Chickengirl
@sgchicken.bsky.social
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A new #OpenAccess article in the NZVJ details an outbreak of post-parturient infectious pustular vulvovaginitis in a New Zealand dairy herd.
doi.org/10.1080/0048...
@tandfresearch.bsky.social #OpenAccess
📷 bilanol, Envato
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@tandfresearch.bsky.social #OpenAccess
📷 bilanol, Envato
December 15, 2025 at 11:13 PM
A new #OpenAccess article in the NZVJ details an outbreak of post-parturient infectious pustular vulvovaginitis in a New Zealand dairy herd.
doi.org/10.1080/0048...
@tandfresearch.bsky.social #OpenAccess
📷 bilanol, Envato
doi.org/10.1080/0048...
@tandfresearch.bsky.social #OpenAccess
📷 bilanol, Envato
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How to write a constructive peer review - see our new editorial, led by @biolumijeffence.bsky.social
With some of the team from @conphysjournal.bsky.social
With some of the team from @conphysjournal.bsky.social
Tips and tricks for writing constructive peer reviews
Peer review has been the cornerstone of scientific inquiry for centuries and is considered the backbone of scientific quality and rigour (Spier, 2002). Des
academic.oup.com
December 15, 2025 at 3:01 AM
How to write a constructive peer review - see our new editorial, led by @biolumijeffence.bsky.social
With some of the team from @conphysjournal.bsky.social
With some of the team from @conphysjournal.bsky.social
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A new #OpenAccess article in the NZVJ provides blood test reference ranges for young kiwi to help veterinarians assess and treat these precious taonga.
doi.org/10.1080/0048...
@tandfresearch.bsky.social #OpenAccess
📷 Bev Wilkinson, Save the Kiwi
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📷 Bev Wilkinson, Save the Kiwi
December 11, 2025 at 9:14 PM
A new #OpenAccess article in the NZVJ provides blood test reference ranges for young kiwi to help veterinarians assess and treat these precious taonga.
doi.org/10.1080/0048...
@tandfresearch.bsky.social #OpenAccess
📷 Bev Wilkinson, Save the Kiwi
doi.org/10.1080/0048...
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📷 Bev Wilkinson, Save the Kiwi
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my name is cow
and wen its nite
and when a star
is shiyning brite
and three wise men
give me the nod
i walk up close
I lik the God
and wen its nite
and when a star
is shiyning brite
and three wise men
give me the nod
i walk up close
I lik the God
December 15, 2025 at 2:24 AM
my name is cow
and wen its nite
and when a star
is shiyning brite
and three wise men
give me the nod
i walk up close
I lik the God
and wen its nite
and when a star
is shiyning brite
and three wise men
give me the nod
i walk up close
I lik the God
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“That’s our message to people - we can change this.”
It’s great to see a party leader being so matter of fact about policy basics and unequivocal about the fact they are absolutely possible to achieve for New Zealanders.
It’s great to see a party leader being so matter of fact about policy basics and unequivocal about the fact they are absolutely possible to achieve for New Zealanders.
December 15, 2025 at 5:40 AM
“That’s our message to people - we can change this.”
It’s great to see a party leader being so matter of fact about policy basics and unequivocal about the fact they are absolutely possible to achieve for New Zealanders.
It’s great to see a party leader being so matter of fact about policy basics and unequivocal about the fact they are absolutely possible to achieve for New Zealanders.
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I don't remember the last time I read something about the New Zealand health system that didn't leave me at the edge of tears. What we've done to ourselves as a nation is a crime
Being disabled is not linear, not clear-cut, and not without many things to unlearn - I've always been careful about how I exist as both a disabled person and as someone who has a platform. At times, it's meant people have criticised me for not talking about my own experiences.
So here they are.
So here they are.
Moral Injury: A Crash Course
Navigating our public health system in search of dignity, care, and humanity
open.substack.com
December 15, 2025 at 4:49 AM
I don't remember the last time I read something about the New Zealand health system that didn't leave me at the edge of tears. What we've done to ourselves as a nation is a crime
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Let people be their true selves, as they know and understand them. Let children explore their identities. Celebrate difference and variety and the incredible spectrum of humanity. The only alternative denies an opportunity to celebrate the joy of human flourishing and is ultimately unspeakably cruel
December 13, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Let people be their true selves, as they know and understand them. Let children explore their identities. Celebrate difference and variety and the incredible spectrum of humanity. The only alternative denies an opportunity to celebrate the joy of human flourishing and is ultimately unspeakably cruel
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Remember: The recipe for economic growth isn’t tax cuts for the rich. It’s investment in our people — in health care, infrastructure and education — to build a strong middle class.
