Vallejo-Timarán, Darío A. Bazzazan, Ali Segura, Mariela Prieto-Cárdenas, Nelson E. Lefebvre, Rejean C.
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Innate immunity is the principal sensor responsible of the local immune response to control mucosal bacterial contamination of the reproductive tract after parturition, triggering a pro-inflammatory process in the mucosa of the uterus, the vaginal and the cervix. However, knowledge about the inflammation process and outcome of the cervix in dairy c...
Berland, Marco Paiva, Luis Santander, Lig Alondra Ratto, Marcelo Héctor
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Llamas are induced non-reflex ovulators, which ovulate in response to the hormonal stimulus of the male protein beta-nerve growth factor (β-NGF) that is present in the seminal plasma; this response is dependent on the preovulatory gonadotrophin-releasing hormone (GnRH) release from the hypothalamus. GnRH neurones are vital for reproduction, as thes...
Kumar, Naveen Sood, Richa Pateriya, Atul K. Venkatesakumar, E. Ramprabhu, R. Dixit, Roma Bhatia, Sandeep Singh, Vijendra Pal
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Ovine herpesvirus 2 (OvHV-2) is the causative agent of sheep-associated malignant catarrhal fever (SA-MCF), a highly fatal disease syndrome that predominantly affects susceptible hosts of the order Artiodactyla . In this study, an in-depth clinico-molecular investigation of SA-MCF disease in a morbid 50-days-old cattle calf ( Bos taurus indicus ) a...
Kogan, Lori R. Erdman, Phyllis Bussolari, Cori Currin-McCulloch, Jennifer Packman, Wendy
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Veterinarians, like many other professions, were significantly impacted by the onset of COVID-19 in the spring of 2020. Standard practices were disrupted, and veterinary hospitals had to quickly modify standard protocols to safely serve their clients and patients. The purpose of this study was to better understand dog owners' fears and concerns per...
Ruegg, Pamela L.
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Treatment of clinical mastitis is the most common reason that antimicrobials are given to adult dairy cows and careful consideration of treatment protocols is necessary to ensure responsible antimicrobial stewardship. Clinical mastitis is caused by a variety of bacteria which stimulate an immune response that often results in spontaneous bacteriolo...
Clark, Corinna C. A. Rooney, Nicola J.
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Rating scales are widely used to rate working dog behavior and performance. Whilst behaviour scales have been extensively validated, instruments used to rate ability have usually been designed by training and practitioner organizations, and often little consideration has been given to how seemingly insignificant aspects of the scale design might al...
Skjølstrup, Nanna K. Nielsen, Liza R. Jensen, Carsten S. Lastein, Dorte B.
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The globally increasing level of antimicrobial resistance affects both human and animal health, why it is necessary to identify ways to change our current use of antimicrobials. The veterinary herd health collaboration between veterinarians and dairy farmers provides a useful setting for changing antimicrobial use in livestock. However, farmers and...
Wang, Pengwei Huang, Libo Yang, Wanying Liu, Quancheng Li, Fuchang Wang, Chunyang
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Deoxynivalenol (DON) can activate related signaling pathways and induce gastrointestinal disorders. Based on the results of previous studies, this study tried to explore the relationship between DON-induced intestinal inflammation of weaned rabbits and the ERK-p38 signaling pathway. Forty-five weaned rabbits were divided into three treatments: cont...
Hemida, Manal Vuori, Kristiina A. Moore, Robin Anturaniemi, Johanna Hielm-Björkman, Anna
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Background: Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is an idiopathic multifactorial disease in humans and dogs, usually assigned to the interactions between genes, gut microbiota, diet, environment, and the immune system. We aimed to investigate the modifiable early life exposures associated with IBD in dogs. Materials and Methods: The study data was extr...
Mirzazadeh, Amin Grafl, Beatrice Abbasnia, Mohammad Emadi-Jamali, Sobhan Abdi-Hachesoo, Bahman Schachner, Anna Hess, Michael
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Adenoviral gizzard erosion (AGE) in broilers is an emerging infectious disease with negative impact on flock productivity. Despite of known primary etiological role of fowl adenovirus serotype 1 (FAdV-1) in AGE, there are a limited number of field reports worldwide, possibly because the disease is less noticeable and clinically difficult to assess....