On the fish Labeo rohita, the impact of a sublethal dose of cadmium (0.01 μg/lt) was tested on blood glucose, liver glycogen, and muscle glycogen. The first day of exposure resulted in an increase in the blood glucose level, which then steadily dropped between the seventh and fifteenth day. Their...

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The history of Neisseria research has involved the use of a wide variety of vertebrate and invertebrate animal models, from insects to humans. In this review, we itemise these models and describe how they have made significant contributions to understanding the pathophysiology of Neisseria...

Biomarkers are typically proteins, enzymes, or other molecular changes that are elevated or decreased in body fluids during the course of inflammation or disease. Biomarkers pose an extremely attractive tool for establishing diagnoses and prognoses of equine gastrointestinal colic, one of the most...

Bisphenol A (BPA) is a common environmental chemical with a range of potential adverse health effects. The impact of environmentally-relevant low dose of BPA on the electrical properties of the hearts of large animals (e.g., dog, human) is poorly defined. Perturbation of cardiac electrical...

We report pathophysiology of chronic Terminalia oblongata (yellow-wood) intoxication in sheep. Leaf was dried, milled and drenched intraruminally to 7 sheep at various doses over several weeks. Chronic administration reduced rumen movements, induced inappetence or anorexia, body weight loss,...

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This article describes the incidence and negative effects of mycotoxin contamination in poultry feed in Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya, Uganda, Benin, Cameroon and Ethiopia, and the use of activated charcoal, bentonite and fuller's earth as mycotoxin absorbents.

Managing Salmonella in equine populations can be challenging due to the epidemiology of this disease. In particular, due to the range of clinical outcomes, the occurrence of subclinical infections, and intermittent shedding. This greatly affects the ability to detect shedding and can lead to...

Dry eye disease (DED) is a chronic debilitating ophthalmological disease with the current therapeutic options focused on the suppression of the symptoms. Among the possibilities of how to improve DED therapy, polyphenols have shown an enormous capacity to counteract DED functional changes. The...