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Wildlife in Connecticut Informational Series
WILDLIFE IN CONNECTICUT INFORMATIONAL SERIES COYOTE Canis latrans Copyright © 1997 Habitat: Frequents most habitat types; brushy Length: About 4 feet long from nose to tail. fields, farmland, and wetlands fringes are Food: Opportunistic feeders; they eat primarily particularly valuable. Found in both rural and mice, white-tailed deer, woodchucks, and rabbits. suburban areas. They will also feed on birds, insects, fruits, and Weight: Most adults weigh from 25 to 40 pounds, berries. with males typically heavier than females. Identification: A typical coyote resembles a small, lanky German shepherd, but several characteristics distinguish it from a dog. Coyotes tend to be more slender; have wide, pointed ears; a long, tapered muzzle; yellow eyes; slender legs; small feet; and an uncurled, bushy tail which is carried low to the ground. The pelage (fur) is usually a grizzled-gray color with a cream-colored or white underside but coloration is variable with individuals having blonde, reddish, and charcoal coat colors. Coat color does not vary between the sexes. Most coyotes have dark hairs over the back and a black-tipped tail, which has a black spot near its base covering a distinctive scent gland. However, not all coyotes have the black markings. Range: Originally an inhabitant of the western plains of the United States, the coyote now occurs from Alaska south into Central America and east from the Atlantic Provinces to the southeastern United States. Reproduction: Coyotes do not normally mate for life, although some pairs may stay together for several years. In Connecticut, the breeding season is from January to March, and the gestation period is about 63 days. -
Animal Welfare Law Book
STATE OF MAINE ANIMAL WELFARE LAWS And Regulations PUBLISHED BY THE ANIMAL WELFARE PROGRAM Maine Department of Agriculture Conservation & Forestry Division of Animal Health 28 State House Station Augusta, Maine 04333-0028 (207) 287-3846 Toll Free (In Maine Only) 1-877-269-9200 Revised December 6, 2019 RESERVATION OF RIGHTS AND DISCLAIMER All copyrights and other rights to statutory text are reserved by the State of Maine. The text included in this publication is current to the end of the 129th Legislature. It is a version that is presumed accurate but which has not been officially certified by the Secretary of State. Refer to the Maine Revised Statutes Annotated and supplements for certified text. Editors Notes: Please note in the index of this issue that changes to the statutes are in bold in the index and they are also underlined in the body of the law book. Missing section numbers are sections that have been repealed and can be found at maine.gov website under the Revisor of Statutes website. 2 | Page ANIMAL WELFARE LAWS MAINE REVISED STATUTES ANNOTATED TABLE OF CONTENTS 17 § 3901 Animal Welfare Act................................................................. 14 7 § 3902 Purposes .............................................................................. 14 7 § 3906-B Powers and Duties of Commissioner ........................................ 14 7 § 3906-C Animal Welfare Advisory Council ........................................... 16 7 § 3907 Definitions ........................................................................ -
Applied Genetics •Crossing Organisms with Desirable Traits to Produce Offspring with Those Traits
5/23/2020 Plant and Animal Breeding Selective Breeding Applied Genetics •crossing organisms with desirable traits to produce offspring with those traits Inbreeding •Crossing animals or plants with similar genes. •Used to keeps animals or plants purebreds. •May also keep bad genes in the population. Plant and Animal Breeding Hybridization Liger and Tigon •Crossing two organism (usually from the same or close species) with different variations of a trait. •Offspring may be sterile or have developmental problems. + = 1 5/23/2020 + = Zorse Zebra and Shetland Pony = Zetland Donkey + Zebra = Donkra Yak + Domestic Cow = Dzo Sheep and a Goat = Toast Beefalo 2 5/23/2020 + + = Wholphin = Grolar Bear Lama and a Camel + Cama = Leopon Genetic Engineering The process in which genes are transferred from one organism to another or artificially designed. 3 5/23/2020 Recombinant DNA Bacterial Transformation •inserting a gene into another organisms •Plasmids = Free floating circular pieces genome. of bacterial DNA in bacteria. 5 3 1 4 2 1- remove plasmid from bacteria. 2- cut plasmid with a restriction enzyme. 3- insert new gene in plasmid. 4- Force plasmid into bacteria cell.. 5- New genes forces bacteria to make gene product. Ex: human insulin Genetic Engineering •GeneticallyGM Modified food GMO •Genetically altering plants for better produce. •Genetically altering plants for disease prevention. Many plants that you buy in stores are genetically altered. ex: tomatoes , corn, and wheat 4 5/23/2020 Products of Genetic Engineering Products of Genetic Engineering Medical •Correcting genetic diseases. Designing genes to combat disease •Using bacteria to make drugs, hormones, and enzymes. ex: bubble boy disease, brain diseases 5 5/23/2020 Future of Genetics Gene Therapy •inserting “good” genes in a virus and the virus infects a human cell and inserts the good gene Clone •a genetic copy of an organism •Natural •Artificial 6 5/23/2020 Human Genome Project Human Genome Project 7. -
