SHARED BUT THREATENED: THE HERITAGE OF WILD FOOD PLANT GATHERING AMONG DIFFERENT LINGUISTIC AND RELIGIOUS GROUPS IN THE ISHKOMAN AND YASIN VALLEYS, NORTH PAKISTAN

Shared but Threatened: The Heritage of Wild Food Plant Gathering among Different Linguistic and Religious Groups in the Ishkoman and Yasin Valleys, North Pakistan

A wild food ethnobotanical field study was conducted in the Ishkoman and Yasin valleys, located in the Hindukush Mountain Range of Gilgit-Baltistan, northern Pakistan.These valleys are inhabited by diverse, often marginalized, linguistic and religious groups.The field survey was conducted via one hundred and eighty semistructured interviews to reco

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Feline Responses to Increasing Inclusion of Natural Olive Extract in Liquid or Dry Palatant Formulations Applied to Kibble Diets

Olive extract (OE) has been used in human foods for its nutraceutical effects, making it a product of interest for pet food.However, OE’s effect on palatability has not been examined.The study objective was to evaluate the palatability of dry cat foods with OE applied at differing inclusions within liquid or dry palatants.Twenty-seven volatile EX

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