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List of aquarium diseases; List of dog diseases; List of feline diseases; List of diseases of the honey bee; List of diseases spread by invertebrates; Poultry disease; Lists of zoonotic diseases, infectious diseases that have jumped from an animal to a human
The guinea pig or domestic guinea pig (Cavia porcellus), also known as the cavy or domestic cavy (/ ˈ k eɪ v i / KAY-vee), is a species of rodent belonging to the genus Cavia, family Caviidae. Breeders tend to use the name "cavy" for the animal, but "guinea pig" is more commonly used in scientific and laboratory contexts. [ 1 ]
The yawn reflex has long been observed to be contagious. In 1508, Erasmus wrote, "One man's yawning makes another yawn", [39] and the French proverbialized the idea to "Un bon bâilleur en fait bâiller sept" ('One good gaper makes seven others gape'). [40] Often, if one person yawns, this may cause another person to "empathetically" yawn. [23]
Diseases and disorders FAE Fetal alcohol effects: FAS Fetal alcohol syndrome: FASDs Fetal alcohol spectrum disorders: FFI Fatal familial insomnia: FMA Focal muscular atrophies FMD Fibromuscular dysplasia: FMS Fibromyalgia syndrome: FSP Familial spastic paraparesis: FTD Frontotemporal dementia: FUO Fever of unknown origin: FVS Fetal valproate ...
They identified the cause of this neurological disease to be long-term occupational exposure to aerosolized porcine brain and spinal tissue. [8] Investigators from the Minnesota Department of Health simultaneously determined that the air pressure jet system used to extract the brain from pig carcasses was unsafe, as it would create an airborne ...
The Lunkarya Guinea Pig (a.k.a. Lunk) is not on the list of breeds recognized by the American Cavy Breeders Association, as its mostly found in Nordic countries, having originated in Sweden. It's ...
Porcine circovirus associated disease; Porcine enzootic pneumonia; Porcine epidemic diarrhea virus; Porcine epidemic diarrhoea; Porcine intestinal spirochaetosis; Porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus 2; Porcine stress syndrome; Pseudorabies
Industrial melanism is an evolutionary effect in insects such as the peppered moth, Biston betularia in areas subject to industrial pollution. Darker pigmented individuals are favored by natural selection, apparently because they are better camouflaged against polluted backgrounds. When pollution was later reduced, lighter forms regained the ...