Systems of enzymes which function sequentially by catalyzing consecutive reactions linked by common metabolic intermediates. They may involve simply a transfer of water molecules or hydrogen atoms and may be associated with large supramolecular structures such as mitochondria or ribosomes. (https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/136338)
Mollisols are soils that have a dark colored surface horizon relatively high in content of organic matter. The soils are base rich throughout and therefore quite fertile. (https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/conservation-basics/natural-resource-concerns/soils/mollisols)
Total amount of water vapor in the air, normally expressed in grams of water vapor in a cubic meter of air. (Global Fire Monitoring Center, 2011. International multilingual forest fire terminology, http://www.fire.uni-freiburg.de/literature/RUS-MON-GER-ENG-Glossary-Web.pdf)
Acer hyrcanum is a maple species sometimes referred to as Balkan maple. It grows in southeastern Europe and western Asia. (Wikipedia. 2025. Acer hyrcanum. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acer_hyrcanum)
The center of diversity of a species is defined as the geographic area wherein the plant species (or genus) exhibits the highest degree of genetic variation, that is, highest number of cultivated species (or subspecies) and wild relatives, as well as gene variants (alleles) exist in that region. (Dhan Pal Singh, Asheesh K. Singh, Arti Singh, Chapter 5 - Plant genetic resources,
Editor(s): Dhan Pal Singh, Asheesh K. Singh, Arti Singh, Plant Breeding and Cultivar Development, Academic Press, 2021, Pages 129-157, ISBN 9780128175637,
https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-817563-7.00009-X)
Failure or imperfection of vision at night or in dim light, with good vision only on bright days. (MeSH, 2024. Night Blindness http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D009755)
Maedi-visna virus (MVV) is a lentivirus of sheep sharing several key features with the primate lentiviruses. The virus causes slowly progressive diseases, mainly in the lungs and the central nervous system of sheep. (Gudmundsson B, Jónsson SR, Olafsson O, Agnarsdóttir G, Matthíasdóttir S, Georgsson G, Torsteinsdóttir S, Svansson V, Kristbjornsdóttir HB, Franzdóttir SR, Andrésson OS, Andrésdóttir V. Simultaneous mutations in CA and Vif of Maedi-Visna virus cause attenuated replication in macrophages and reduced infectivity in vivo. J Virol. 2005 Dec;79(24):15038-42. doi: 10.1128/JVI.79.24.15038-15042.2005. PMID: 16306574; PMCID: PMC1316017.)
Trypanotolerance has been defined as the relative capacity of an animal to control the development of the parasites and to limit their pathological effects, the most prominent of which is anaemia (d'Ieteren GD, Authié E, Wissocq N, Murray M. Trypanotolerance, an option for sustainable livestock production in areas at risk from trypanosomosis. Rev Sci Tech. 1998 Apr;17(1):154-75. doi: 10.20506/rst.17.1.1088. PMID: 9638808.)
Antennaria is a genus of herbaceous perennial plants in the family Asteraceae, native to temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere, with one species (A. chilensis) in temperate southern South America; the highest species diversity is in North America. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antennaria)
The branch of public health concerned with monitoring or mitigating those factors in the environment that affect human health and disease. (FAOTERM, accessed 16 May 2023)
Lumpy wool is a skin disease of sheep caused by the bacterium Dermatophilus congolensis. The bacteria infect the skin, and cause scab formation. Lumpy wool causes loss of condition and deaths in affected mobs, reduced skin values, reduced wool value and additional handling and treatment costs. Lumpy wool infection also attracts flies, making body strike more likely. (Adapted from NSW Department of Primary Industries, 2010. Primefact 986. https://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/animals-and-livestock/sheep/health/other/lumpy-wool Cited 30 October 2023.)
Immunomodulation is modulation (regulatory adjustment) of the immune system. It has natural and human-induced forms. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Immunomodulation)
Lor is a type of Turkish unsalted whey cheese, similarly made from the whey left over from kaşar or strained yogurt manufacture. Lor is used in traditional foods and desserts made from unsalted cheese like "ekşimik" and höşmerim (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turkish_cuisine)
A non-refined, crystallized material derived from the juices of sugar-cane stalk and consisting either wholly or essentially of sucrose. (Draft Definition and Classification of Commodities, W2979, FAO, 1996.)
Goji, goji berry, or wolfberry is the fruit of either the Lycium barbarum or Lycium chinense, two closely related species of boxthorn in the nightshade family, Solanaceae. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goji)
