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Animals, Volume 10, Issue 7

July 2020 - 137 articles

Cover Story: In northern Minnesota, video cameras and microphones connected to the Internet were placed in 6 wild black bear dens. Intimate details of birth, maternal behavior, and cub development were unobtrusively observed until the families emerged in spring. Observations included den type, labor, pre-parturient genital swelling, birthing, post-partum vocalizations, maternal responses to newborn cubs, nursing frequency, nipple order establishment, interactions of yearlings with mother and cubs, ingestion of snow and ice, foot pad ingestion, urination and defecation in latrine areas, toilet-licking, eye opening, reciprocal tongue-licking, play, rapid eye movement (REM) sleep, possible dreaming, and reactions to wildlife intruders. The use of this new method for observing natural bear dens allowed the identification of many behaviors undescribed for any species of wild bear in natural dens. View this paper.
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Articles (137)

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
3,341 Views
16 Pages

Antioxidative Potential of Red Deer Embryos Depends on Reproductive Stage of Hind as a Oocyte Donor

  • Anna J. Korzekwa,
  • Angelika M. Kotlarczyk,
  • Agata A. Szczepańska,
  • Martyna Grzyb,
  • Alicja Siergiej and
  • Izabela Wocławek-Potocka

14 July 2020

The aim was to compare the blastocyst stages of red deer embryos in respect of in vitro fertilization (IVF) efficiency, morphology, apoptotic and proliferative abilities, and antioxidative potential according to the reproductive status of hinds. We u...

  • Article
  • Open Access
21 Citations
7,125 Views
16 Pages

14 July 2020

For many species in zoos, particularly megafauna vulnerable to heat stress, shade is a key environmental resource. However, shade availability has received comparatively less attention than other aspects of the zoo environment. In this study, we shar...

  • Review
  • Open Access
38 Citations
5,953 Views
33 Pages

Non-Typhoidal Salmonella at the Human-Food-of-Animal-Origin Interface in Australia

  • Hamid Reza Sodagari,
  • Penghao Wang,
  • Ian Robertson,
  • Ihab Habib and
  • Shafi Sahibzada

14 July 2020

Non-typhoidal Salmonella is a major zoonotic pathogen that plays a significant role in foodborne human salmonellosis worldwide through the consumption of contaminated foods, particularly those of animal origin. Despite a considerable reduction in hum...

  • Review
  • Open Access
18 Citations
7,506 Views
28 Pages

Alzheimer’s Disease, and Breast and Prostate Cancer Research: Translational Failures and the Importance to Monitor Outputs and Impact of Funded Research

  • Francesca Pistollato,
  • Camilla Bernasconi,
  • Janine McCarthy,
  • Ivana Campia,
  • Christian Desaintes,
  • Clemens Wittwehr,
  • Pierre Deceuninck and
  • Maurice Whelan

14 July 2020

Dementia and cancer are becoming increasingly prevalent in Western countries. In the last two decades, research focused on Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and cancer, in particular, breast cancer (BC) and prostate cancer (PC), has been substantially f...

  • Article
  • Open Access
12 Citations
3,334 Views
18 Pages

14 July 2020

This study was conducted to investigate the impacts of dietary energy and protein on rumen bacterial composition and ruminal metabolites. A total of 12 ruminal samples were collected from Shaanbei white cashmere goats which were divided into two grou...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
2,430 Views
13 Pages

Diet Composition Affects Liver and Mammary Tissue Transcriptome in Primiparous Holstein Dairy Cows

  • Shengtao Gao,
  • Zheng Zhou,
  • Jiaqi Wang,
  • Juan Loor,
  • Massimo Bionaz,
  • Lu Ma and
  • Dengpan Bu

14 July 2020

The objective of the present study was to evaluate the overall adaptations of liver and mammary tissue to a corn stover (CS) compared to a mixed forage (MF) diet in mid-lactation primiparous dairy cows. Twenty-four primiparous lactating Holstein cows...

  • Article
  • Open Access
15 Citations
4,374 Views
18 Pages

Molecular Characterization and Determination of Relative Cytokine Expression in Naturally Infected Day-Old Chicks with Chicken Astrovirus Associated to White Chick Syndrome

  • Luis F. Naranjo Nuñez,
  • Silvana H. Santander-Parra,
  • Nicolaos C. Kyriakidis,
  • Claudete S. Astolfi-Ferreira,
  • Marcos R. Buim,
  • David De la Torre and
  • Antonio J. Piantino Ferreira

14 July 2020

White chick syndrome (WCS) is an emergent disease that affects hatchability and hatched chicks, resulting in high mortality and economic losses, and is related to chicken astrovirus (CAstV). This syndrome has been reported in several countries worldw...

  • Article
  • Open Access
10 Citations
4,132 Views
10 Pages

Prevalence of Ca Blood Type and Alloantibodies in a Population of Horses from Italy

  • Daniela Proverbio,
  • Roberta Perego,
  • Luciana Baggiani,
  • Francesco Ferrucci,
  • Enrica Zucca,
  • Federico Nobile and
  • Eva Spada

13 July 2020

A knowledge of the blood groups and alloantibodies present is essential for the safe transfusion of blood products in horses. Pre-transfusion screening and blood typing minimizes the risk of incompatible RBC transfusions and prevents immunization of...

  • Article
  • Open Access
17 Citations
6,809 Views
17 Pages

Morphometric Characterization of the Lidia Cattle Breed

  • Juan Manuel Lomillos and
  • Marta E. Alonso

13 July 2020

Morphometric studies in Lidia cattle are scarce due to the challenges of handling and approaching this breed of cattle. For this reason, the first morphological characterization of the Lidia breed was carried out using photogrammetry. In the present...

  • Feature Paper
  • Article
  • Open Access
11 Citations
4,433 Views
10 Pages

Corpus Luteum Color Doppler Ultrasound and Pregnancy Outcome in Buffalo during the Transitional Period

  • Luigi Esposito,
  • Angela Salzano,
  • Marco Russo,
  • Donato de Nicola,
  • Alberto Prandi,
  • Bianca Gasparrini,
  • Giuseppe Campanile and
  • Gianluca Neglia

13 July 2020

This study evaluated corpus luteum (CL) development in buffaloes out of breeding season and assessed an early pregnancy diagnosis. Mediterranean buffaloes (n = 29) were synchronized and artificially inseminated. CL B-mode/color Doppler ultrasonograph...

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