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MAINE STATE LEGISLATURE The following document is provided by the LAW AND LEGISLATIVE DIGITAL LIBRARY at the Maine State Law and Legislative Reference Library http://legislature.maine.gov/lawlib Reproduced from electronic originals (may include minor formatting differences from printed original) LAWS OF THE STATE OF MAINE AS PASSED BY THE ONE HUNDRED AND EIGHTEENTH LEGISLATURE SECOND REGULAR SESSION January 7, 1998 to March 31, 1998 SECOND SPECIAL SESSION April 1, 1998 to April 9, 1998 THE GENERAL EFFECTIVE DATE FOR SECOND REGULAR SESSION NON-EMERGENCY LAWS IS JUNE 30, 1998 SECOND SPECIAL SESSION NON-EMERGENCY LAWS IS JULY 9, 1998 PUBLISHED BY THE REVISOR OF STATUTES IN ACCORDANCE WITH MAINE REVISED STATUTES ANNOTATED, TITLE 3, SECTION 163-A, SUBSECTION 4. J.S. McCarthy Company Augusta, Maine 1997 SECOND REGULAR SESSION - 1997 PUBLIC LAW, C. 690 Health Planning and Resources Development Act of promulgate the necessary procedures adopt rules for 1974, as amended and its accompanying regulations; withdrawal of certificates of need. and Sec. B-36. 22 MRSA §323, as enacted by PL 3. Home health care services. Home health 1981, c. 705, Pt. V, §39, is repealed. care services offered by a home health care provider prior to 90 days after adjournment of the Second Sec. B-37. 22 MRSA §324, as repealed and Regular Session of the 110th Legislature.; and replaced by PL 1995, c. 696, Pt. A, §31, is amended to read: 5. Hospice. Hospice services and programs. §324. Review 6. Assisted living. Assisted living programs and services regulated under chapter 1665; The department shall convene meetings of the public, providers and consumers of health care, state 7. -
Prion Protein Gene (PRNP) Variants and Evidence for Strong Purifying Selection in Functionally Important Regions of Bovine Exon 3
Prion protein gene (PRNP) variants and evidence for strong purifying selection in functionally important regions of bovine exon 3 Christopher M. Seabury†, Rodney L. Honeycutt†‡, Alejandro P. Rooney§, Natalie D. Halbert†, and James N. Derr†¶ †Department of Veterinary Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843-4467; ‡Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843-2258; and §National Center for Agricultural Utilization Research, Agricultural Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Peoria, IL 61604-3999 Communicated by James E. Womack, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, September 1, 2004 (received for review December 19, 2003) Amino acid replacements encoded by the prion protein gene indel polymorphism has not been observed within the octapep- (PRNP) have been associated with transmissible and hereditary tide repeat region of ovine PRNP exon 3 (8, 10–20), whereas spongiform encephalopathies in mammalian species. However, an studies of cattle and other bovine species have yielded three indel association between bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) and isoforms possessing five to seven octapeptide repeats (20–31). bovine PRNP exon 3 has not been detected. Moreover, little is Despite the importance of cattle both to agricultural practices currently known regarding the mechanisms of evolution influenc- worldwide and to the global economy, surprisingly little is known ing the bovine PRNP gene. Therefore, in this study we evaluated about PRNP allelic diversity for cattle collectively and͞or how the patterns of nucleotide variation associated with PRNP exon 3 this gene evolves in this lineage. In addition, although several for 36 breeds of domestic cattle and representative samples for 10 nondomesticated species of Bovinae contracted transmissible additional species of Bovinae. -
A DISTRIBUTIONAL ANALYSIS of RURAL COLORADO ENGLISH By
A DISTRIBUTIONAL ANALYSIS OF RURAL COLORADO ENGLISH by LAMONT D. ANTIEAU (Under the Direction of William A. Kretzschmar, Jr.) ABSTRACT This dissertation describes a study in linguistic geography conducted in Colorado using the methodology of the Linguistic Atlas of the Western States. As such, the goals of this dissertation are threefold: 1) to provide a description of Colorado English with respect to select lexical, phonetic, and syntactic features; 2) to compare the results of work in Colorado with previous work conducted in the eastern states as well as in Colorado and other western states; and 3) to use inferential statistics to show correlation between the distribution of specific linguistic variants and the social characteristics of those informants who use these variants. The major findings of this study include