2026 August-1 - 168 articles
Insect herbivores often exhibit host preference and feeding differentiation underpinning fine-scale niche partitioning, yet their linkage to larval performance remains poorly understood. On the Qinghai–Tibet Plateau, two sympatric leaf beetles,...
Pastures are the dietary basis of grazing systems in regions such as southern Chile, and their botanical composition and management can influence ruminal fermentation and associated by-products. The objective of this study was to evaluate the effects...
MicroRNAs (miRNAs) serve as pivotal post-transcriptional modulators of gene expression that govern animal growth and development processes. The present study aimed to investigate the relationship between a single-nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) located...
Dual-purpose cattle systems are among the most important livestock production systems in tropical regions, contributing significantly to food production and rural livelihoods. However, their considerable diversity in management practices, resource en...
Clostridium perfringens type A causes neonatal clostridial enteritis, hemorrhagic enteritis, and sudden death syndrome in cattle. This study examined a fatal outbreak at a fattening farm housing 58 adult yaks in Southwest China, with an incidence of...
Ultrasound is a fundamental diagnostic imaging tool in veterinary medicine that allows for the noninvasive, real-time evaluation of abdominal organs. However, reference ultrasound data for neotropical marsupials is scarce, which hinders diagnostic in...
Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV) is a zoonotic pathogen. Infection in breeding boars triggers severe testicular inflammatory storms, resulting in testicular swelling, asthenospermia, oligozoospermia and even irreversible loss of reproductive capacit...
Systemic immunomodulatory treatments are widely used in canine atopic dermatitis (cAD), but treatment-associated differences in circulating cytokine profiles remain unclear. This cross-sectional study compared serum cytokine concentrations in 143 dog...
This review analyzes sustainable and regenerative development in the beef production chain, focusing on environmental impacts and pasture-based cattle farming. Livestock emissions account for about 14.5% of global anthropogenic greenhouse gases, with...
Giardia duodenalis, a member of the genus Giardia, is a common intestinal protozoan parasite in humans and some farm, companion, and wild animals. Due to the uniform morphology of the parasites sampled from a wide range of hosts, the taxonomy of the...
Climate variability can modulate zoonotic disease risk by altering interactions among wildlife hosts, vectors, and human environments, yet long-term evidence linking large-scale climate oscillations to natural plague systems remains scarce. We invest...
Sheep play a crucial role in strengthening food security in different regions, where climates are often variable and resources can be limited. The importance of these animals includes nutrition and income. For sustainable production, manipulating est...
This study investigated the effects of dietary protein levels and arginine supplementation on growth performance, nitrogen metabolism, serum biochemical indices, inflammatory markers, gut microbiota, and fecal metabolomic profiles in growing beagles....
In humans, surgical repair is commonly performed for infective endocarditis (IE) associated with mitral valve destruction. However, extensive valve destruction may make repair impossible and require prosthetic valve replacement. In small-breed dogs,...
Whole crop maize silage may represent a complementary feed material in waterfowl nutrition, but its hygienic quality and mycotoxin profile remain important safety considerations. This study evaluated the microbiological quality, occurrence, and conce...
This study evaluated the physiological and production responses of broilers to a phytogenic nutritional additive (PNA) applied under different dietary nutrient matrix credit strategies. The PNA contained star anise essential oil, thyme essential oil,...
Yucca schidigera extract (YSE) is a plant-derived feed additive rich in steroidal saponins, polyphenols, and polysaccharides, with demonstrated anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, antibacterial, and ammonia-binding properties. This review systematically...
Background: Wound infections are common sequelae of wound treatment in horses. Secondary bacterial colonization with antimicrobial resistant microorganisms is of particular concern and is of crucial importance regarding the “One Health Concept&...
Heat stress limits dairy production. The temperature-humidity index (THI), combining temperature and relative humidity, is widely used to assess heat stress. However, in Chinese Holstein cattle, the phenotypic responses of milk traits and genotype-en...
Local poultry breeds represent an essential component of agricultural biodiversity and play an important role in ensuring the resilience of livestock production systems under changing environmental conditions. The Slovak national chicken breed Oravka...
To delineate the serum proteomic profile of persistent subclinical hypocalcemia (pSCH) in periparturient dairy cows, elucidate its molecular pathogenesis, and provide a theoretical basis for early warning and precision prevention and control, we sele...
Skeletal deformities remain a major challenge in marine fish hatcheries, affecting larval quality, animal welfare, production efficiency, and market value. In European seabass (Dicentrarchus labrax), saddleback syndrome (SBS) is a relevant skeletal a...
To improve feed evaluation for precision dairy nutrition, this study integrated chemical analysis, CNCPS fractionation, in situ ruminal disappearance, exploratory regression, and amino acid-flow calculations for 19 dairy feedstuffs. Conventional nutr...
The simultaneous presence of multiple pesticide residues in the environment impairs honeybee health and survival. The toxicological interactions could result in additive, synergistic, or antagonistic effects as documented in previous studies. In most...
This is the first prospective multicenter study investigating photobiomodulation (PBM) in canine OE. Inclusion criteria required an Otitis Index Score 3 (OTIS-3; scale 0–3) ≥1 for erythema and discharge and a Budach cytological score ≥1+...
