peer reviewed / There is growing evidence, at least in humans, that fungi play a role in lung health preservation and in disease development and progression. Our understanding of fungal implication in such conditions relies on accurate and reproducible data acquisition. One of the critical steps in mycobiota analysis concerns DNA extraction as fung...
peer reviewed / [en] OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the perioperative analgesic effect of the unilateral lumbar erector spinae plane block (ESPBL) in dogs undergoing hemilaminectomy. STUDY DESIGN: Randomized, blinded clinical study. ANIMALS: A total of 30 client-owned dogs undergoing thoracolumbar or lumbar hemilaminectomy for intervertebral disc extrusion...
peer reviewed / Thyroid ultrasonography examination is widely used in human and small animal medicine. However, it has rarely been applied in cattle. The aim of this study was to determine whether the measurements of the thyroid gland by ultrasound examination correlate to those taken during post-mortem examination. A sample of 22 cows and 23 calve...
L’Echec de Transfert d’Immunité Passive (ETIP) est le principal facteur responsable de morbidité/mortalité néonatale. Son impact sur les performances économiques des exploitations laitières ou allaitantes est avéré. Le vétérinaire se doit donc de mettre en place une démarche structurée et pédagogique basée sur des prélèvements sanguins des veaux et...
peer reviewed / Livestock supplementation with forage trees is becoming a sustainable alternative to traditional grazing on the open pastures during the dry season in Benin. However, little is known about the feeding preferences of sheep and the digestibility of such native tree/shrub fodder. Such knowledge could improve their use on smallholder fa...
Par colostrogenèse, il faut entendre la phase de synthèse du colostrum et sur le plan immunologique, la phase de passage des immunoglobulines du sang de la mère vers la sécrétion mammaire. Le colostrum se définit classiquement comme le produit de la première traite suivant la parturition. Il renferme plus d’une centaine de facteurs qui influencent ...
peer reviewed / Two surveys were conducted to assess the prevalence and risk factors of ovine caseous lymphadenitis (CL) and explore the association between its superficial and visceral forms in Sardi sheep in Settat province, Morocco. A total of 1521 sheep, including 318 lambs 24 months, were examined from 57 flocks. Superficial CL prevalence lev...
peer reviewed / [en] BACKGROUND: Traditionally Momordica charantia (Bitter gourd) is known for its blood glucose lowering potential. This has been validated by many previous studies based on rodent models but human trials are less convincing and the physiological mechanisms underlying the bioactivity of Bitter gourd are still unclear. The present s...
In a 9 sows farrow-to-finish pig farm, a case of exudative epidermitis was detected in two 10-day-old fostered piglets. One piglet (P1), affected by severe and generalized skin lesions was weak and had a low rectal temperature (37.2°C). It was euthanized after blood sampling. The second piglet (P2) was in the acute phase of the disease, with mild s...
