Effects of maternal Escherichia coli lipopolysaccharide exposure on offspring: insights from lncRNA analysis in laying hens by Lei Liu, Wei Wang, Adeyinka Abiola Adetula, Zhixun Yan, Huagui Liu, Ying Yu, Qin Chu

“…These results provide important references for the study of growth and reproductive performance in laying hens, revealing the impact of parental living environment on animal health and production performance, and providing a theoretical basis for future related research and breeding practices.…”
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BDH1 identified by transcriptome has a negative effect on lipid metabolism in mammary epithelial cells of dairy goats by Mengke Ni, Saige Zang, Yihan Wang, Xiaochen Qin, Min Tian, Tiantian Xiong, Chong Chen, Yue Zhang, Jun Luo, Cong Li

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Methionine-driven methylation modification overcomes plasmid-mediated high-level tigecycline resistance by Dan Fang, Tianqi Xu, Fulei Li, Yue Sun, Jingyi Sun, Yanqing Yin, Haijie Zhang, Zhiqiang Wang, Yuan Liu

“…Consistently, the potentiation of Met to tigecycline is abolished in tet(X4)-carrying E. coli Δdcm but restored in dcm-complementary bacteria, which encodes DNA-cytosine methyltransferase. In multiple animal models of infection, Met markedly potentiates the effectiveness of tigecycline against pathogenic E. coli and K. pneumoniae. …”
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Cyclooxygenase Inhibition in Sepsis: Is There Life after Death? by David M. Aronoff

“…Why this approach “worked” in animals but not in humans might reflect differences in the controlled nature of animal investigations compared to human studies. …”
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From Dog Alterity to Canine Sublime: A Cross-Century Reading of Victorian Fiction by Georges Letissier

“…Reversing Monica Flegel’s stance in Pets and Domesticity in Victorian Literature and Culture. Animality, Queer Relations and the Victorian Family, in which pet animals are studied through their relationship with the family institution, this paper considers dogs through their radical otherness. …”
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Advances in Murine Models of Diabetic Nephropathy by Li-li Kong, Hao Wu, Wen-peng Cui, Wen-hua Zhou, Ping Luo, Jing Sun, Hang Yuan, Li-ning Miao

“…Thus, it is of great use to establish appropriate animal models of DN for doing research on pathogenesis and developing novel therapeutic strategies. …”
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A giant specimen of Rhamphorhynchus muensteri and comments on the ontogeny of rhamphorhynchines by David W.E. Hone, Skye N. McDavid

“…Most of these represent juvenile animals, and the adults known are typically around 1 m in wingspan. …”
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Mycobacterium bovis: A Model Pathogen at the Interface of Livestock, Wildlife, and Humans by Mitchell V. Palmer, Tyler C. Thacker, W. Ray Waters, Christian Gortázar, Leigh A. L. Corner

“…Today, reservoirs of Mycobacterium bovis, the causative agent of tuberculosis in animals, and sometimes humans, exist in a range of countries and wild animal populations. …”
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Investigations of the effects on the blood glucose levels of surgery and general anaesthesia with xylazine -ketamine and xylazine-pentobarbital sodium in healthy dogs by Celal İzci, Ali Muhtar Tiftik, Yılmaz Koç, Mustafa Arıcan

“…In the first part, the animals in the first group were anaesthetized with xylazine -ketamine hydrochloride and the animals in the second group were anaesthetized with xylazine-pentobarbital sodium. …”
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Assessment of Hepatic Mineral Composition in Sheep, Cattle, Chicken, and Fish in Erbil City, Kurdistan Region-Iraq by Abdulqader Ahmed Hussein, Samad S. Omer, Iman S. Ali, Bnar F. Suleiman

“…In conclusion, liver Pb (and Ni only in fish) concentration in all studied animals for the majority of examined sample were higher than normal and toxic. …”
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Effects of Dietary Aflatoxin B1 on Hybrid Grouper (Epinephelus fuscoguttatus ♀ × Epinephelus lanceolatus ♂) Growth, Intestinal Health, and Muscle Quality by Hao Liu, Ruitao Xie, Weibin Huang, Yuanzhi Yang, Menglong Zhou, Baiquan Lu, Biao Li, Beiping Tan, Xiaohui Dong

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Effect of pig serum storage conditions on detection of anti-ASFV antibodies by ELISA by A. R. Shotin, I. Yu. Zhukov, A. S. Pershin, Ali Mazloum, I. V. Shevchenko, A. S. Igolkin, O. A. Manuylova, K. N. Gruzdev

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Cell deconvolution-based integrated time-series network of whole blood transcriptome reveals systemic antiviral activities and cell-specific immunological changes against PRRSV inf... by Byeonghwi Lim, Chiwoong Lim, Min-Jae Jang, Young-Jun Seo, Do-Young Kim, Christopher K. Tuggle, Kyu-Sang Lim, Jun-Mo Kim

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West Nile and Usutu viruses: current spreading and future threats in a warming northern Europe by Justine Laverdeur, Justine Laverdeur, Hélène Amory, Pablo Beckers, Daniel Desmecht, Frédéric Francis, Mutien-Marie Garigliany, Marie-Pierre Hayette, Annick Linden, Gilles Darcis

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Effect of Isosporiasis Prevention with Toltrazuril on Long-Term Pig Performance by K. Rypula, M. Porowski, J. Kaba, M. Gorczykowski, A. Deniz

“…Animals from Group D were slaughtered 5 days earlier than animals from Group K (day 166 versus day 171). …”
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Infectious bursal disease virus: identification of the novel genetic group and reassortant viruses by L. O. Scherbakova, Ye. V. Ovchinnikova, T. N. Zybina, S. N. Kolosov, N. G. Zinyakov, Z. B. Nikonova, D. B. Andreychuk, I. A. Chvala

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Dietary Niacin Requirement of Juvenile Chinese Mitten Crab, Eriocheir sinensis by Xuran Liu, Wenlong Wan, Mengge Li, Jiayuan Shi, Jie Xu, Zihan Zhou, Anran Wang, Shuyan Miao

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Bovine Trypanosomosis and Its Vectors in Three Selected Districts of Buno Bedele Zone of Oromia Region, Ethiopia by Gelaye Gebisa, Kibiru Beriso, Biruk Bogale, Oda Gizaw, Dawit Chala

“…Generally, 3.44% of the studied animal was infected with trypanosomosis, and T. vivax was the dominant species of trypanosomosis in the study areas. …”
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Continuous and Long-Term Measurement of Reticuloruminal pH in Grazing Dairy Cows by an Indwelling and Wireless Data Transmitting Unit by J. Gasteiner, T. Guggenberger, J. Häusler, A. Steinwidder

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Bovine mycoplasmosis occurrence on livestock farms in the Russian Federation for 2015–2018 by Mohammad Abed Alhussen, A. A. Nesterov, V. V. Kirpichenko, S. P. Yatsentyuk, A. V. Sprygin, O. P. Byadovskaya, A. V. Kononov

“…Mycoplasmosis control remains urgent in view of wide spread of bovine mycoplasmoses in the countries with intensive animal farming and trade relations between the Russian Federation and foreign partners including import of pedigree livestock and stud bull semen. …”
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