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SUBMITTER: Hoffman JM
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7286991 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Hoffman Jessica M JM Valencak Teresa G TG
GeroScience 20200502 3
As average human lifespans increase across the globe, companion animals, specifically dogs and cats, are also living longer with more age-related morbidities. However, a similar trend is not seen in mammalian livestock species. Cows, pigs, goats, and sheep, as well as more niche mammalian species raised across the world, have been primarily raised for their economic benefit to humans and are culled from the population once their production declines. To this end, we lack clear knowledge about the ...[more]