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The donkey skin trade: a growing global problem
2021
Laura Skippen | Jonathan Collier | James Mutiiria Kithuka
Growing demand for ejiao – gelatin produced from donkey skin and used in Traditional Chinese Medicine – is putting global donkey populations at risk and threatening the livelihoods of millions of people that depend on them in lower and middle-income countries. Hundreds of thousands of donkeys are slaughtered for their skins and exported annually, mostly from Africa to China. However, the trade is spreading across the globe, including Brazil. This article highlights the appalling welfare conditions for donkeys caught up in both the legal and illegal trade, as well as the effects on vulnerable people and the potential for disease spread and hazards to human health.
Mostrar más [+] Menos [-]Investigation of the prevalence of Mycoplasma ovipneumoniae in Southern Xinjiang, China
2021
Zhao Jin-yu | Du Yi-zhou | Song Ya-ping | Zhou Peng | Chu Yue-feng | Wu Jun-yuan
It is very important to monitor the infection of Mycoplasma ovipneumoniae as a potential threat to the sheep industry. Southern Xinjiang is a major sheep breeding base in China, however, there is no relevant information concerning the infection of the region’s ovine stock with this bacteria at present. This study aimed to address this knowledge gap.
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