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  2. Marsh rice rat - Wikipedia

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    They have been observed preying on alligator eggs in Georgia. [174] Laboratory studies have found that rice rats assimilate 88% to 95% of the energy in their food. They lose weight when fed on Spartina, fiddler crabs, or sunflower seeds alone, but a diet consisting of several of those items or of mealworms is adequate to maintain weight. [59]

  3. Rodent farming - Wikipedia

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    Efforts have been made to develop rat farming among the dalit in the Indian state of Bihar; one obstacle to this is that the animal vehicle of the god Ganesh is a rat. [7] In Cameroon, cane rats is encouraged in economic development efforts. [2] [8] In Australia, a rat farm that provides food for zoos and pet stores was the subject of a 2018 ...

  4. Agriculture in Pennsylvania - Wikipedia

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    A farmstead in Perry Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania.. Agriculture is a major industry in the U.S. commonwealth of Pennsylvania. [1] As of the most recent United States Census of Agriculture conducted in 2017, there were 53,157 farms in Pennsylvania, covering an area of 7,278,668 acres (2,945,572 hectares) with an average size of 137 acres (55 hectares) per farm. [2]

  5. Effort underway to grow Allegheny woodrat population, here's ...

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    More: Pennsylvania has 124 state parks, here are the 10 that have the most visitors “The Allegheny woodrat is a specialist within a very unique community in Pennsylvania and that community is ...

  6. Sunflower seed - Wikipedia

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    Left: dehulled kernel. Right: whole seed with hull. Whole sunflower seeds. A sunflower seed is a seed from a sunflower (Helianthus annuus). There are three types of commonly used sunflower seeds: linoleic (most common), high oleic, and sunflower oil seeds. Each variety has its own unique levels of monounsaturated, saturated, and polyunsaturated ...

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  8. Allegheny woodrat - Wikipedia

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    Pennsylvania is conducting a three-year study partially funded by a Game Commission State Wildlife Grant and being led by Indiana University of Pennsylvania in an attempt to shed light on the daily and seasonal movements of woodrats, identify high-quality woodrat habitat and learn whether providing food caches can boost a population.

  9. Kangaroo rat - Wikipedia

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    Different species of kangaroo rat may have different seed caching strategies to coexist with each other, as is the case for the banner-tailed kangaroo rat and Merriam's kangaroo rat which have overlapping ranges. [3] Merriam's kangaroo rats scatterhoard small caches of seeds in numerous small, shallow holes they dig. [15]