Animals, Volume 16, Issue 5

The transition period in dairy cows involves profound metabolic adaptations that challenge energy balance and liver function. This study evaluated the effects of rumen-protected methionine (RPM) and choline (RPC) on hepatic and skeletal muscle metabo...

Background: Although increasingly studied feline otitis externa (OE) prevalence is not yet well defined. The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence of OE in a population of privately owned cats in Northern Italy. Methods: Cats were clinically...

Honey bees (Apis mellifera L.) are considered highly significant economic insects. It is a source of valuable food and medicinal products such as honey, bee pollen, royal jelly, bee brood, and beeswax, which possess excellent nutritional and pharmaco...

Environmental health and biosecurity in pig farms and surroundings are increasingly threatened by pathogenic bacteria carried by fine particulate matter with an aerodynamic diameter of 2.5 μm or less (PM_2.5) in enclosed piggeries. However, limited...

Livestock production in Mexico takes place in a wide range of agroecological regions, with approximately one-third of the cattle population raised under tropical conditions, where heat stress and disease pressure limit the performance of poorly adapt...

Congenital thoracoabdominal wall defects in dogs are uncommon and challenging to classify due to their overlapping anatomical and developmental features. This study analyzes three original canine cases alongside 17 published cases to clarify the rela...

Moderately fermentable dietary fiber (with different crude fiber [CF] levels), especially when combined with stimbiotic (STB) supplementation, can enhance intestinal health, nutrient utilization, and overall performance in laying hens, although effec...

The long hair phenotype of the dog is ascribed to variants in the fibroblast growth factor 5 (FGF5) gene. Currently, there are five variant alleles known, Lh1 through Lh5, with any combination of these alleles resulting in a long-haired phenotype in...

Live fish transport easily induces severe physiological stress, marked by pronounced oxidative damage and significant mortality, leading to substantial economic losses annually. Here, we evaluated the effects of taurine intake on alleviating stress r...

Sarcocystis species are apicomplexan protozoa infecting a wide range of domestic and wild animals, including cattle, in which several species are of zoonotic relevance. This study reports, for the first time, the detection and molecular identificatio...

Receptive endometrium (RE) is essential for mammalian embryo implantation. The establishment of RE is a complex and precise dynamic process regulated by various cytokines, including non-coding RNAs (miRNAs, lncRNAs, and circRNAs). We identified candi...

Anthropogenic disturbance can reshape mammal communities through both long-term habitat modification and short-term direct human presence, yet these disturbance dimensions are often conflated. Using three consecutive years (2017–2019) of camera...

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