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Plant Sciences, Zoology & Evolution / Why vaccinate a dog every year?

« on: 19/03/2018 20:51:54 »

Hello,
As a human i get vaccinate every 10 or 25 years depending on vaccin as an adult.
Why does my dog need to be vaccinated every year?

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Physiology & Medicine / Why take drugs to lower fever when we are ill?

« on: 21/02/2018 20:46:10 »

If fever help us fight an infection why take drugs to lover the fever ?
Isn t it better to let a little bit of fever run its course as it is a natural way to fight an infection ?

I am speaking about small fever like 38 for a human not dangerous case where fever go to high
thanks

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Plant Sciences, Zoology & Evolution / How many research subjects do you need for a study to be statistically valid?

« on: 08/02/2018 22:42:05 »

Hello,
When publishing research paper how do scientist know how many subject they will need for their study to be valid ?
I am intersting in dog behaviour and training subject for example.
Claudia Fugazza publish a paper.
http://www.academia.edu/18023840/Do_as_I_..._Did_Long-term_memory_of_imitative_actions_in_dogs_Canis_familiaris_
She used 12 subject for her study.(and 12 other for comparaison How did she know that around this number it would be enough subject to be valid ?

Thanks

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Plant Sciences, Zoology & Evolution / Are any other animals like dogs, where smaller breeds outlive larger ones?

« on: 04/02/2018 22:36:14 »

Hello,

We know that within the dog world the lifespan of smaller breed dog are significantly longer than large breed dog.
Is it the same within other species ?

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Plant Sciences, Zoology & Evolution / Are dogs easier to train spoken to in the language of their country of origin?

« on: 22/12/2017 19:44:07 »

Hello,

You often see police dog trained in different language that the police is speaking.
For example german shepherd are trained in German.
Belgium Malinois in dutch and so on.

Is there any scientific study (if yes could you provide the name or a link to the study) that show that there is an advantage to train the dog (for lack of better word) in their native tongue ?

Thanks