the observation that linguistic variants are distributed according to a power law, that numerous variants have statistically significant social correlates at all levels of the grammar, and that the relative effect of social variables differ at each linguistic level. INDEX WORDS: Linguistic Geography, Dialectology, Sociolinguistics, Language Variation, American English, Western American English, Colorado English, Rural Speech, Kruskal-Wallis A DISTRIBUTIONAL ANALYSIS OF RURAL COLORADO ENGLISH by LAMONT D. ANTIEAU BA, Eastern Michigan University, 1996 MA, Eastern Michigan University, 1998 A Dissertation Submitted to the Graduate Faculty of The University of Georgia in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY ATHENS, GEORGIA 2006 © 2006 Lamont D. Antieau All Rights Reserved A DISTRIBUTIONAL ANALYSIS OF RURAL COLORADO ENGLISH by LAMONT D. ANTIEAU Major Professor: William A. Kretzschmar, Jr. Committee: Marlyse Baptista Lee Pederson Diane Ranson Electronic Version Approved: Maureen Grasso Dean of the Graduate School The University of Georgia August 2006 DEDICATION This work is dedicated to the good people of Colorado who welcomed me into their homes and into their lives. -
Customer Product List
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Mules and Hinnies Factsheet
FACTSHEET: OWNERS MULES AND HINNIES Mules and hinnies are similar. They are both a cross between a horse and a donkey, with unique characteristics that make them special. Because they are so similar, the terms ‘mule’ and ‘hinny’ are used interchangeably, with hinnies often being referred to as mules. KEY FACTS ABOUT MULES AND HINNIES: Mule: The result of a donkey stallion mating with a female horse. Mules tend to have the head of a donkey and extremities of a horse. Hinny: The result of a horse stallion mating with a female donkey. Hinnies are less common than mules and there might be subtle differences in appearance. Size: Varies greatly depending on the stallion and mare. Ranging from 91-172 cm. Health: Hardy and tough. They often have good immune systems. Strength: Extremely strong. They pull heavy loads and carry much heavier weights than donkeys or horses of a similar size. Behaviour: Intelligent and sensitive. They can have unpredictable reactions. Appearance: Ears smaller than a donkey’s, the same shape as a horse’s. The mane and tail of a hinny is usually similar to a horse. Vocalisation: A mixture of a donkey’s ‘bray’ and a horse’s ‘whinny’. Sex: Male is a ‘horse mule’ (also known as a ‘john’ or ‘jack’). Female is a ‘mare mule’ (also known as a ‘molly’). Young: A ‘colt’ (male) or ‘filly’ (female). What is hybrid vigour? Hybrid = a crossbreed Vigour = hardiness or resilience • ‘Interbreeding’ (crossbreeding) can remove weaker characteristics and instead pass on desirable inherited traits. This is ‘hybrid vigour’, a term often associated with mules and hinnies. -
The Vermont Journal 11-13-19
Rifle PRSRT STD U.S. POSTAGE Season PAID Holiday Happenings POSTAL CUSTOMER RESIDENTIAL CUSTOMER PERMIT #2 Early Holiday Deadlines Opens N. HAVERHILL, NH See Page 3B ECRWSSEDDMECRWSS See Bottom of Page Nov. 16 FREE Your Local Community Newspaper THE NOVEMBERVermont 13, 2019 | WWW.VERMONTJOURNAL.COM JournaVOLUME 19, ISSUEl 46 Area schools welcome Gov. Scott and community to Veterans Day Assembly BY SHARON HUNTLEY to thank someone for their ser- tell his stories and meet gover- The program, celebrating its The Vermont Journal vice. “You should take the time nors. Scott was the 24th gov- seventh year, is due to the vi- to thank a vet or any member ernor that Walton visited. “It sion and hard work of BRHS LUDLOW, Vt. – The seventh of the military, every chance we was a special day for me,” he Booster Club President An- annual Veterans Day Assem- get, every single day,” he said. said. “It’s so important for you, drea Sanford of Ludlow. Ac- bly, Friday, Nov. 8, at Ludlow He then asked all veterans and the younger generation, to do cording to an introduction Elementary School welcomed those serving in the Military to whatever you can to thank our by Color Guard Commander Gov. Phil Scott as part of their stand to be recognized. vets and listen to their stories of American Legion Post 36, moving program to honoring Scott also paid special at- because they truly are heroes Ned Bowen, Sanford went to veterans and active military tention to those of “the great- that set an example for all of the School Board over seven members. -
Cougar 1 Cougar
