Researchers in Türkiye used an explainable machine learning framework combining XGBoost and SHAP to identify age and postpartum diseases as key drivers of delayed first insemination in dairy cows, ...

Get ready for Valentine’s Day by learning how zoo matchmakers use science to “swipe right” for conservation. Mike Bock Male Andean bear Quito (above) has fathered two cubs at the Smithsonian’s ...

Feeding the world in the midst of climate change and an ever-growing population demands scientists have access to scalable, flexible and sustainable genomic tools that add value to animal breeding ...

For conservation scientists at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute, helping animals “swipe right” on the best mate is all in a day’s work. With a mission to save animal ...

Just like museums rely on curators to manage their collections, zoos depend on a team of skilled professionals to carefully monitor every animal in their care — recording births, breeding, behavioral ...

Boston University is committed to observing federal policies and regulations and AAALAC international standards and guidelines for the humane care and use of animals. Mice and Rats have short ...