2026 October-1 - 188 articles
Ovarian follicular development is essential for reproductive performance in sows, with granulosa cells playing a central role in follicular growth and function. This study investigated the function and regulatory mechanism of lncRNA-ALDBSSCT000000558...
Acute Canine Idiopathic Polyradiculoneuritis (ACIP) is one of the most common acute-onset peripheral neuropathies in dogs. Since there is no specific therapy, rehabilitation represents the main supporting treatment for canine patients. This explorato...
Optimizing semen collection is critical for maximizing genetic advancement and reproductive efficiency in livestock. While exogenous hormones can enhance ejaculate quantity and quality, short windows of biological activity often limit their efficacy....
Accurate measurement of enteric methane (CH4) emissions is essential for methane phenotyping, but established techniques may be costly and difficult to apply to large numbers of animals. This study evaluated a simple mask-based system for measuring C...
Continuous environmental, production, locational, image, and acoustic data have increasingly been collected from laying-hen farms through precision livestock farming (PLF) systems. However, sensor-derived classifications have often been validated aga...
Avian metapneumovirus (aMPV) is the main etiological agent of turkey rhinotracheitis, causing respiratory distress and economic losses in turkeys. While its impact in broilers and laying hens is relatively limited, aMPV subtype C (aMPV/C) is an impor...
Load carriage is common during honey bee foraging, but its effects on the final approach to the hive remain unclear. We recorded one three-dimensional landing trajectory from each of 80 returning Apis mellifera foragers carrying fixed lead tags of 0,...
The gut microbiota plays a central role in poultry health and production performance, yet its response to intensive fattening protocols and postbiotic supplementation in geese remains poorly characterized. This study used 16S rRNA gene amplicon seque...
A new genus and species, Aetocheyletia variata gen n., sp. n. (Cheyletoidea: Cheyletidae), is described from the White-Tailed Eagle Haliaeetus albicilla (Linnaeus) (Accipitriformes: Accipitridae) in Poland. This represents the first record of cheylet...
This experiment was conducted to investigate the effects of compound milk oligosaccharides (CMO) on growth performance, immune function, and intestinal health of neonatal suckling piglets with different birth weights. Forty neonatal suckling piglets...
Bosten Lake and Taitema Lake are important inland lakes in arid Northwest China, but recent fish-assemblage variation in these systems remains poorly resolved. We surveyed fish communities at 10 sites in Bosten Lake and four sites in Taitema Lake fro...
In recent years, the intersection of the history of technology, environmental history, and ethnozoology has generated new insights into human–animal relationships, particularly in Arctic contexts where survival has depended on close interspecie...
Heat events and nutritional stress threaten honey bee health, but how pollen substitute formulation shapes responses to acute heat remains unclear. Newly emerged Apis mellifera workers received three pollen substitute diets or two beebread-based refe...
This study characterized the non-traditional or “exotic” pets most frequently admitted to a referral center (Center for Medicine and Research in Wild Animals–CEMPAS) located in Botucatu, São Paulo state, Brazil, and identifie...
High-concentrate feeding during late fattening can impair metabolic health and meat quality in beef cattle, yet effective nutritional strategies remain limited. Choline and nicotinic acid are involved in lipid and energy metabolism, but information o...
In forest ecosystems where seed dispersal is predominantly mediated by scatter-hoarding rodents, sympatric plants compete for these limited dispersal services. This competition can drive niche differentiation, prompting the question of how ecological...
The current research investigated the effects of repeated mild handling stress (RMH) and acute handling stress (AHS) in male and female green mud crabs (Scylla paramamosain) on production, hemolymph biochemistry, immune system, antioxidant defense, e...
The rat calvarial defect model supports the preclinical evaluation of bone-regenerative approaches relevant to craniofacial reconstruction, including recombinant human bone morphogenetic protein-2 (rhBMP-2) and bone substitutes. However, its invasive...
The Chinese mitten crab (Eriocheir sinensis) is commonly cultured using compound feed or iced fresh fish, but its performance may vary with water temperature and developmental stage. This 28-day indoor study evaluated the interactive effects of feedi...
High urban pigeon densities can generate conflicts related to building and heritage damage, public-health concerns, nuisance, and the need for socially acceptable population-management strategies. The management of feral pigeon (Columba livia) popula...
In the present study, we report the first molecular detection and identification of the ectoparasitic monogenean Neobenedenia girellae in the farmed greater amberjack (Seriola dumerili) in Greece. This parasite is considered one of the most economica...
Livestock production is increasingly expected to deliver not only higher output, but also better animal health and welfare, safer and more nutritious food, viable livelihoods, and lower environmental pressure. This invited review examines balanced an...
Dissolved oxygen (DO) is a key environmental factor affecting the survival and development of farmed fish. However, the hypoxia responses of white trevally (Pseudocaranx dentex) remain poorly understood. In this study, we determined the DO tolerance...
Fungal urinary tract infections (UTIs) are uncommon in dogs and are typically associated with immunocompromised patients or those with other predisposing factors. Fungal hepatobiliary disease is rarely reported in the veterinary literature. This case...
This study aimed to investigate the effects of dietary tea polyphenols (TPs) supplementation on growth performance and meat quality. A total of 120 pigs ([Yorkshire × Landrace] × Duroc) aged 150 days with similar body weights (74.29 &plus...
