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Animals, Volume 13, Issue 20

October-2 2023 - 143 articles

Cover Story: This study aimed to evaluate the efficacy of complete commercially available feeds with varying nutritive profiles in the diet of juvenile largemouth bass (LMB) reared in a closed tank system. LMB is a promising new species for aquaculture worldwide, given its lack of intramuscular bones and a high level of health-promoting ω3 fats. The nutritive demands of LMB from the early life stage have not yet been defined. The results of this study revealed monounsaturated (MUFA) and polyunsaturated (PUFA) ω3 fatty acids to be important nutrients for juvenile LMB, with MUFA possibly outbalancing the potential negative effects of oxidative stress caused by membrane-stabilizing ω3 fats. In addition, this study suggested an interesting feature of juvenile LMB: to sacrifice the development of some parts of the skeleton (possibly scales) for rapid growth. View this paper
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Articles (143)

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
1,827 Views
26 Pages

20 October 2023

Four new species groups of the Tenuipalpus sensu lato group are proposed in the present study based on the total number of dorsal opisthosomal setae, namely, carolinensis with ten pairs of setae (214 species), dubinini with nine pairs of setae (33 sp...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
1,983 Views
13 Pages

20 October 2023

In recent years, interest in using biochar as feed additives to mitigate enteric methane (CH4) emissions from ruminants has increased. It has been suggested that the mitigating potential of biochar is influenced by its physical (e.g., porosity-relate...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
2,710 Views
14 Pages

Zoonotic Microparasites in Invasive Black Rats (Rattus rattus) from Small Islands in Central Italy

  • Stefania Zanet,
  • Flavia Occhibove,
  • Dario Capizzi,
  • Sara Fratini,
  • Francesca Giannini,
  • Avner Dan Hoida,
  • Paolo Sposimo,
  • Flaminia Valentini and
  • Ezio Ferroglio

20 October 2023

Invasive species have a detrimental impact on native populations, particularly in island ecosystems, and they pose a potential zoonotic and wildlife threat. Black rats (Rattus rattus) are invasive species that disrupt native flora and fauna on island...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,769 Views
14 Pages

Effects of Genetic Origin of Honeybees and Climate on Prevalence and Infestation Levels of Varroa

  • Claudia García-Figueroa,
  • Francisco Javier Ramírez-Ramírez,
  • Laura Yavarik Alvarado-Avila and
  • Miguel Enrique Arechavaleta-Velasco

20 October 2023

The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of honeybee genetic origin, climate type and the interactions between these variables on the prevalence and infestation levels of Varroa in a large population of honeybee colonies (n = 1134). For...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
3,114 Views
20 Pages

20 October 2023

Animal activity recognition (AAR) using wearable sensor data has gained significant attention due to its applications in monitoring and understanding animal behavior. However, two major challenges hinder the development of robust AAR models: domain v...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
2,886 Views
15 Pages

20 October 2023

This experiment was conducted to investigate the effects of noni fruit extract (NFE) on growth performance, ruminal and colonic fermentation, nutrient digestion, and subacute rumen acidosis (SARA) of cashmere goats with the high-concentrate diet. Twe...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
1,963 Views
18 Pages

Thermal Balance in Male Water Buffaloes Transported by Long and Short Journeys

  • Daniela Rodríguez-González,
  • Isabel Guerrero Legarreta,
  • Alfonso Chay-Canul,
  • Ismael Hernández-Avalos,
  • Fabio Napolitano,
  • Ricardo García-Herrera,
  • Alfredo M. F. Pereira,
  • Adriana Domínguez-Oliva,
  • Alejandro Casas-Alvarado and
  • Brenda Reyes-Sotelo
  • + 1 author

20 October 2023

Transport is a stressor that can cause physiological and metabolic imbalances in livestock, resulting in stress-induced hyperthermia. In water buffaloes, studies regarding the thermal state of animals during mobilization are scarce. Therefore, this s...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
1,888 Views
12 Pages

Adaptation Response in Sheep: Ewes in Different Cortisol Clusters Reveal Changes in the Expression of Salivary miRNAs

  • Isabella Manenti,
  • Irene Viola,
  • Ugo Ala,
  • Paolo Cornale,
  • Elisabetta Macchi,
  • Paola Toschi,
  • Eugenio Martignani,
  • Mario Baratta and
  • Silvia Miretti

20 October 2023

Farm procedures have an impact on animal welfare by activating the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis that induces a wide array of physiological responses. This adaptive system guarantees that the animal copes with environmental variations and it in...

  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
2,529 Views
18 Pages

Mammal Roadkills in Lithuanian Urban Areas: A 15-Year Study

  • Linas Balčiauskas,
  • Andrius Kučas and
  • Laima Balčiauskienė

19 October 2023

We investigated roadkills in urban areas in Lithuania from 2007 to 2022, including two periods with COVID-19 restrictions on people’s movement. We analyzed the proportions of wild and domestic animals in roadkill, annual trends, the predominant...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
3,515 Views
26 Pages

Listen to Us: Perceptions of Animal Voice and Agency

  • Anja M. Thomsen,
  • William T. Borrie,
  • Kelly K. Miller and
  • Adam P. A. Cardilini

19 October 2023

In many contexts, the interests of nonhuman animals (hereafter “animals”) are often overlooked or considered to be a lower priority than those of humans. While strong arguments exist for taking animal moral claims seriously, these largely...

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