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Pigs, Biomes, and the Pork Peril: A One Health and One Welfare Meta-Narrative. 猪、生物群落和猪肉危机：一个健康和一个福利元叙事。

Disease biology, genetics, and socioecology Pub Date : 2026-01-01 Epub Date: 2026-07-24 DOI: 10.53941/dbgs.2026.100004

Niyaz Ahmed

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Rethinking Conservation in the Anthropocene-The Case of Holobionts. 反思人类世的生物保护--全息生物的案例。

Disease biology, genetics, and socioecology Pub Date : 2025-01-01 Epub Date: 2024-10-11 DOI: 10.53941/dbgs.2025.100002

Seyed E Hasnain, Niyaz Ahmed

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