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Animals, Volume 9, Issue 10

October 2019 - 151 articles

Cover Story: Domesticated pet rabbits typically exhibit shorter, flatter skulls than their wild counterparts (brachycephalism). However, brachycephaly is associated with increased risk of considerable health problems, including painful dental abnormalities. In the UK, more than half of the rabbit population is thought to be comprised of mini-lops and Netherland dwarf rabbits, which are moderately to extremely brachycephalic. Here, with unprecedented global participation, we revealed that people around the globe have a preference for mildly-brachycephalic rabbits, with moderately dolichocephalic (longer-skulled) rabbits being the least preferred. The preference for brachycephalic rabbits was stable across continents, and as such it is highly plausible that human preference has been a driver for the shortening of the skull typically seen in domestic rabbits, perhaps as a result of the “baby-schema”. View this paper
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Articles (151)

  • Article
  • Open Access
18 Citations
5,298 Views
12 Pages

Effect of Dietary Inulin Supplementation on Growth Performance, Carcass Traits, and Meat Quality in Growing–Finishing Pigs

  • Weikang Wang,
  • Daiwen Chen,
  • Bing Yu,
  • Zhiqing Huang,
  • Yuheng Luo,
  • Ping Zheng,
  • Xiangbin Mao,
  • Jie Yu,
  • Junqiu Luo and
  • Jun He

21 October 2019

Inulin is one of the commercially feasible dietary fibers that has been implicated in regulating the gut health and metabolism of animals. This experiment was conducted to investigate the effect of dietary inulin supplementation on growth performance...

  • Article
  • Open Access
13 Citations
3,242 Views
15 Pages

Effect of Pegbovigrastim on Hematological Profile of Simmental Dairy Cows during the Transition Period

  • Francesca Trimboli,
  • Valeria Maria Morittu,
  • Antonio Di Loria,
  • Andrea Minuti,
  • Antonella Anna Spina,
  • Fiorenzo Piccioli-Cappelli,
  • Erminio Trevisi,
  • Domenico Britti and
  • Vincenzo Lopreiato

21 October 2019

Pegbovigrastim is a long-acting analog of recombinant bovine granulocyte colony-stimulating factor, that promotes and increases the count and functionality of polymorphonuclear cells in dairy cows. The present study aimed to explore, for the first ti...

  • Article
  • Open Access
18 Citations
8,350 Views
22 Pages

The Effect of Tree Width on Thoracolumbar and Limb Kinematics, Saddle Pressure Distribution, and Thoracolumbar Dimensions in Sports Horses in Trot and Canter

  • Russell MacKechnie-Guire,
  • Erik MacKechnie-Guire,
  • Vanessa Fairfax,
  • Diana Fisher,
  • Mark Fisher and
  • Thilo Pfau

21 October 2019

This study evaluated the effect of saddle tree width on thoracolumbar and limb kinematics, saddle pressure distribution, and thoracolumbar epaxial musculature dimensions. Correctly fitted saddles were fitted by a Society of Master Saddler Qualified S...

  • Article
  • Open Access
28 Citations
4,551 Views
15 Pages

21 October 2019

The plateau pika (Ochotona curzoniae) is a keystone species in the alpine rangeland ecosystem of the Qinghai–Tibetan Plateau. Most previous studies of habitat selection by plateau pika have been conducted at a local microhabitat scale; however,...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
5,003 Views
8 Pages

Allele Frequency of the C.5G>A Mutation in the PRCD Gene Responsible for Progressive Retinal Atrophy in English Cocker Spaniel Dogs

  • Larissa R. Andrade,
  • Amanda M. Caceres,
  • Anelize S. Trecenti,
  • Claudia Valeria S. Brandão,
  • Micaella G. Gandolfi,
  • Evian V. Aguiar,
  • Danilo G.A. Andrade,
  • Alexandre S. Borges and
  • Jose P. Oliveira-Filho

21 October 2019

Progressive retinal atrophy (PRA) due to the c.5G>A mutation in the progressive rod–cone degeneration (PRCD) gene is an important genetic disease in English cocker spaniel (ECS) dogs. Because the prevalence of this disease has not been verif...

  • Article
  • Open Access
36 Citations
4,592 Views
14 Pages

Effect of Silver Nanoparticle Administration on Productive Performance, Blood Parameters, Antioxidative Status, and Silver Residues in Growing Rabbits under Hot Climate

  • Magdy Abdelsalam,
  • Ibrahim Al-Homidan,
  • Tarek Ebeid,
  • Osama Abou-Emera,
  • Mohamed Mostafa,
  • Mohamed Abd El-Razik,
  • Mohamed Shehab-El-Deen,
  • Sherif Abdel Ghani and
  • Moataz Fathi

21 October 2019

The influence of subcutaneous injections of silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) on rabbit performance, hematological and biochemical parameters of blood, antioxidant status, and the residues of silver in meat and blood in two breeds (New Zealand White (NZW)...

  • Article
  • Open Access
26 Citations
19,477 Views
25 Pages

21 October 2019

University students have been found to have higher rates of psychological distress than that of the general population, which reportedly rises significantly upon starting university and does not return to pre-university levels throughout their time i...

  • Article
  • Open Access
52 Citations
6,312 Views
12 Pages

21 October 2019

Finding an alternative to in-feed antibiotics is important because of increasing contemporary concern regarding drug residues and the development of drug-resistant bacteria. The purpose of this study was to test the hypothesis that essential oils add...

  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
3,961 Views
13 Pages

Induction of Chemerin on Autophagy and Apoptosis in Dairy Cow Mammary Epithelial Cells

  • Bianhong Hu,
  • Wenjuan Song,
  • Yujie Tang,
  • Mingyan Shi,
  • Huixia Li and
  • Debing Yu

21 October 2019

Involution of the mammary gland is a complex process controlled by various endocrine hormones and cytokine. As a novel adipocytokine, Chemerin not only plays a pivotal role in physiological and pathological processes such as immune response and lipid...

  • Article
  • Open Access
33 Citations
5,454 Views
14 Pages

Chemical Composition and Quality Characteristics of Meat in Three One-Humped Camel (Camelus dromedarius) Breeds as Affected by Muscle Type and Post-Mortem Storage Period

  • Gamaleldin M. Suliman,
  • Abdullah N. Alowaimer,
  • Elsayed O.S. Hussein,
  • Hatem S. Ali,
  • Sameh A. Abdelnour,
  • Mohamed E. Abd El-Hack and
  • Ayman A. Swelum

20 October 2019

The influence of muscle type and postmortem storage period on meat chemical composition and quality attributes of three breeds of camels (Baladi Saudi, Pakistani, and Somali) were investigated in this study. Crude fat and ash content were significant...

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