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Furthermore, the validation step of this study revealed a high level of breed label conformity across a range of samples tested for the traditional British pig breeds.
Validation of the 96-plex assay using independent test samples of known origin was successful; a subsequent survey of market samples revealed a high level of breed label conformity.
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The researchers also found that at one shelter, abolishing breed labels increased the rate at which pit bull type dogs were adopted.
When researchers showed pictures of both groups of dogs to potential owners, people judged the supposed pit bulls as less friendly, trainable, and adoptable, but those differences vanished when the breed labels were removed, according to a study published last month in PLOS ONE.
The research involved a series of studies, intended to gauge the effect of breed labeling on potential adopters.
The researchers found that when no breed labels were included, the pit bulls were actually seen as more attractive on average than the lookalikes.
Comparing the adoption data from when breed labels were included and after they were removed, they found more pit bulls were adopted after labels were removed and their time in the shelter decreased.
"The results of these manipulations suggest that pit bull breed labels may have the ability to negatively influence perceptions of potential adopters during decision-making processes.... [T]he disparity in how long the dogs remained at the shelter waiting for adoption may have been influenced in part by the perception of the label".
The PorcineSNP60 beadchip [ 16] can be exploited to authenticate British pig breed-labelled pork products and, in particular, samples allegedly originated from traditional pig breeds, being sold at a premium (Table 1).
"We capture information like breed, activity label, if dog is spayed/neutered, and based on that we have an algorithm that will calculate daily calorie needs and match that to the food type that we send".
And cities including Paris, London and New York are falling over themselves to attract this new breed of label-obsessed consumer addicts.
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