You don't grow the economy through trickle-down nonsense.
You don't grow the economy through trickle-down nonsense.
December 12, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Remember: The recipe for economic growth isn’t tax cuts for the rich. It’s investment in our people — in health care, infrastructure and education — to build a strong middle class.
You don't grow the economy through trickle-down nonsense.
You don't grow the economy through trickle-down nonsense.
Oh hell no!
December 10, 2025 at 5:27 AM
Oh hell no!
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One day, when people are living once again in leaky homes, or dying of botulism, someone might just link “red tape” to keeping people alive & not broke #nzpol
New government rules coming for micro-abattoirs; homekill for sale in pipeline
New government rules coming for micro-abattoirs; homekill for sale in pipeline
The government is looking to cut red tape for small meat processors and is also exploring how homekill meat could be made suitable for sale.
www.rnz.co.nz
December 9, 2025 at 5:39 PM
One day, when people are living once again in leaky homes, or dying of botulism, someone might just link “red tape” to keeping people alive & not broke #nzpol
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A survey of NZ pet owners’ opinions about free-roaming cats highlights the need for education & targeted policy to raise awareness of social/environmental issues and promote responsible cat ownership.
doi.org/10.1080/0048...
@tandfresearch.bsky.social #OpenAccess
📷 vozdvikhenskayadina, envato.com
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@tandfresearch.bsky.social #OpenAccess
📷 vozdvikhenskayadina, envato.com
December 8, 2025 at 11:45 PM
A survey of NZ pet owners’ opinions about free-roaming cats highlights the need for education & targeted policy to raise awareness of social/environmental issues and promote responsible cat ownership.
doi.org/10.1080/0048...
@tandfresearch.bsky.social #OpenAccess
📷 vozdvikhenskayadina, envato.com
doi.org/10.1080/0048...
@tandfresearch.bsky.social #OpenAccess
📷 vozdvikhenskayadina, envato.com
I feel like many leftie voters feel this way, whereas many on the right just want their tax cuts and feck the poors.
Or am I being unfair because I live in a leftie bubble?
Or am I being unfair because I live in a leftie bubble?
Comfortably-well-off white guy here who has enough but still wants more.
The more I want: for everyone around me to be comfortable too. Safe, healthy, and free to pursue their happiness.
A society like that would enrich me a lot more than some extra dollars would.
The more I want: for everyone around me to be comfortable too. Safe, healthy, and free to pursue their happiness.
A society like that would enrich me a lot more than some extra dollars would.
December 9, 2025 at 3:53 AM
I feel like many leftie voters feel this way, whereas many on the right just want their tax cuts and feck the poors.
Or am I being unfair because I live in a leftie bubble?
Or am I being unfair because I live in a leftie bubble?
If you live in the Southern Hemisphere (where it is currently strawberry season) and you have a stand mixer, this is the best ratio of taste to effort you are ever going to get in a Christmas dessert - with the bonuses of make-ahead-ability plus pure magic
www.langbein.com/recipes/stra...
www.langbein.com/recipes/stra...
Strawberry Cloud Cake - Annabel Langbein – Recipes
Hundreds of quick and easy recipes created by Annabel and her online community.
www.langbein.com
December 9, 2025 at 3:32 AM
If you live in the Southern Hemisphere (where it is currently strawberry season) and you have a stand mixer, this is the best ratio of taste to effort you are ever going to get in a Christmas dessert - with the bonuses of make-ahead-ability plus pure magic
www.langbein.com/recipes/stra...
www.langbein.com/recipes/stra...
Ewww! 🤢
December 8, 2025 at 11:48 PM
Ewww! 🤢
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Trialling a new noise-reducing restraint box in Australian abattoirs reduced the need for handling interventions, leading to better welfare for the cows and reduced stress for workers.
doi.org/10.1080/0048...
@tandfresearch.bsky.social #OpenAccess
📷 Keshavarzi et al. 2025
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@tandfresearch.bsky.social #OpenAccess
📷 Keshavarzi et al. 2025
December 4, 2025 at 10:55 PM
Trialling a new noise-reducing restraint box in Australian abattoirs reduced the need for handling interventions, leading to better welfare for the cows and reduced stress for workers.
doi.org/10.1080/0048...
@tandfresearch.bsky.social #OpenAccess
📷 Keshavarzi et al. 2025
doi.org/10.1080/0048...
@tandfresearch.bsky.social #OpenAccess
📷 Keshavarzi et al. 2025
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#SecretSantaAoNZ Which festive philosopher are you?
*Sorry, I am a terrible person with a very particular sense of humour.
