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Animals, Volume 11, Issue 5

May 2021 - 292 articles

Cover Story: Horses and humans have a long history that continues to evolve. Understanding how horses perceive and interact with humans can aid in developing positive interaction approaches, thereby enhancing their welfare. Evidence suggests that horses can read humans in various ways through our body odours, posture, facial expressions, and attentiveness. This review highlights the current literature surrounding horse–human interaction through the horse’s sensory capabilities, cognition, emotional states, emotional transfer, personality, and attachment styles. Recognition of behavioural indicators of negative emotions in horses is also important so that we can learn to avoid those situations. As we are continuously growing our knowledge on how horses view humans, we need to be open to evolving and modifying practices to create a positive experience for the horse. View this paper
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Articles (292)

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
2,864 Views
12 Pages

20 May 2021

Androstenone circulates in the plasma bound to albumin before accumulating in the fat, resulting in the development of boar taint. Androstenone sulfate is more abundant in the circulation than free androstenone; however, it is unclear how androstenon...

  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
4,404 Views
14 Pages

Annatto seeds as Antioxidants Source with Linseed Oil for Dairy Cows

  • Jesus A. C. Osorio,
  • João L. P. Daniel,
  • Jakeline F. Cabral,
  • Kleves V. Almeida,
  • Karoline L. Guimarães,
  • Micheli R. Sippert,
  • Jean C. S. Lourenço,
  • Francilaine E. De Marchi,
  • João P. Velho and
  • Geraldo T. Santos

20 May 2021

This study aimed to evaluate the effects of annatto seeds, linseed oil and their combination on DMI, apparent total tract digestibility, antioxidant capacity and milk composition of dairy cows. Four lactating Holstein cows (120 ± 43 days in milk; 15....

  • Commentary
  • Open Access
7 Citations
7,431 Views
11 Pages

Recommendations for Ensuring Good Welfare of Horses Used for Industrial Blood, Serum, or Urine Production

  • Xavier Manteca Vilanova,
  • Bonnie Beaver,
  • Mette Uldahl and
  • Patricia V. Turner

20 May 2021

Various pharmaceutical products have been derived from horse blood and urine for over a century. Production of biologics and therapeutics from these samples is a niche industry and often occurs in regions with little regulation or veterinary oversigh...

  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
3,200 Views
24 Pages

The Effects of Prenatal Supplementation with β-Hydroxy-β-Methylbutyrate and/or Alpha-Ketoglutaric Acid on the Development and Maturation of Mink Intestines Are Dependent on the Number of Pregnancies and the Sex of the Offspring

  • Piotr Dobrowolski,
  • Siemowit Muszyński,
  • Janine Donaldson,
  • Andrzej Jakubczak,
  • Andrzej Żmuda,
  • Iwona Taszkun,
  • Karol Rycerz,
  • Maria Mielnik-Błaszczak,
  • Damian Kuc and
  • Ewa Tomaszewska

20 May 2021

Prenatal and postnatal supplementation with β-hydroxy-β-methylbutyrate (HMB) and alpha-ketoglutaric acid (AKG) affects the development and maturation of offspring. Both substances have the potential to stimulate cell metabolism via different routes....

  • Article
  • Open Access
11 Citations
3,461 Views
10 Pages

20 May 2021

Heat stress has an adverse effect on the development of poultry farming, which has always aroused great concern. This study was carried out to investigate the protein breakdown mechanism responsible for the suppressive effect of constant heat stress...

  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
4,026 Views
12 Pages

Characterization of Alternative Splicing (AS) Events during Chicken (Gallus gallus) Male Germ-Line Stem Cell Differentiation with Single-Cell RNA-seq

  • Changhua Sun,
  • Kai Jin,
  • Qisheng Zuo,
  • Hongyan Sun,
  • Jiuzhou Song,
  • Yani Zhang,
  • Guohong Chen and
  • Bichun Li

20 May 2021

Alternative splicing (AS) is a ubiquitous, co-transcriptional, and post-transcriptional regulation mechanism during certain developmental processes, such as germ cell differentiation. A thorough understanding of germ cell differentiation will help us...

  • Article
  • Open Access
13 Citations
5,999 Views
14 Pages

Importance and Antimicrobial Resistance of Mycoplasma bovis in Clinical Respiratory Disease in Feedlot Calves

  • Ana García-Galán,
  • Juan Seva,
  • Ángel Gómez-Martín,
  • Joaquín Ortega,
  • Francisco Rodríguez,
  • Ángel García-Muñoz and
  • Christian De la Fe

20 May 2021

Bovine respiratory disease (BRD) is an important viral and/or bacterial disease that mainly affects feedlot calves. The involvement of Mycoplasma bovis in BRD can lead to chronic pneumonia poorly responsive to antimicrobial treatment. Caseonecrotic b...

  • Article
  • Open Access
16 Citations
4,984 Views
16 Pages

Modeling of Heat Stress in Sows—Part 1: Establishment of the Prediction Model for the Equivalent Temperature Index of the Sows

  • Mengbing Cao,
  • Chao Zong,
  • Xiaoshuai Wang,
  • Guanghui Teng,
  • Yanrong Zhuang and
  • Kaidong Lei

20 May 2021

Heat stress affects the estrus time and conception rate of sows. Compared with other life stages of pigs, sows are more susceptible to heat stress because of their increased heat production. Various indicators can be found in the literature assessing...

  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
5,068 Views
15 Pages

A Study on the Pathological Effects of Trypanorhyncha Cestodes in Dusky Groupers Epinephelus marginatus from the Canary Islands

  • Carolina de Sales-Ribeiro,
  • Miguel A. Rivero,
  • Antonio Fernández,
  • Natalia García-Álvarez,
  • Jorge Francisco González,
  • Oscar Quesada-Canales and
  • María José Caballero

20 May 2021

Trypanorhyncha are cestodes commonly infecting marine fish. Numerous studies have detailed the biology of Trypanorhyncha species, but information on the pathological changes produced by these parasites is limited. Dusky groupers are keystone species...

  • Review
  • Open Access
7 Citations
5,110 Views
24 Pages

20 May 2021

Application of molecular genetic markers appeared to be very fruitful in achieving many goals, including (i) proving the theoretic basements of general biology and (ii) assessment of worldwide biodiversity. Both are provided in the present meta-analy...

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