Evaluation and characterization of semen quality in rams of Menz, Dorper and Awassi crosses in different seasons in Ethi...
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Gender capacity assessment of research and development partners at Bonga, Menz and Abergele in Ethiopia
Vaginal Er:YAG laser application in the menopausal ewe model: a randomised estrogen and sham-controlled trial
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OBJECTIVE: To describe effects of non-ablative erbium-doped:yttrium-aluminium-garnet (Er:YAG) laser on vaginal atrophy induced by iatrogenic menopause in the ewe. DESIGN: Animal experimental, randomised, sham and estrogen-treatment controlled study with blinding for primary outcome. SETTING: KU Leuven, Belgium. SAMPLE: Twenty-four ewes. METHODS: Me...
Chemical characterization and in vitro biological activity of Cymbopogon citratus extracts against Haemonchus spp. and T...
Published in Parasitology
Medicinal plants have been the focus of several studies due to their nematicide properties which can be used to control nematodes in sheep. No study has examined the morphological effects of Cymbopogon citratus on nematodes. Thus, this study evaluated the chemical composition, nematicidal activity and effects of C. citratus extracts on the morpholo...
Role of Substrate in Au Nanoparticle Decoration by Electroless Deposition.
Published in Nanomaterials (Basel, Switzerland)
Decoration of nanostructures is a promising way of improving performances of nanomaterials. In particular, decoration with Au nanoparticles is considerably efficient in sensing and catalysis applications. Here, the mechanism of decoration with Au nanoparticles by means of low-cost electroless deposition (ELD) is investigated on different substrates...
Resorbable vascular grafts show rapid cellularization and degradation in the ovine carotid.
Published in Journal of tissue engineering and regenerative medicine
Small-diameter vascular grafts perform poorly as arterial bypasses. We developed a cell-free, resorbable graft intended to remodel in situ into a living vessel. The graft consisted of a soft electrospun poly(glycerol sebacate) (PGS) core, a PGS prepolymer (pPGS) coating, and a reinforcing electrospun poly(ε-caprolactone) (PCL) sheath. The core cont...
Evaluation of a regional nerve block with an experimental formulation of encapsulated lidocaine in sheep.
Published in Veterinary anaesthesia and analgesia
To compare the duration of nociceptive and proprioceptive blockade from an experimental encapsulated lidocaine preparation with that of conventional lidocaine. Prospective, blinded, randomly assigned, crossover study. A total of six adult Dorset ewes, American Society of Anesthesiologists physical status I or II, weighing 60.4 ± 18.0 kg (mean ± sta...
Phylogenetic differentiation between Awassi and Hamdani sheep using the mitochondrial 12S rRNA.
Published in Animal biotechnology
This study was conducted to assess the role of the mitochondrial 12S rRNA variations in the phylogenetic discrimination between two Iraqi breeds of sheep that differ in geographical distribution. A total of 122 animals (68 Awassi and 54 Hamdani) were included in the study. Direct sequencing of amplicons followed by the construction of a median-join...
Resequencing and signatures of selection scan in two Siberian native sheep breeds point to candidate genetic variants fo...
Published in Animal genetics
Russian sheep breeds represent an important economic asset by providing meat and wool, whilst being adapted to extreme climates. By resequencing two Russian breeds from Siberia: Tuva (n = 20) and Baikal (n = 20); and comparing them with a European (UK) sheep outgroup (n = 14), 41 million variants were called, and signatures of selection were identi...
Ovine red cell concentrates for transfusion research - is the storage lesion comparable to human red cell concentrates?
Published in Vox sanguinis
Sheep are increasingly being used as a large in vivo animal model of blood transfusion because they provide several advantages over small animals. Understanding the effects of storage duration on ovine (ov) red cell concentrates (RCCs) and how these changes compare with stored human (hu) RCCs is necessary to facilitate clinical translation of resea...
