Zhang, Ke Liu, Gongwei Wu, Yujiang Zhang, Ting Guo, Mengmeng Lei, Yu Cao, Xi Suo, Langda Brugger, Daniel Wang, Xiaolong
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Microbiology Spectrum
The maternal gut microbiome affects the duration of pregnancy, delivery, and lactation. It also coordinates the stability of maternal metabolism by regulating and modulating inflammatory cytokines and reproductive hormones. This has been shown in several species; however, the situation in ruminants remains a black box. Here, we aimed to elucidate t...
Zhang, Zhirong Ding, Mengqi Sun, Yujiao Khattak, Romaan Hayat Chen, Junda Teng, Liwei Liu, Zhensheng
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Frontiers in Microbiology
Substantial variation in the environment directly causes remodeling of the colonized gut microbiota, controlling community diversity, and functions in the host to tune-up their adaptive states. However, the mechanisms of microbial community assembly in response to environmental changes remain unclear, especially in endangered ruminants. In this stu...
Khan, Muhammad Zahoor Liu, Shuai Ma, Yulin Ma, Mei Ullah, Qudrat Khan, Ibrar Muhammad Wang, Jingjun Xiao, Jianxin Chen, Tianyu Khan, Adnan
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Frontiers in Immunology
Overproduction of reactive oxygen species (ROS) is a well-known phenomenon experienced by ruminants, especially during the transition from late gestation to successful lactation. This overproduction of ROS may lead to oxidative stress (OS), which compromises the immune and anti-inflammatory systems of animals, thus predisposing them to health issue...
Zschiesche, Marleen Mensching, André Jansen, Henrike Maria Sharifi, Ahmad Reza Albers, Dirk Hummel, Jürgen
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Journal of animal physiology and animal nutrition
Subacute ruminal acidosis (SARA) is an important nutritional disorder affecting animal welfare and economy of milk production. Definitions rely on ruminal pH but due to limitations of its measurement, indicators reflecting low pH are highly desirable. The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between reticular pH and 18 on-farm indi...
Amaral Júnior, João Maria do Martorano, Lucieta Guerreiro Nahúm, Benjamim de Souza de Castro, Vinícius Costa Gomes Sousa, Luciano Fernandes Rodrigues, Thomaz Cyro Guimarães de Carv... da Silva, Jamile Andréa Rodrigues da Costa Silva, Artur Luiz Lourenço Júnior, José de Brito Berndt, Alexandre
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Frontiers in Veterinary Science
The use of palm kernel cake as an alternative to conventional ingredients, due to the presence of residual fat, can also reduce methane emissions. The objective of the study was to evaluate, in two different experiments, the effects of palm kernel cake supplementation on feed intake, enteric methane production and estimates, and the ingestive behav...
Rouatbi, Mariem Haile, Aynalem Getachew, Tesfaye Dione, Michel Zannou, Olivier Tebourbi, Ons Idoudi, Zied Rischkowsky, Barbara Rekik, Mourad
While goats are an important pillar of livestock and agriculture sectors in East and Horn of Africa, little research is being published and access to unpublished data is very difficult. This working paper attempts to review the male and female reproductive characteristics of goats in 11 countries of East and Horn of Africa (Burundi, Djibouti, Eritr...
Belay, Berhanu Getachew, Tesfaye Haile, Aynalem
Relevance and quality of education are ensured by updating the curriculum with contemporary data and experiences. Universities and staff teaching courses must update the curriculum to make our curriculum need-based and meet the current changes and experiences. Including local data in our teaching and learning documents is an equally important issue...
Pinheiro, Natália Berne Gaspar, Emanuelle Baldo Minho, Alessandro Pelegrine Domingues, Robert de Moura, Micaele Quintana Junior, Antônio Sergio Varela Capella, Gabriela de Almeida Strothmann, Adriane Leites Terto, Wesley Douglas Leite, Fabio Pereira Leivas
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Parasite immunology
Haemonchus contortus is the most pathogenic parasite for sheep. The objective was to evaluate immunomodulation of the probiotic Saccharomyces boulardii in sheep experimentally infected with H. contortus. Twenty-four sheep were divided into three groups: one infected with 500 H. contortus larvae/day for 26 days and supplemented with S. boulardii (40...
Belay, Berhanu Getachew, Tesfaye Haile, Aynalem
The International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA), in partnership with ILRI and Ethiopian NARs, has been pilot-testing climate-smart integrated small ruminant value chain development innovations (Smart Pack) over many years in Ethiopia. Smart pack encompasses innovations such as sheep and goat genetics, improved feeding, ...
Haile, Aynalem Getachew, Tesfaye Belay, Berhanu Rekik, Mourad Rischkowsky, Barbara A.
Small ruminant value chain development started in Ethiopia as part of Livestock and Fish CRP in 2012, and then continued since 2017 as Livestock CRP, in seven sites representing different regions of Ethiopia, production systems and communities. The objective of the initiative was to test technological and institutional innovations that would transf...
