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62 Citations
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19 Pages

10 July 2023

Saponins are steroid, or triterpene glycoside, compounds found in plants and plant products, mainly legumes. However, some plants containing saponins are toxic. Saponins have both positive and negative roles in animal nutrition. Saponins have been sh...

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42 Citations
17,239 Views
24 Pages

Therapeutic Use of Bee Venom and Potential Applications in Veterinary Medicine

  • Roberto Bava,
  • Fabio Castagna,
  • Vincenzo Musella,
  • Carmine Lupia,
  • Ernesto Palma and
  • Domenico Britti

4 February 2023

Apitherapy is a branch of alternative medicine that consists of the treatment of diseases through products collected, processed, and secreted by bees, specifically pollen, propolis, honey, royal jelly, and bee venom. In traditional medicine, the virt...

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41 Citations
23,261 Views
20 Pages

Congenital Portosystemic Shunts in Dogs and Cats: Classification, Pathophysiology, Clinical Presentation and Diagnosis

  • Alexandros O. Konstantinidis,
  • Michail N. Patsikas,
  • Lysimachos G. Papazoglou and
  • Katerina K. Adamama-Moraitou

17 February 2023

Congenital portosystemic shunts (CPSS) are abnormal vascular communications between the portal and the systemic circulation, bypassing the hepatic parenchyma and resulting in liver hypoplasia and hepatic insufficiency. Such connections develop in ute...

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41 Citations
15,709 Views
42 Pages

The Importance of the Slaughterhouse in Surveilling Animal and Public Health: A Systematic Review

  • Juan García-Díez,
  • Sónia Saraiva,
  • Dina Moura,
  • Luca Grispoldi,
  • Beniamino Terzo Cenci-Goga and
  • Cristina Saraiva

20 February 2023

From the point of public health, the objective of the slaughterhouse is to guarantee the safety of meat in which meat inspection represent an essential tool to control animal diseases and guarantee the public health. The slaughterhouse can be used as...

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  • Open Access
40 Citations
9,703 Views
15 Pages

Antibacterial, Antifungal, and Anticancer Effects of Camel Milk Exosomes: An In Vitro Study

  • Amira M. Shaban,
  • Mai Raslan,
  • Zeina Walid Sharawi,
  • Mohamed Sayed Abdelhameed,
  • Ola Hammouda,
  • Hossam M. El-Masry,
  • Khaled N. M. Elsayed and
  • Mohammed A. El-Magd

6 February 2023

Camel milk (CM) has potent antibacterial and antifungal effects and camel milk exosomes (CM-EXO) have been shown to inhibit the proliferation of a large variety of cancer cells including HepaRG, MCF7, Hl60, and PANC1. However, little is known regardi...

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39 Citations
3,350 Views
13 Pages

Growth Performance and Feed Intake Assessment of Italian Holstein Calves Fed a Hay-Based Total Mixed Ration: Preliminary Steps towards a Prediction Model

  • Damiano Cavallini,
  • Federica Raspa,
  • Giovanna Marliani,
  • Eleonora Nannoni,
  • Giovanna Martelli,
  • Luca Sardi,
  • Emanuela Valle,
  • Marta Pollesel,
  • Marco Tassinari and
  • Giovanni Buonaiuto

3 September 2023

The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of a complete hay-based total mixed ration (TMR) for calves, focusing on their feed intake, animal growth performance, and fecal output, and to develop a preliminary estimation equation for solid feed...

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36 Citations
6,000 Views
20 Pages

Research Progress on the Development of Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome Vaccines

  • Hang Zhang,
  • Qin Luo,
  • Yingxin He,
  • Yajie Zheng,
  • Huiyang Sha,
  • Gan Li,
  • Weili Kong,
  • Jiedan Liao and
  • Mengmeng Zhao

28 July 2023

Porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome (PRRS) is a highly contagious disease in the pig industry, but its pathogenesis is not yet fully understood. The disease is caused by the PRRS virus (PRRSV), which primarily infects porcine alveolar macro...

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34 Citations
13,213 Views
18 Pages

Clinical Effects of Faecal Microbiota Transplantation as Adjunctive Therapy in Dogs with Chronic Enteropathies—A Retrospective Case Series of 41 Dogs

  • Linda Toresson,
  • Thomas Spillmann,
  • Rachel Pilla,
  • Ulrika Ludvigsson,
  • Josefin Hellgren,
  • Gunilla Olmedal and
  • Jan S. Suchodolski

3 April 2023

Chronic enteropathies (CE) are common in dogs, but not all affected dogs respond to standard therapy. Successful responses to faecal microbial transplantation (FMT) in dogs with non-responsive CE have been reported in two case series. The objective o...

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31 Citations
7,489 Views
28 Pages

Essential Oils for a Sustainable Control of Honeybee Varroosis

  • Roberto Bava,
  • Fabio Castagna,
  • Ernesto Palma,
  • Mariangela Marrelli,
  • Filomena Conforti,
  • Vincenzo Musolino,
  • Cristina Carresi,
  • Carmine Lupia,
  • Carlotta Ceniti and
  • Vincenzo Musella
  • + 3 authors

23 April 2023

The Varroa destructor parasite is the main obstacle to the survival of honey bee colonies. Pest control mainly involves the use of synthetic drugs which, used with the right criteria and in rotation, are able to ensure that infestation levels are kep...

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30 Citations
3,745 Views
17 Pages

Genetic Variability and Recombination of the NSP2 Gene of PRRSV-2 Strains in China from 1996 to 2021

  • Hang Zhang,
  • Qin Luo,
  • Yajie Zheng,
  • Huiyang Sha,
  • Gan Li,
  • Weili Kong,
  • Liangzong Huang and
  • Mengmeng Zhao

29 April 2023

Porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome (PRRS) is one of the most serious infectious diseases that detrimentally affects the pig industry worldwide. The disease, which is typically difficult to control, is an immunosuppressive disease caused by...

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