The kinetics of maternal and self-developed Streptococcus suis-specific antibodies by Sandra Vreman, Rutger Jansen, Mikael Bastian, Patricia Beckers, Miriam van Riet, Helmi Fijten, Jan Fledderus, Astrid de Greeff, Hélène Winkelman, Norbert Stockhofe-Zurwieden, Lluís Fabà, Henk J. Wisselink, Manouk Vrieling

“…Abstract Background Streptococcus suis (S. suis) infections are responsible for a large disease burden in piglets during the nursery phase, compromising animal welfare and increasing antibiotic use. The immune gap caused by decreased maternal-derived antibodies (MDA) and insufficient levels or functionality of acquired antibodies in weaned pigs could play a role in the increased susceptibility to S. suis infections. …”
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Generation of a genetically engineered porcine melanoma model featuring oncogenic control through conditional Cre recombination by Dongjin Oh, Nayoung Hong, Kiyoung Eun, Joohyeong Lee, Lian Cai, Mirae Kim, Hyerin Choi, Ali Jawad, Jaehyung Ham, Min Gi Park, Bohye Kim, Sang Chul Lee, Changjong Moon, Hyunggee Kim, Sang-Hwan Hyun

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Electroacupuncture at Quchi and Zusanli Enhances the Proliferation of Cortex and SVZ-derived Neural Stem Cell in Cerebral Ischemia-Reperfusion Injured Rats Via Activation of Notch1... by Jing TAO, Weilin LIU, Jia HUANG, Xiehua XUE, Shanli YANG, Yi ZHENG, Yunjiao LIN, Xiaoqian YE, Meiqin LIN, Lidian CHEN

“…EA at Quchi and Zusanli of the affected limb for three days and seven days, the neurological deficit, infarct volume as well as the overall behavior of the animals were evaluated. The distribution of Nestin, Vimentin positive cells and co-labeled with Brdu were observed by immunohistochemistry and immuno-fluorescence. …”
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Effects of milk extracellular vesicles from Holstein Friesian and Brown Swiss heat-stressed dairy cows on bovine mammary epithelial cells by S. Castellani, L. Basiricò, A. Maggiolino, C. Lecchi, P. De Palo, U. Bernabucci

“…In vitro results of BME-UV1 cells treated with milk sEV H-HS and B-HS showed an alteration of the cell viability and metabolic activity, by reducing or increasing reactive oxygen species accumulation, and suppressing or increasing the expression of stress-associated genes thereby modulating the response of BME-UV1 according to the animals' thermal condition and the breed. These findings indicated that the small vesicles of Brown milk triggered cellular defense against heat stress, supporting the Brown Swiss breed's thermotolerance.…”
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Relationship between the postpartum moment of pregnancy and productivity in water buffalo cows. Preliminary results by Héctor Nava-Trujillo, Adriana Morgado-Osorio, Armando Quintero-Moreno

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Effects of Long-Term Nitrogen Fertilization on Nitrous Oxide Emission and Yield in Acidic Tea (<i>Camellia sinensis</i> L.) Plantation Soils by Fuying Jiang, Yunni Chang, Jiabao Han, Xiangde Yang, Zhidan Wu

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The effects of Thymus capitatus essential oil topical application on milk quality: a systems biology approach by Ralph Nehme, Chiara Gini, Elise Vanbergue, Sergine Even, Filippo Biscarini, Sonia Andrés, Lucie Rault, Faustine Noel, Valerie Hardit, Said Bouhallab, David M. Pereira, Riadh Ksouri, Philippe Roussel, Secundino López, Paola Cremonesi, Bianca Castiglioni, Donatella Caruso, Fiorenza Faré, Manuela Fontana, Fabrizio Ceciliani, Latifa Abdennebi-Najar

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Comprehensive evaluation of the properties of camel bone gelatin: impact of the duration of pre-treatment and extraction by Meriem Imelhayene, Abdelkader Adamou, Samira Becila, Ayad Redjeb, Dahia Saidj, Abdelhakim Senoussi, Dimitris Sarris, Eleni Naziri