*Sorry, I am a terrible person with a very particular sense of humour.
December 8, 2025 at 4:22 AM
#SecretSantaAoNZ Which festive philosopher are you?
*Sorry, I am a terrible person with a very particular sense of humour.
*Sorry, I am a terrible person with a very particular sense of humour.
Oh ffs, it’s 2 fricking weeks for most people. We always go to Whitianga in the second week of Jan because it’s so much quieter - most of the tourist throng are back at work by then
Is the long summer break hurting our economy?
Is the long summer break hurting our economy?
A 'circle back in February' mentality may be contributing to New Zealand's stubbornly low productivity....
thespinoff.co.nz
December 7, 2025 at 11:49 PM
Oh ffs, it’s 2 fricking weeks for most people. We always go to Whitianga in the second week of Jan because it’s so much quieter - most of the tourist throng are back at work by then
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I fucking love memes you can understand through the language barrier, holy shit
December 6, 2025 at 3:39 PM
I fucking love memes you can understand through the language barrier, holy shit
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You are ABSOLUTELY NOT going to regret listening to this bird:
A male rock ptarmigan (Lagopus muta) in winter plumage.
Ptarmigan is from Gaelic 'tarmachan' meaning "croaker". The p- was added when people mistakenly assumed it was a Greek word.
A bird forever warning people: "A werewolf!" (just in case of werewolves).
Ptarmigan is from Gaelic 'tarmachan' meaning "croaker". The p- was added when people mistakenly assumed it was a Greek word.
A bird forever warning people: "A werewolf!" (just in case of werewolves).
December 6, 2025 at 5:10 PM
You are ABSOLUTELY NOT going to regret listening to this bird:
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A new study in the NZVJ tests whether delta-toxin from the canine skin bacterium Staphylococcus pseudintermedius can cause eczema in dogs by damaging mast cells.
doi.org/10.1080/0048... (free to read until 31 Jan 2026)
@tandfresearch.bsky.social
📷 akportfolio24, envato.com
doi.org/10.1080/0048... (free to read until 31 Jan 2026)
@tandfresearch.bsky.social
📷 akportfolio24, envato.com
December 2, 2025 at 9:43 PM
A new study in the NZVJ tests whether delta-toxin from the canine skin bacterium Staphylococcus pseudintermedius can cause eczema in dogs by damaging mast cells.
doi.org/10.1080/0048... (free to read until 31 Jan 2026)
@tandfresearch.bsky.social
📷 akportfolio24, envato.com
doi.org/10.1080/0048... (free to read until 31 Jan 2026)
@tandfresearch.bsky.social
📷 akportfolio24, envato.com
AI slop extends its tendrils into every nook and cranny of our lives 😫
December 6, 2025 at 4:33 AM
AI slop extends its tendrils into every nook and cranny of our lives 😫
Land of the free, everyone
Agents in Key Largo, Florida ripped this woman wearing medical scrubs out of her car as she screamed she is a US citizen. Agents cuffed her and put her in one of their cars.
She was eventually let go, per David Goodhue of the Miami Herald, who also took this footage:
She was eventually let go, per David Goodhue of the Miami Herald, who also took this footage:
December 3, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Land of the free, everyone
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99% of complaints about things being better in the past boil down to "you miss not having adult responsibilities". The other 1% is that everything is manufactured to break after two years now.
Because you're an adult you fucking muppet. You gotta pay the magic forward.
December 3, 2025 at 5:48 PM
99% of complaints about things being better in the past boil down to "you miss not having adult responsibilities". The other 1% is that everything is manufactured to break after two years now.
Kiwis who moan about Jacinda’s lockdowns don’t understand how lucky we were
Worldwide mortality experience since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic (2020-2024) shows excess deaths over that period in almost every country measured. Australia (+6%) was below average, and New Zealand (+0.1%) the lowest we measured.
December 2, 2025 at 9:12 AM
Kiwis who moan about Jacinda’s lockdowns don’t understand how lucky we were
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This about sums up my view. Peer review is imperfect. Science is provisional. Published work will contain errors of execution and interpretation—there is no implementable system to reduce the rate of such errors to zero. Replications, corrections, amendments, and critiques are how it ought to work!
I find the puritanism in the discipline about all this a bit frustrating. We cannot ensure perfection ex ante. That’s why we have the ex post possibility of critiquing published articles. People seem to want peer review to accomplish things it cannot.
November 30, 2025 at 10:34 PM
This about sums up my view. Peer review is imperfect. Science is provisional. Published work will contain errors of execution and interpretation—there is no implementable system to reduce the rate of such errors to zero. Replications, corrections, amendments, and critiques are how it ought to work!