2026 August - 120 articles
Agricultural by-products and Chinese medicine crop residues, as non-traditional animal feed, have great potential to alleviate the scarcity of traditional feed and reduce the environmental burden. In this study, the effects of adding fermented ginsen...
Conventional soybean lecithin has limited hydrophilicity, which may restrict its efficacy as a feed emulsifier. This study evaluated graded hydroxylated lecithin supplementation in Jiangnan White geese. Six hundred one-day-old females were allocated...
This study evaluated the effects of reduced inclusion levels of coated inorganic compound trace elements as a reduced substitution for uncoated inorganic trace elements in layer breeder diets. A total of 360 Hy-Line Brown layer breeder hens were rand...
To achieve rapid, accurate, and quantitative detection of peste des petits ruminants virus (PPRV), we aligned the available PPRV genomic sequences, screened for conserved regions, and designed specific primers and probes accordingly. An RT-droplet di...
In this study, the aim was to investigate the effect of Urtica dioica L. (UD) on bisphenol A (BPA)-induced testicular toxicity in rats. Forty-eight male rats were divided into six groups: control, BPA (50 mg/kg), UD100 (100 mg/kg), UD200 (200 mg/kg),...
(1) Background: Acute diarrhea is a frequent clinical manifestation in dogs, often involving dysbiosis and mucosal barrier impairment. This study evaluated the efficacy of Florentero Complex® (Candioli S.r.l.), a multi-targeted dietary supplement...
Bacterial tick-borne pathogens (TBPs) have been reported in Latin America, but information on their prevalence in cattle and dogs in Bolivia are scant. In the present survey, blood serum samples from 95 cattle and 67 dogs living in different communit...
(1) Background: methicillin‑resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is a zoonotic pathogen, and its hemolysins serve as key virulence factors. Functional membrane microdomains (FMMs) are protein-enriching platforms and regulate diverse physiolog...
Intracranial abscesses are extremely rare in alpacas, and previously reported cases have lacked systematic etiological characterization. The virulence characteristics of Mammaliicoccus sciuri (formerly Staphylococcus sciuri) in alpaca intracranial in...
CD163 not only acts as an essential receptor for porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV) infection but also serves as a barrier to cross-species cellular infection by arteriviruses. Among its domains, the scavenger receptor cystei...
A 12-year-old neutered male domestic shorthair cat presented with recurrent pleural effusion following repeated thoracentesis. Initial analysis of the pleural effusion did not reveal neoplastic cells. Thoracic imaging demonstrated pleural effusion wi...
From September 2024 to September 2025, 310 blood samples from cattle (n = 151), camels (n = 44), horses (n = 71), and wild mice (n = 44) across six Xinjiang counties/cities were screened by microscopy, genus-specific PCR, sequencing, and phylogenetic...
Punica granatum L. (pomegranate) is one of the oldest medicinal plants known to humankind, valued across ancient civilisations for treating parasitic, microbial, and metabolic diseases. Its exceptionally rich phytochemical composition, dominated by p...
Global poultry consumption continues to rise, while worldwide bans on in-feed antibiotic growth promoters raise an urgent requirement for eco-friendly alternatives to guarantee production efficiency and food safety. Probiotics, live beneficial microo...
Cellular inhibitor of apoptosis protein 1 (cIAP1) plays a crucial role in the apoptotic process. This study involved gene cloning, protein expression, bioinformatics analysis, and the preparation of a specific polyclonal antibody. First, the coding s...
Ascaridia galli is a major gastrointestinal nematode of poultry that causes significant economic losses worldwide. In this study, we characterized a new isolate, A. galli AgSC_2025, obtained from Xichuan black-bone chickens in China, using an integra...
The transition period is a physiologically demanding stage in primiparous dairy cows, as the onset of lactation occurs simultaneously with continued growth. This longitudinal study initially enrolled 22 primiparous Holstein dairy cows. Eight cows tha...
Judgment bias tasks are widely used to assess affective state in adult dogs but have rarely been applied before adoption age. To test whether a spatial version is viable, 82 puppies from 17 litters were tested at 60 days of age; 80 provided valid obs...
The ban on antibiotic growth promoters has created an urgent need for effective alternatives to maintain intestinal health and production performance. This exploratory study evaluated the effects of a novel antibiotic alternative additive at graded i...
The high mortality associated with largemouth bass ranavirus (LMBRaV) disease requires rapid and sensitive diagnosis methods to prevent virus spread and subsequent outbreak. The recombinase polymerase amplification combined with the CRISPR/Cas12a sys...
This case report describes the investigation of two cases of cutaneous vasculitis in sows following vaccination. The herd was porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV)-stable, with routine PRRSV-1 and porcine circovirus type 2 (PCV2...
The equine gastrointestinal microbiome plays an essential role in digestion, energy metabolism, immune regulation, and maintenance of intestinal homeostasis. Increasing evidence suggests that microbial-derived metabolites provide a functional link be...
Primary hepatic neoplasms in dogs, while uncommon, are occasionally associated with severe hypoglycemia, although the underlying mechanism may be difficult to establish. A 7-year-old castrated male Maltese dog weighing 3.6 kg was referred for recurre...
Moringa oleifera leaf extract (MOLE), including polysaccharides, polyphenols, amino acids and other extracts, are increasingly being used as feed additives in ruminant nutrition due to their high profiles of bioactive compounds. This comprehensive na...
