacterial populations, said Dr. Sebastian Winter, Assistant Professor of Microbiology and co-corresponding author of the study published online today in Nature.

They are the only means to target and manipulate specific cell types (populations) within neuronal networks in living animals.

The focus is on molecular microbiology and virology, and includes topics such as genomics, the gamut of plant and animal host - pathogen interactions, host immune responses, characterization and evolution of virulence determinants, cell cycle and differentiation, symbiosis in plant and animal associations, environmental microbiology, biodiversity and evolution, population dynamics, sex and mutagenesis, antibiotic resistance and production, drug and vaccine targets, as well as aspects of prion diseases and of fungal and protozoan biology.

Utilizing data collected from human clinical populations, Dr. Ressler and his team identify genetic traits and neural processes that may contribute to the underlying causes of these illnesses and provide novel targets for animal models research.

It refers to a physical object or objects like trees, bikes, or old buildings, but it could also be an animate «object» like animals, your relatives, your friends, your patients, or a population of people, a «target audience.»

This promotion encourages the community to strengthen the work of the San Diego Animal Welfare Coalition to prevent unplanned litters from entering local shelters, by targeting the animal groups that account for the largest portion of San Diego County's stray populAnimal Welfare Coalition to prevent unplanned litters from entering local shelters, by targeting the animal groups that account for the largest portion of San Diego County's stray populanimal groups that account for the largest portion of San Diego County's stray population.

If you can explain which animals are dying and why — and outline plans to target your most at - risk populations — you'll have a much better chance of engaging the public in your efforts.

We do that by providing and supporting programs that target at - risk shelter populations, such as neo-natal kittens and puppies, pets with treatable medical issues, and animals with behavior challenges.

On target: a focused approach to TNR yields more effective population control Animal Sheltering magazine, September / October 2016

Through BARC's Healthy Pets Healthy Streets initiative, BARC partners with local spay / neuter providers such as Emancipet, Friends For Life, Spay - Neuter Assistance Program (SNAP) and the Humane Society to educate the community on the importance of spay / neuter and to provide free spay / neuter surgeries in targeted neighborhoods with the largest stray animal populations.

Because of the wide range of geographic and demographic needs, a wide variety of spay - neuter programs have been developed to increase delivery of services to targeted populations of animals, including stationary and mobile clinics, MASH - style operations, shelter services, community cat programs, and services provided through private practitioners.

Because of the wide range of geographic and demographic needs, a wide variety of programs have been developed to increase delivery of spay - neuter services to targeted populations of animals, including stationary and mobile clinics, MASH - style operations, shelter services, feral cat programs, and services provided through private practitioners.

We fulfill our mission by providing high - quality, affordable and accessible spay / neuter services while targeting the most prolific populations: stray animals, feral cats and unaltered pets whose owners do not have access to veterinary care.

Target Zero has worked with communities around the country, helping them solve problems, save taxpayer dollars, and decrease euthanasia, which animal lovers in those communities believe is no longer acceptable as a form of population control.

Animal Friends» Clinic Services Program consists of three core components each uniquely designed to support a targeted population by offering pets high - quality, low - cost spay / neuter, vaccines and wellness services.

Promotions have rolled out in a variety of ways, including weekend events in which hundreds of animals were adopted and promotions targeting specific populations that were lingering in the shelter, such as adult cats, black cats, senior cats, and cats with the longest length of stay.

But targeting certain populations of animals has worked to reduce intake: animals adopted from shelters.

In this issue: A look into Pets for Life work in Detroit; running a capital campaign to fund a new shelter; managing community cat populations more effectively with targeted TNR; the benefits of adding a paid employee to your rescue; how to keep animals healthy, even in an old, run - down building; and more.

The most important step a humane community can take to decrease companion animal overpopulation is to make a safe, effective, voluntary spay / neuter program available and readily accessible to the community, and create programs and incentives targeted to the populations known to be contributing disproportionately to shelter intake and euthanasia.