A study was carried out to evaluate the within-session grazing dynamics on bite mass, number of bites and herbage intake in dairy cows, combining acoustic detection of prehension events with hand-plucking estimates of bite mass. Nine lactating cows w...
The $300-billion global poultry industry, a cornerstone of food security, faces two interconnected systemic challenges: pre-incubation quality degradation wastes up to 15% of incubation capacity on non-viable eggs, while post-hatch male chick culling...
Rising global temperatures pose a serious threat to the productivity of farmed animals. Prolonged heat exposure impairs growth, reproduction and immunity; suppresses feed intake; and disrupts intestinal barriers, leading to substantial economic losse...
Recent developments and applications of high-throughput omics technologies have modernised animal biotechnology, offering extraordinary comprehension of animal reproduction. The current review discusses the applications and advancement of high-throug...
In Burkina Faso, native and improved forage species and crop residues are widely used as feed resources for ruminant livestock. Accurate information on their chemical composition, digestibility, and voluntary intake is essential for balanced and cost...
To improve the feeding value of forage mulberry as a non-grain feed, solid-state mixed fermentation with Lactobacillus plantarum and Pichia membranifaciens (1:1) was optimized via single-factor tests and an L9 (34) orthogonal design. The optimal cond...
Multi-parity records improve ewe evaluation but require long-term follow-up. This study compared litter size, litter weight, and lambing type across four parities in 256 Hu sheep and 90 Tan sheep and evaluated six candidate SNPs in Hu sheep. The SNPs...
Mustelids are a very diverse carnivoran group, boasting the largest number of carnivoran species today, with the most extreme ecological adaptations. Nevertheless, Neotropical Lyncodontini, one Neotropical mustelid subfamily, is one of the least stud...
Background: This study evaluates whether different fat formulations of cow’s milk replacers (CMRs) for calves, made by replacing palm and coconut oils with Hermetia illucens oil, affect the apparent digestibility of the diet and fecal nutrient...
Salmonella Typhimurium is an important pathogen affecting both animal production and public health, with pigs representing a major reservoir. The increasing prevalence of antimicrobial resistance highlights the need for alternative or complementary t...
Canine filariosis is an emerging vector-borne parasitic disease of veterinary and public health importance, caused primarily by D. immitis and D. repens. The present study investigated the prevalence, risk factors, diagnostic performance of different...
With increasing meat demand and global warming, the sustainability of broiler chicken production has become a “hot topic” for the conventional industry. We conducted a life cycle assessment (LCA) to compare the environmental impact of sup...
Objective, noninvasive biomarkers of joint inflammation or pain are needed for dogs with osteoarthritis (OA). This prospective, observational study investigated whether body surface temperature quantified by infrared thermography was associated with...
A 14-year-old neutered male domestic shorthair cat was evaluated for long-standing, non-pruritic, crusty skin lesions on the pinnae, neck, and ventral abdomen that had persisted for at least 4 years. The histopathological examination of biopsies from...
In goats, the influence of microRNAs on the post-transcriptional regulation of genes involved in mammary development and remodeling and milk secretion has not been fully elucidated yet. In this study, we have obtained mammary biopsies from five lacta...
Stress-induced perturbations in rumen microbial community structure and function disrupt fermentation homeostasis, consequently impairing production performance and increasing health risks in ruminants. Quorum sensing (QS), a crucial mechanism govern...
This paper traces the historical transformation of the scientific and legal conceptions of nonhuman primates’ minds from the nineteenth century to the present, focusing on the emergence of self-awareness as a criterion for legal protection. It...
Animal abuse directly compromises companion-animal welfare, causing pain, injury, neglect, and, in many cases, death. Although veterinary case series and welfare surveys offer clinical perspectives, far less is known about how abuse is documented in...
The study evaluated the effects of dietary compound enzyme preparations (CEPs) supplementation on antioxidant capacity, immune response, and intestinal health of pigeons. A total of 288 White King parent pigeons were randomly assigned to four treatme...
One ram of the Rasa Aragonesa breed (M) exhibited low reproductive performance throughout his reproductive life (ewes that lambed/ewes inseminated: median: 0.57, interquartile range: 0.35; lambs born/ewes inseminated: 0.96 ± 0.513). In this ex...
Accurate sheep detection supports counting, tracking, behavior analysis, and health monitoring in intelligent livestock farming. However, occlusion, scale variation, nighttime low light, and background interference can cause missed detections and ina...
Spring viremia of carp virus (SVCV) poses a major threat to aquaculture industry, triggering severe economic losses and substantial damage to fish health. Effective antiviral therapeutic approaches are currently insufficient in aquaculture, highlight...
Mesenchymal stromal cells (MSCs) derived from perinatal tissues represent a promising resource for regenerative medicine due to their proliferative, immunomodulatory, and differentiation properties. Among these tissues, the umbilical cord is consider...
Once regarded as a benign, clinically overlooked organism, Theileria orientalis has undergone a paradigm shift in its perceived status and is now recognised as a tick-borne haemoparasite of clinical and economic importance. Severe outbreaks character...
The growing relevance of the Purebred Spanish horse has driven the extensive use of assisted reproductive technologies to preserve elite stallion genetics. Optimal reproductive performance is intrinsically linked to systemic health and high semen qua...
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