To establish a rapid nucleic acid detection method for field screening of Brucella spp., a visual assay based on recombinase polymerase amplification (RPA) combined with CRISPR/Cas12a was developed. Four pairs of RPA primers and two crRNAs were desig...
The successful use of Assisted Reproductive Technologies (ARTs) such as artificial insemination (AI) in small ruminants and other mammals depends on many factors, the most important of which is the quality of the semen used. The liquid storage and cr...
National evidence on cattle vaccination, disease-control practices, and producer-reported disease remains limited in Ecuador. This study assessed holding-level participation in preventive cattle-health activities and factors associated with self-repo...
Population-level information on feline morbidity in China remains limited despite the rapid growth of the pet cat population. This study described morbidity patterns among insured cats in China using insurance claims from a major pet insurance provid...
As a high-value meat duck breed, Muscovy ducks exhibit marked individual differences in egg production that limit the economic efficiency of commercial farming. To elucidate the underlying mechanisms, we integrated phenotypic observation, ovarian tra...
Cancer is increasingly recognized as an emerging concern in wildlife health and biodiversity conservation in the Anthropocene. Although traditionally viewed as an individual disease associated primarily with aging, wildlife cancer is shaped by comple...
Hair-based biomarkers offer a non-invasive window into chronic stress physiology, yet the influence of sampling body site on hair cortisol, dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA), and their molar ratio has not been systematically characterized in domestic dog...
This study investigated age- and sex-related variations in pituitary gonadotroph morphometry and serum luteinizing hormone (LH) and follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) concentrations in 90 clinically healthy dromedary camels (Camelus dromedarius). Ani...
Pestivirus infections, including those caused by Border disease virus (BDV), are associated with reproductive disorders, neonatal losses, and persistent infections in sheep, potentially resulting in substantial economic losses. This study aimed to de...
Irisin is a myokine derived from fibronectin type III domain-containing protein 5 (FNDC5) and is involved in energy metabolism, muscle development, and oxidative regulation. Although irisin has been extensively studied in mammals, its potential appli...
Feline mammary tumors are the third most common neoplasms in female cats and they are characterized by high aggressiveness and high metastatic rates. Given the pivotal role of iron in human breast cancer development, in this study, we preliminarily e...
Copper sulfate (CuSO4) is one of the most widely used chemotherapeutic agents in aquaculture and aquatic veterinary medicine because of its broad-spectrum antiparasitic, antifungal, and antimicrobial activities. However, repeated exposure may induce...
The FMD is an endangered species under first-class national protection in China. Comparative genomic investigation of microsatellite (SSR) in CDS may provide insights into adaptive evolutionary mechanisms and may inform conservation management strate...
The classification systems currently in use for Streptococcus suis are primarily based on capsular polysaccharide (CPS) serotyping or multi-locus sequence typing (MLST). A genetic typing system based on the conserved Mac-1 domain of the IdeSsuis gene...
Vector-borne pathogens, predominantly transmitted through arthropod vectors, present a major threat to both livestock production and public health. Melophagus ovinus is a significant disease vector widely distributed across various pastoral regions i...
This study evaluated the effects of dietary supplementation with a commercial lactoferrin–osteopontin complexes preparation (LF-OPN; LF:OPN mass ratio 8:1; 240 mg/kg body weight) on growth, immune indices, antioxidant status, intestinal barrier...
Brucellosis is a zoonotic disease causing significant economic losses, and necessitating standardized diagnostic kits for effective surveillance. The objectives of this study are to investigate brucellosis serosurveillance in ruminants, and to evalua...
Quantitative electroencephalography (qEEG) converts the raw EEG signal into reproducible numerical descriptors (spectral power, hemispheric symmetry, coherence and signal complexity) and has emerged as a candidate translational biomarker linking huma...
Wle vanillin is widely used as a flavoring agent in food products, its potential as a non-antibiotic feed additive for broilers remains unexplored. This study primarily investigated the effects of dietary supplementation of vanillin on antioxidant ac...
Gyrovirus homsa1 (GyH1) causes immunosuppression and multi-organ damage in young poultry. The VP1 capsid protein (VP1) is a key target for subunit vaccine development; however, recombinant VP1 alone elicits limited immunogenicity and requires an effi...
A 13-year-old German Riding Pony mare was referred for evaluation of progressive respiratory noise and mixed dyspnoea, which rapidly deteriorated to respiratory distress. Clinical examination revealed marked rattling inspiratory and expiratory trache...
Dairy goats sustain milk production across marginal environments worldwide, yet genetic improvement of milk yield and composition remains slower than in cattle, constrained by smaller reference populations and limited functional validation. This revi...
Heat stress (HS) impairs boar reproductive capacity via damaging Sertoli cells (SCs) and disrupting the integrity of the blood–testis barrier (BTB). This present study investigated the protective effects and underlying molecular mechanisms of P...
Foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) is one of the most infectious viral diseases of cloven-hoofed animals. The crucial strategy for FMD control is the combination of animal quarantine and a rapid onsite diagnostic assay capable of differentiation of infecte...
Genetic background can shape metabolic phenotypes and may contribute to differences in health robustness among livestock breeds. This study investigated Awassi-associated serum metabolic characteristics in dairy sheep by integrating untargeted metabo...
Enterococcus faecalis and Enterococcus faecium are commensal bacteria of poultry but also important opportunistic pathogens and key indicators for antimicrobial resistance (AMR) surveillance within a One Health framework. However, data on the occurre...
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