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Animals, Volume 13, Issue 2

January-2 2023 - 138 articles

Cover Story: Despite its importance for conservation, quantitative information on the capacity and mechanisms for wildlife to co-exist with humans at fine spatial scales is scarce. Taiwan’s endangered leopard cat occurs in rural human-dominated landscapes with a high anthropogenic mortality risk. To survive, the nocturnal leopard cat needs suitable habitats for foraging and safe refuge for resting during the daytime when human and domestic dog activity peaks. In this study, we tracked radio-collared leopard cats and determined habitat selection patterns for nighttime hunting and daytime resting. The leopard cats selected natural habitats for both hunting and resting and avoided areas with high levels of human activity. This suggests the species uses a proactive approach to avoid human encounters. Our results assist in identifying and preserving suitable habitats to support leopard cat conservation. View this paper
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Articles (138)

  • Commentary
  • Open Access
1 Citations
2,816 Views
14 Pages

16 January 2023

Puppy raising (PR) programs recruit volunteer community members (raisers) to raise assistance dog (AD) candidates from puppyhood until the dogs are ready for advanced training. Once qualified, ADs assist human handlers with a disability to live more...

  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
3,548 Views
10 Pages

16 January 2023

Bovine rhinitis virus (BRV) is an etiological agent of bovine respiratory disease complex (BRDC) and can be divided into two genotypes—bovine rhinitis A virus (BRAV) and bovine rhinitis B virus (BRBV). However, knowledge about the prevalence an...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
4,315 Views
10 Pages

A Case of Bovine Eosinophilic Myositis (BEM) Associated with Co-Infection by Sarcocystis hominis and Toxoplasma gondii

  • Filippo Maria Dini,
  • Monica Caffara,
  • Joana G. P. Jacinto,
  • Cinzia Benazzi,
  • Arcangelo Gentile and
  • Roberta Galuppi

16 January 2023

Bovine eosinophilic myositis (BEM) is a specific inflammatory myopathy, often associated with Sarcocystis spp., with multifocal gray-green lesions leading to carcass condemnation with considerable economic losses. Here is described a peculiar case of...

  • Brief Report
  • Open Access
3 Citations
3,398 Views
6 Pages

Time Farms Stay Naïve for Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome

  • Mariana Kikuti,
  • Catalina Picasso-Risso,
  • Claudio Marcello Melini and
  • Cesar A. Corzo

16 January 2023

Background: Hesitation on eliminating Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome virus (PRRSV) from breeding herds exists since it is difficult to predict how long the herd will remain virus-free. We aimed to estimate the time that breeding herds...

  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
3,590 Views
14 Pages

Post-Thaw Quality of Spermatozoa Frozen with Three Different Extenders in the Murciano Granadina Goat Breed

  • Sonia Galián,
  • Begoña Peinado,
  • Laura Almela,
  • Ángel Poto and
  • Salvador Ruiz

16 January 2023

Artificial insemination (AI) with frozen semen in goats still presents serious difficulties, especially in certain goat breeds, in spite of technological progress. The aim of this work is the in vitro study of seminal extenders adapted from those use...

  • Article
  • Open Access
10 Citations
2,991 Views
15 Pages

Differential Expression of Innate and Adaptive Immune Genes during Acute Physical Exercise in American Quarter Horses

  • Judith Wilson,
  • Marcos De Donato,
  • Brooke Appelbaum,
  • Carly Turner Garcia and
  • Sunday Peters

16 January 2023

Overtraining syndrome (OTS) is the reduction in performance due to excess training and lack of proper recovery, which can lead to a chronic deprivation of energy and reduction in the repair of damage that can accumulate over time. Here, the effect of...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
2,542 Views
16 Pages

15 January 2023

Social animals enjoy colony benefits but are also exposed to social stress, which affects their physiology in many ways, including alterations to their energy intake, metabolism, and even gene expression. Aggressive calls are defined as calls emitted...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
2,713 Views
12 Pages

Undocked Tails, Mycoplasma-like Lesions and Gastric Ulcers in Slaughtering Pigs: What Connection?

  • Annalisa Scollo,
  • Mustansar Abbas,
  • Barbara Contiero and
  • Flaviana Gottardo

15 January 2023

Tail biting is an economical and behavioral problem in the pork production system worldwide and systematic tail docking has been applied for decades to decrease the risk of its onset. However, legal and market-driven requirements are leading pig prod...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
3,164 Views
14 Pages

Yeast Culture Supplementation Effects on Systemic and Polymorphonuclear Leukocytes’ mRNA Biomarkers of Inflammation and Liver Function in Peripartal Dairy Cows

  • Nathaly Ana Carpinelli,
  • Jessica Halfen,
  • Tainara Cristina Michelotti,
  • Fernanda Rosa,
  • Erminio Trevisi,
  • Jim D. Chapman,
  • Evin S. Sharman and
  • Johan S. Osorio

15 January 2023

This study evaluated the effects of feeding a commercial yeast culture on blood biomarkers and polymorphonuclear leukocyte (PMNL) gene expression in dairy cows during the transition period until 50 d postpartum. Forty Holstein dairy cows were used in...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1,931 Views
11 Pages

15 January 2023

To our knowledge, there is no study on the relationship between molecular spectral features and nutrient availability in chickpeas. The purpose of this study was to reveal molecular structure spectral profiles among cool-season adapted CDC chickpea v...

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