Cougar 1 Cougar Cougar[1] Temporal range: Middle Pleistocene to recent Conservation status [2] Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Carnivora Family: Felidae Genus: Puma Species: Puma concolor Binomial name Puma concolor (Linnaeus, 1771) Cougar 2 Cougar range The cougar (Puma concolor), also known as puma, mountain lion, mountain cat, catamount or panther, depending on the region, is a mammal of the family Felidae, native to the Americas. This large, solitary cat has the greatest range of any large wild terrestrial mammal in the Western Hemisphere,[3] extending from Yukon in Canada to the southern Andes of South America. An adaptable, generalist species, the cougar is found in every major American habitat type. It is the second heaviest cat in the Western Hemisphere, after the jaguar. Although large, the cougar is most closely related to smaller felines and is closer genetically to the domestic cat than to true lions. A capable stalk-and-ambush predator, the cougar pursues a wide variety of prey. Primary food sources include ungulates such as deer, elk, moose, and bighorn sheep, as well as domestic cattle, horses and sheep, particularly in the northern part of its range. It will also hunt species as small as insects and rodents. This cat prefers habitats with dense underbrush and rocky areas for stalking, but it can also live in open areas. The cougar is territorial and persists at low population densities. Individual territory sizes depend on terrain, vegetation, and abundance of prey. While it is a large predator, it is not always the dominant species in its range, as when it competes for prey with other predators such as the jaguar, grey wolf, American Black Bear, and the grizzly bear. -
An Initial Population Structure and Genetic Diversity Analysis For
Aquatic Mammals 2017, 43(5), 507-516, DOI 10.1578/AM.43.5.2017.507 An Initial Population Structure and Genetic Diversity Analysis for Stenella clymene (Gray, 1850): Evidence of Differentiation Between the North and South Atlantic Ocean Luana Nara,1 Ana Carolina Oliveira de Meirelles,2 Luciano Raimundo Alardo Souto,3 Jose Martíns Silva-Jr,4 and Ana Paula Cazerta Farro1 1Laboratório de Genética e Conservação Animal, Departamento de Ciências Agrárias e Biológicas, CEUNES, Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo, Rodovia BR 101 Norte, Km 60, Bairro Litoranêo, 29932-540 São Mateus, ES, Brazil E-mail: [email protected] 2AQUASIS – Associação de Pesquisa e Preservação de Ecossistemas Aquáticos, Praia de Iparana, s/nº, SESC Iparana, 61600-000 Caucaia, CE, Brazil 3V.I.V.A. – Viver, Informar e Valorizar o Ambiente, Avenida Antônio Carlos Magalhães, nº 1034, Edifício Pituba Park Center, sala 251-A, Itaigara, 41825-000 Salvador, BA, Brasil 4NGI-FN/ICMBio – Rua Eurico Cavalcanti, s/nº, Vila do Boldró, Caixa Postal nº 50, 53900-000 Fernando de Noronha, PE, Brazil Abstract Introduction Information concerning population structure and Stenella clymene, the Clymene dolphin, has a genetic diversity in Stenella clymene is still scarce. restricted distribution near the equator in the Previous studies raised questions regarding the Atlantic Ocean (Jefferson & Curry, 2003). species’ position in the genus Stenella and sug- Considered an oceanic species, it is commonly gested that S. clymene might be of hybrid origin. found in deep waters (1,000 to 4,500 m), with The present study analyzed the mitochondrial cyclonic or confluent circulation (Davis et al., control region (D-loop), cytochrome oxidase I 1998; Weir, 2006), feeding typically on mesope- (CoI), and cytochrome b (Cyt b) of northeast- lagic fishes (Jefferson & Curry, 2003). -
Husbandry Guidelines for African Lion Panthera Leo Class
Husbandry Guidelines For (Johns 2006) African Lion Panthera leo Class: Mammalia Felidae Compiler: Annemarie Hillermann Date of Preparation: December 2009 Western Sydney Institute of TAFE, Richmond Course Name: Certificate III Captive Animals Course Number: RUV 30204 Lecturer: Graeme Phipps, Jacki Salkeld, Brad Walker DISCLAIMER The information within this document has been compiled by Annemarie Hillermann from general knowledge and referenced sources. This document is strictly for informational purposes only. The information within this document may be amended or changed at any time by the author. The information has been reviewed by professionals within the industry, however, the author will not be held accountable for any misconstrued information within the document. 2 OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY RISKS Wildlife facilities must adhere to and abide by the policies and procedures of Occupational Health and Safety legislation. A safe and healthy environment must be provided for the animals, visitors and employees at all times within the workplace. All employees must ensure to maintain and be committed to these regulations of OHS within their workplace. All lions are a DANGEROUS/ HIGH RISK and have the potential of fatally injuring a person. Precautions must be followed when working with lions. Consider reducing any potential risks or hazards, including; Exhibit design considerations – e.g. Ergonomics, Chemical, Physical and Mechanical, Behavioural, Psychological, Communications, Radiation, and Biological requirements. EAPA Standards must be followed for exhibit design. Barrier considerations – e.g. Mesh used for roofing area, moats, brick or masonry, Solid/strong metal caging, gates with locking systems, air-locks, double barriers, electric fencing, feeding dispensers/drop slots and ensuring a den area is incorporated.