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Human breastmilk fulfills the nutritional needs of infants and therefore is the best template for formula. In this study, whey proteins were investigated among human and eight dairy animal species using label-free proteomics approach. Totally, 965 proteins from milk whey were identified and large...

Author(s)
Ji ZhongYuan; Dong RuiFeng; Du QiJing; Jiang HongNing; Fan RongBo; Bu DengPan; Wang Jun; Yu ZhongNa; Han RongWei; Yang YongXin
Publisher
Elsevier Ltd
Publication
Food Chemistry, 2024, 430,
CAB ReviewFull Text

Gastrointestinal nematode (GIN) infection is the most common disease affecting sheep production systems throughout the world, causing significant productive and economic losses. The control of these parasites was traditionally based on the use of anthelmintic drugs. However, continuous, extensive,...

Date
July 2023
Subjects
animal parasitic nematodes; chromosomes; disease resistance; genes; genetic polymorphism; genome analysis; genomes; genomics; immune response; immune system; immunity; loci; major histocompatibility complex; nematode infections; phenotypes; quantitative trait loci; susceptibility; traits; helminths; parasites; helminthoses; parasitoses
Author(s)
Poli, M. A.; Donzelli, M. V.; Caffaro, M. E.; Raschia, M. A.; Mazzucco, J. P.; Rossi, U. A.
News Article

Researchers at the University of Florida have demonstrated the efficacy of a novel vaccine for the protection of mice against Brucella melitensis...

Date
December 2022
CABI Book Info
Cover for Mineral nutrition of livestock.

The 5th edition of this book contains 20 chapters on the physiological functions; bioavailability; the risk factors, pathogenesis, clinical signs, diagnosis, treatment and prevention of mineral deficiencies, excesses and toxicity; mineral sources, requirements and supplementation; effects on...

Author(s)
Suttle, N. F.
ISBN
2022 CABI (H ISBN 9781789240924)
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Invited review: inflammation during the transition to lactation: new adventures with an old flame.

Date
February 2016
Author(s)
Bradford, B. J., Yuan, K., Farney, J. K., Mamedova, L. K., Carpenter, A. J.
Source
Journal of Dairy Science 2015 98 10 6631-6650
AbstractFull Text

Scrapie is a contagious disease of sheep and goats caused by prions (PrPSc). This study described an outbreak of Scrapie in sheep in the state of Santa Catarina, Brazil. An 1-year and 3-month-old sheep developed clinical signs characterized by motor incoordination of the pelvic limbs, pruritus and...

Author(s)
Quevedo, L. de S.; Andrade, C. P. de; Hemckmeier, D.; Giacomini, K.; Ferreira, F.; Cristo, T. G. de; Driemeier, D.; Casagrande, R. A.
Publisher
Centro de Ciências Rurais, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria
Publication
Ciência Rural, 2024, 54, 1,
AbstractFull Text

This study evaluated the vaccine-induced serological response after administering four commercial formulations containing Bovine Viral Diarrhea Virus (BVDV) type-1, BVDV-2, and Bovine Herpesvirus type 1 (BoHV-1) to young heifers with circulating maternal antibody titers. The study also determined...

Author(s)
Gomes, V.; Baccili, C. C.; Marques, R. S.; Soriano, S.; Pedroso, N. H.; Flores, E. F.
Publisher
Centro de Ciências Rurais, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria
Publication
Ciência Rural, 2024, 54, 2,
AbstractFull Text

With over 300 terrestrial and aquatic mammalian species, Iran is considered a country with an ample mastofauna. Although many studies have assessed the distribution of gastrointestinal helminth parasites in animals and humans in Iran, lungworms have not received adequate attention. Following a...

Author(s)
Mohtasebi, S.; Sazmand, A.; Zafari, S.; Verocai, G. G.; Otranto, D.
Publisher
MDPI AG
Publication
Pathogens, 2023, 12, 6,
AbstractFull Text

Ticks and tick-borne pathogens significantly threaten human and animal health worldwide. Haemaphysalis longicornis is one of the dominant tick species in East Asia, including China. In the present study, 646 Ha. longicornis ticks were collected from free-ranging domestic sheep in the southern...

Author(s)
Teng ZhongQiu; Shi Yan; Zhao Na; Zhang Xue; Jin XiaoJing; He Jia; Xu BaoHong; Qin Tian
Publisher
MDPI AG
Publication
Pathogens, 2023, 12, 6,
AbstractFull Text

Ticks and tick-borne diseases affect livestock productivity and cause significant economic losses. Therefore, surveillance of these pathogens and vectors is paramount to reducing these effects in livestock. This study aimed to identify Anaplasma marginale and Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato in...

Author(s)
Ortiz-Ramírez, J. Á.; Rodríguez-Rojas, J. J.; Hernández-Escareño, J. J.; Galan-Huerta, K. A.; Rebollar-Téllez, E. A.; Moreno-Degollado, G.; Medina-de la Garza, C. E.; Sánchez-Casas, R. M.; Fernández-Salas, I.
Publisher
MDPI AG
Publication
Pathogens, 2023, 12, 6,

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