The Most Attractive Is Not Always the Preferred: Lessons From Necrophagous Dung Beetle Assemblages in a Region of the Central Amazon

ABSTRACT Resource attractiveness and preference is determinant to assess how biodiversity is structured in different ecosystems.Necrophagy is the alternative or complementary dietary habit of dung beetles, but a few studies have focused on evaluating how different carrion types attract different species.The goal of this study was to Dryer Parts ass

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Ability of Arkansas LaKast and LaKast Hybrid Rice Bran to Reduce Salmonella Typhimurium in Chicken Cecal Incubations and Effects on Cecal Microbiota

The objective of the present study was to evaluate the prebiotic ability of Arkansas (AR) LaKast rice bran cultivars as a feed supplement to reduce Salmonella Typhimurium and other gut microbiota.An in vitro mixed anaerobic culture system was used to simulate conditions in the chicken ceca.Anaerobic cultures contained feed, cecal contents collected

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