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Amitraz (development code BTS27419) is a non-systemic acaricide and insecticide [1] and has also been described as a scabicide. It was first synthesized by the Boots Co. in England in 1969. [2] Amitraz has been found to have an insect repellent effect, works as an insecticide and also as a pesticide synergist. [3]
An example sometimes cited is a subsidy for the provision of flu vaccines and the public goods (such as education and national defense), research & development, etc. [6] [7] Pigouvian taxes are named after English economist Arthur Cecil Pigou (1877–1959), who also developed the concept of economic externalities.
Protective tariffs are tariffs that are enacted with the aim of protecting a domestic industry. [1] They aim to make imported goods cost more than equivalent goods produced domestically, thereby causing sales of domestically produced goods to rise, supporting local industry. Tariffs are also imposed in order to raise government revenue, or to ...
Laboratory animal sources. Animals used by laboratories for testing purposes are largely supplied by dealers who specialize in selling them to universities, medical and veterinary schools, and companies that provide contract animal-testing services. It is comparatively rare that animals are procured from sources other than specialized dealers ...
A search-and-rescue (SAR) dog is a dog trained to respond to crime scenes, accidents, missing persons events, as well as natural or man-made disasters. [1] These dogs detect human scent, which is a distinct odor of skin flakes and water and oil secretions unique to each person [1][2] and have been known to find people under water, snow, and ...
The National Canine Research Council (NCRC) is an animal advocacy group, originally started by Karen Delise, a veterinary technician. [1] It was later acquired by Jane Berkey, the owner of Animal Farm Foundation and registered as National Canine Research Council, LLC in 2007. Its current website describes itself as "A Research & Policy Think ...
Institutional Animal Care and Use Committees (IACUCs) are centrally important in applying laws about animal research in the United States.Similar systems operate in other countries, but generally under different titles; for example, in Canada a typical title would be the University Animal Care Committee (UACC), while in the United Kingdom it would be the Animal Welfare and Ethical Review Body ...
Genuine progress indicator (GPI) is a metric that has been suggested to replace, or supplement, gross domestic product (GDP). [1] The GPI is designed to take fuller account of the well-being of a nation, only a part of which pertains to the size of the nation's economy, by incorporating environmental and social factors which are not measured by GDP.