The neonatal period is a critical stage for calf health and development, and nutritional interventions have been proposed to support neonatal adaptation and reduce disease risk. However, evidence regarding their effectiveness in extensively reared be...
Hexi cattle are an indigenous beef population developed through multigenerational crossing of Simmental and Mongolian cattle, exhibiting exceptional adaptability to arid and semi-arid environments alongside robust growth performance. To investigate t...
Giant pandas (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) are a critically protected endangered species in China, but current understanding of their testicular physiology and regulatory mechanisms for spermatogenesis remains limited. Sertoli cells (SCs), the sole somati...
This study evaluates the technical efficiency and structural factors influencing sheep farming enterprises operating in the TRA2 sub-region (Ardahan, Kars, Ağrı, and Iğdır provinces) of North-Eastern Anatolia, Türkiye. Primar...
Information on Leptospira spp. exposure in Mexican equids remains limited. This cross-sectional study evaluated seropositivity and antigen-specific seroreactivity in 313 apparently healthy equids enrolled by convenience sampling in Los Tuxtlas (n = 1...
The loss of a companion animal can provoke grief whose intensity rivals human bereavement, yet its biological basis remains largely uncharted. This structured narrative review synthesizes neurobiological, endocrinological, immunological, and psychoso...
Prolificacy can increase lamb output per ewe, but its productive value depends on the survival, growth, and carcass performance of each additional lamb. This review examines the pathway from genetic control of ovulation to realized litter size, prena...
Background: Poultry are highly sensitive to lighting photoperiod, intensity, and color, yet little research has combined these components into a single broiler-targeted lighting program. This study evaluated an integrated dynamic LED lighting program...
Lambskin quality is an economically important trait in Hu sheep (Ovis aries), with wool-pattern characteristics contributing substantially to commercial value. However, the genetic basis of lambskin variation remains incompletely understood. This stu...
In large-scale pig farming systems, high visual similarity among pigs, complex posture variations, and frequent interactions between individuals pose significant challenges to vision-based multi-behavior detection. To overcome these limitations, this...
The objective was to compare the performance of various data mining algorithms in estimating the body weight of fish. The effects of age, farm type and body morphological characteristics on the body weight of the hybrid silver carp (Hypophthalmichthy...
Vibrio alginolyticus is a major aquaculture pathogen whose virulence is largely mediated by the type II secretion system (T2SS). However, the functions of key T2SS components, including gspJ, gspL, and gspM, remain unclear. Earlier research indicated...
The Salem Black goat is an indigenous Indian breed valued for its premium Black leather and high twinning rate, yet its genomic diversity and adaptive potential remain unexplored. We characterised genomic diversity, population structure, demographic...
Lions (Panthera leo) are keystone predators and an iconic species for wildlife conservation. Understanding their behaviour is critical for effective conservation strategies and for ensuring animal welfare in human-managed environments. Ethograms&mdas...
Image-guided surgery has become an integral component of modern veterinary surgery using advanced imaging modalities, such as computed tomography, magnetic resonance imaging, ultrasonography, and fluoroscopy. Recently, extended reality (XR) technolog...
Fish oil has traditionally been the primary source of n-3 long-chain polyunsaturated FA (n-3 LC-PUFA) in aquafeeds but is increasingly being replaced by alternative lipid sources. However, marine carnivorous fish require dietary n-3 LC-PUFA, particul...
Circadian rhythms are essential for physiological regulation and environmental adaptation of animals. Light, as a primary exogenous synchronizing signal, significantly influences the maintenance and remodeling of the circadian system. In vertebrates,...
This study aimed to systematically evaluate the potential of Candida utilis-fermented corn steep liquor (CU-FCSL) to replace soybean meal (SBM) in broiler diets. A total of 72 twenty-one-day-old Arbor Acres Plus broilers (six replicates of six birds)...
Bovine respiratory disease (BRD) causes economic loss and antimicrobial use in North American beef production. This rapid scoping review examined whether nutritional management of beef cows and pre-weaning calves affects BRD morbidity or mortality be...
Cadmium (Cd) present in soil can accumulate in plants and subsequently affect the safety and quality of animal-derived food products. This study investigated the effects of dietary Cd exposure derived from rice straw on the growth performance, serum...
This study evaluated the effects of replacing soybean meal with fermented dried tomato pomace (FDTP) on biochemical, immune, and antioxidant responses, meat quality, and hepatic transcriptomic profiles in Boer goats. Twenty-four male goats were assig...
Individual variation in pubertal development limits the usefulness of chronological age alone for assessing testicular development in male cynomolgus macaques. This retrospective study characterized longitudinal changes in externally measured testicu...
Viral pathogens represent an increasing threat to wildlife health and biodiversity. Most studies of reptile viruses are in captive populations, while knowledge of viral occurrence and diversity in free-ranging reptiles is limited. Some reptarenavirus...
Lipid metabolism disorder is a common physiological problem in monogastric livestock and aquatic animals which easily leads to excessive fat deposition, poor meat quality, and inhibited growth performance, bringing huge economic losses to the aquacul...
The post-weaning period represents a critical phase in swine production, often associated with increased disease susceptibility, impaired growth performance, and a consequent high antibiotic use. Therefore, innovative nutritional strategies based on...
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