What can cause abortions in a commercial sow herd besides infectious agents in the tropics?

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What is the relationship between public debt, unemployement and economic growth of zimbabwe?

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Mechanism of Bubble in Die Attach Film?

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Where can I find microfinance industry growth in Thailand, Indonesia, and Vietnam?

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Which general PCR primers are used for barcoding nematodes?

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What PCR barcoding primer can be used to determine a species in the Bursaphelenchus genus?

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Herpetology-focused journals?

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What nematode anatomical structure has eyes with lenses?

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Which nematology labs or institutions provide international nematology services?

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Is it possible to directly measure analytes with ICP-MS in different matrixes?

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Is this a facetotecta nauplius?

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How much area/acres of agriculture land can irrigate by 1 cusec of water?

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How to isolate lymphocytes from mouse spleen?

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I need to dissolve stigmasterol for an animal experiment, it hasn't dissolved in either DMSO or vegetable oil. Can anyone recommend the best solvent?

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How can biogenic synthesis techniques be applied to develop plants capable of extracting and processing heavy metals from contaminated soil, and wha?

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How to determine tannin content in fodder pellets?

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How can artificial intelligence be leveraged to enhance the accuracy and efficiency of climate change impact predictions on agricultural productivity?

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Can harvested rainwater be stored & used for year & why rainwater harvesting is most effective means to conserve water n rain-fed agriculture areas?

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How can rainwater harvesting to enhance water productivity of rain fed agriculture in the semi-arid areas?

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Use of NC or NTC to descibe negative control?

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Robert kudzanayi Gono

Stress be it heat or nutritional, and body condition prior to mating

Rita Payan Carreira

Certainly heat stress, and control of temperature/humidity or excessive concentration of urine waste in the floor, considering a standard nutritional level.

Saymore Petros Ndou

Poor handling especially towards farrowing as well as proper nutrition too ...