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Animals, Volume 11, Issue 3

March 2021 - 332 articles

Cover Story: Animal infections with SARS-CoV-2 have been reported in different countries, and several animal species have been proven to be susceptible to infection with SARS-CoV-2 both naturally and/or by experimental infection. A seroepidemiological survey was performed to detect the presence of SARS-CoV-2 antibodies in serum samples obtained from 127 household domestic ferrets (Mustela putorius furo) in Spain from January to October 2020. Two ferrets tested seropositive to SARS-CoV-2 (1.57%), and anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibodies persisted at detectable levels in one of these two ferrets beyond 129 days after the antibodies were first detected. Considering the absence of epidemiological studies of SARS-CoV-2 and ferrets, this study reported for the first time the presence of SARS-CoV-2 exposure in ferrets as companion animals. View this paper
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Articles (332)

  • Article
  • Open Access
21 Citations
4,080 Views
17 Pages

Data on before and after the Traceability System of Veterinary Antimicrobial Prescriptions in Small Animals at the University Veterinary Teaching Hospital of Naples

  • Claudia Chirollo,
  • Francesca Paola Nocera,
  • Diego Piantedosi,
  • Gerardo Fatone,
  • Giovanni Della Valle,
  • Luisa De Martino and
  • Laura Cortese

23 March 2021

Over recent decades, antimicrobial resistance has been considered one of the most relevant issues of public health. The aim of our study was to evaluate the differences related to the prescription of antimicrobials at the University Veterinary Teachi...

  • Commentary
  • Open Access
15 Citations
6,163 Views
14 Pages

A Commentary about Lessons Learned: Transitioning a Therapy Dog Program Online during the COVID-19 Pandemic

  • Colleen Dell,
  • Linzi Williamson,
  • Holly McKenzie,
  • Ben Carey,
  • Maria Cruz,
  • Maryellen Gibson and
  • Alexandria Pavelich

23 March 2021

In 2015, the University of Saskatchewan PAWS Your Stress Therapy Dog program partnered with St. John Ambulance for therapy dog teams to visit our campus and offer attendees love, comfort and support. We recognized at the start of the COVID-19 pandemi...

  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
8,142 Views
16 Pages

Muscle Fibre Architecture of Thoracic and Lumbar Longissimus Dorsi Muscle in the Horse

  • Johanna Dietrich,
  • Stephan Handschuh,
  • Robert Steidl,
  • Alexandra Böhler,
  • Gerhard Forstenpointner,
  • Monika Egerbacher,
  • Christian Peham and
  • Hanna Schöpper

23 March 2021

As the longissimus dorsi muscle is the largest muscle in the equine back, it has great influence on the stability of the spine and facilitates proper locomotion. The longissimus muscle provides support to the saddle and rider and thereby influences p...

  • Article
  • Open Access
11 Citations
3,962 Views
11 Pages

Characterizing Sounds of Different Sources in a Commercial Broiler House

  • Xiao Yang,
  • Yang Zhao,
  • Hairong Qi and
  • George T. Tabler

23 March 2021

Audio data collected in commercial broiler houses are mixed sounds of different sources that contain useful information regarding bird health condition, bird behavior, and equipment operation. However, characterizations of the sounds of different sou...

  • Communication
  • Open Access
31 Citations
3,672 Views
10 Pages

New Echinoderm-Crab Epibiotic Associations from the Coastal Barents Sea

  • Alexander G. Dvoretsky and
  • Vladimir G. Dvoretsky

23 March 2021

During diving surveys for a Russian research project that monitored introduced species, red king crabs (Paralithodes camtschaticus) were collected at a coastal site of the Barents Sea to study the structure and dynamics of this species. Sampling of t...

  • Article
  • Open Access
42 Citations
18,553 Views
15 Pages

Design and Implementation of Poultry Farming Information Management System Based on Cloud Database

  • Haikun Zheng,
  • Tiemin Zhang,
  • Cheng Fang,
  • Jiayuan Zeng and
  • Xiuli Yang

22 March 2021

Aiming at breaking down the bottleneck problems of different scale of poultry farms, the low profitability of poultry farming, and backward information management in China, a safe and efficient information management system for poultry farming was de...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
3,178 Views
15 Pages

22 March 2021

Knowledge of factors affecting semen quality could be of great importance for the collection and preservation of semen from threatened animals. To assess the effect of seasonality, sperm parameters and testosterone levels were examined throughout the...

  • Article
  • Open Access
53 Citations
9,026 Views
13 Pages

Thai Native Chicken as a Potential Functional Meat Source Rich in Anserine, Anserine/Carnosine, and Antioxidant Substances

  • Sukanya Charoensin,
  • Banyat Laopaiboon,
  • Wuttigrai Boonkum,
  • Jutarop Phetcharaburanin,
  • Myra O. Villareal,
  • Hiroko Isoda and
  • Monchai Duangjinda

22 March 2021

This study identified anserine and anserine/carnosine in chicken breast of Thai native chicken (TNC; 100% Thai native), Thai synthetic chicken (TSC; 50% Thai native), and Thai native crossbred chicken (TNC crossbred; 25% Thai native) compared with co...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
3,857 Views
16 Pages

Effects of L-Glutamine Supplementation during the Gestation of Gilts and Sows on the Offspring Development in a Traditional Swine Breed

  • Marta Vázquez-Gómez,
  • Consolación García-Contreras,
  • Susana Astiz,
  • Laura Torres-Rovira,
  • José Luis Pesantez-Pacheco,
  • Ana Heras-Molina,
  • Teresa Castro Madrigal,
  • Clemente López-Bote,
  • Cristina Óvilo and
  • Antonio González-Bulnes
  • + 1 author

22 March 2021

The use of amino acids during pregnancy, such as glutamine (Gln), seems to be a promising strategy in selected swine breeds to improve the offspring prenatal development. The main goal of the current study was to assess the development of the offspri...

  • Review
  • Open Access
51 Citations
8,389 Views
20 Pages

22 March 2021

The buffalo was domesticated around 3000–6000 years ago and has substantial economic significance as a meat, dairy, and draught animal. The buffalo has remained underutilized in terms of the development of a well-annotated and assembled reference gen...

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