Wild, Isabella Freeman, Sarah Robles, Daniela Matamoros, Dennis Ortiz, Maverick Rodriguez, Jonathan Burford, John
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In Honduras, many families are reliant on working equids in their daily life. The aim of this study was to evaluate knowledge about, and approaches to colic used by owners of working equids in Choluteca, Honduras using a phenomenological approach. Semi-structured, verbal questionnaires were conducted with ninety-three owners from eleven different c...
Ekstrand, Kimberly Flanagan, Amanda J Lin, Ilyan E Vejseli, Brendon Cole, Allicyn Lally, Anna P Morris, Robert L Morgan, Kathleen N
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The accelerated pace of research into Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) necessitates periodic summaries of current research. The present paper reviews virus susceptibilities in species with frequent human contact, and factors that are best predictors of virus susceptibility. Species reviewed were those in contact with hum...
Neethirajan, Suresh Kemp, Bas
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Currently, large volumes of data are being collected on farms using multimodal sensor technologies. These sensors measure the activity, housing conditions, feed intake, and health of farm animals. With traditional methods, the data from farm animals and their environment can be collected intermittently. However, with the advancement of wearable and...
Muhammad, Aliyu Ibrahim Mohamed, Dalia Alla Chwen, Loh Teck Akit, Henny Samsudin, Anjas Asmara
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The use of toxic and less bioavailable inorganic selenium can now be supplemented with an alternative organic source from bacterial species in nutrition for human and animal benefit. This study investigated the effects of selenium sources on laying performance, egg quality characteristics, intestinal morphology, caecum microbial population, and dig...
Dell'Anno, Matteo Reggi, Serena Caprarulo, Valentina Hejna, Monika Sgoifo Rossi, Carlo Angelo Callegari, Maria Luisa Baldi, Antonella Rossi, Luciana
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The effects of the dietary administration of a combination of Quebracho and Chestnut tannins, leonardite and tributyrin were evaluated in weaned piglets. A total of 168 weaned piglets (Landrace × Large White) were randomly allotted to two experimental groups (6 pens/group, 14 piglets/pen). Animals were fed a basal control diet (CTRL) and a treatmen...
Fang, Shuzhen Yang, Wenming Zhang, Kangyi Peng, Chuanyi
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We assessed the protective effects of Gandouling (GDL) on copper sulfate (CuSO4)-induced heart injuries in Sprague−Dawley rats, which were randomly divided into the control, CuSO4, GDL + CuSO4 and penicillamine + CuSO4 groups. The rats received intragastric GDL (400 mg/kg body weight) once per day for 42 consecutive days after 56 days of CuSO4 expo...
Subedi, Sachin Koirala, Sulove Chai, Lilong
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COVID-19 is caused by the virus SARS-CoV-2 that belongings to the family of Coronaviridae, which has affected multiple species and demonstrated zoonotic potential. The COVID-19 infections have been reported on farm animals (e.g., minks) and pets, which were discussed and summarized in this study. Although the damage of COVID-19 has not been reporte...
Revilla, Isabel Plaza, Javier Palacios, Carlos
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This study investigated the influence of the production system (conventional vs. organic), the grass consumption level and the ageing period (7 and 14 days) on beef quality. Three groups of samples from Limousin × Avileña calves were analysed: F100, formed by animals fed 100% on forage; F74, formed by animals fed on an average amount of forage of 7...
Davies, Jennifer R Purawijaya, Dandri A Bartlett, Julia M Robinson, Emma S J
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There is increasing evidence that, compared to non-aversive handling methods (i.e., tunnel and cupping), tail handling has a negative impact on mouse welfare. Despite this evidence, there are still research organisations that continue to use tail handling. Here, we investigated handling for routine husbandry by three different methods: tail, cuppin...
Szymik, Bartosz Topolski, Piotr Jagusiak, Wojciech
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Heritabilities of workability (WT) traits-milking speed (MS) and temperament (MT)-as well as genetic and phenotypic correlations between these traits in the population of Polish Holstein-Friesian (PHF) cows were estimated. The estimation of genetic parameters was performed twice: first with the use of pedigree data; and second with the use of pedig...