“… Background: The growing interest in innovative uses for slaughter by-products from camels could generate added value from this multipurpose animal. Aim: This study investigates the extraction of gelatin from camel bones, discusses its potential as a novel protein source and assesses how its properties are affected by the duration of the pre-treatment and extraction processes. …”
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Effects of metabolizable energy intake and body weight restriction on layer pullets: 2 - Body composition and onset of lay by Thiago L. Noetzold, Jo Ann Chew, Douglas R. Korver, René P. Kwakkel, Laura Star, Martin J. Zuidhof

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High-Fiber Crackers Supplemented with Asparagus Hard-Stem: Impacts of Supplementation Ratios and Water Amounts in Cracker Recipe on the Product Quality by Thi Thu Tra Tran, Le Hong Ngoc Ngo, Nu Minh Nguyet Ton, Thi Hong Nhung Le, Thi Thuy Le, Van Viet Man Le

“…Spears or cladophylls are edible parts of asparagus ( Asparagus officinalis L.) implemented in a human diet while its hard-stem by-products have been used for animal feeding. In this study, the asparagus hard-stem was proved to be rich in dietary fiber and total phenolics with high antioxidant capacity. …”
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Computer-assisted discovery of natural inhibitors for platelet-derived growth factor alpha as novel therapeutics for thyroid cancer by Hira Khalid, Farah Sattar, Iqra Ahmad, Valdir Ferreira de Paula Junior, Valdir Ferreira de Paula Junior, Umar Nishan, Umar Nishan, Riaz Ullah, Hanna Dib, Khaled W. Omari, Mohibullah Shah, Mohibullah Shah

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Anthelmintic Resistance in Sheep Across Ireland and the UK: a literature review of the in vivo versus in vitro methods by Megan Tumulty

“…Background: The animal welfare and production consequences of gastrointestinal nematode infections, namely Nematodirus battus, on sheep are compelling. …”
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Commensal bacteria education history calibrates the naivety and activation threshold of adaptive antiviral immune system by Baohua Li, Zhou Sha, Li Mou, Feng Zhang, Lifeng Jia, Yan Zhu, Yan Guo, Guohong Deng, Haibo Wu, Hong Wei, Yuzhang Wu, Lilin Ye, Changjiang Liu, Jian Li, Yanyan Zhang, Yanyan Zhang, Yanyan Zhang

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Dietary supplementation of Astragalus polysaccharide or its nanoparticles enhances testicular hemodynamics, echotexture, scrotal circumference, concentration of testosterone, estra... by Eman Fayez, Ali Salama, Mohamed Ahmed Ismail, Fady Sayed Youssef, Zaher Mohamed Rawash, MR Oshba, Haney Samir

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Genetic inbreeding load and its individual prediction for milk yield in French dairy sheep by Simona Antonios, Silvia T. Rodríguez-Ramilo, Andres Legarra, Jean-Michel Astruc, Luis Varona, Zulma G. Vitezica

“…There is variation of inbreeding load among animals, although its magnitude does not seem enough to warrant selection based on this criterion.…”
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Diet-microbiome covariation across three giraffe species in a close-contact zone by Elin Videvall, Brian A. Gill, Michael B. Brown, Hannah K. Hoff, Bethan L. Littleford-Colquhoun, Peter Lokeny, Paul M. Musili, Tyler R. Kartzinel

“…Because variation in wildlife diets can select for distinct communities of gut bacteria, different foraging choices can have both nutritional effects and other microbially-mediated effects on animal well-being. Despite the proliferation of studies focusing on host-microbiome interactions in recent decades, few prior studies have quantified the level and extent of diet-microbiome linkages in wildlife. …”
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Intestinal protozoa infections and associated factors among diarrheal under-five children in Borena district, central Ethiopia by Alebie Mesfin, Woynshet Gelaye, Getaneh Alemu

“…Absence of functional toiltet in the household (AOR = 1.952; 95 %CI: 1.195–3.187, p = 0.008), hand washing with water alone, rather than with soap/ash (AOR = 3.052; 95 %CI: 1.203–7.746, p = 0.019) and having frequent contact with animals (AOR = 2.103; 95 %CI: 1.238–3.574, p = 0.006) were associated with IPIs. …”
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Short- and long-term changes in neurological, behavioural, and blood biomarkers following repeated mild traumatic brain injury in rats—potential biological sex-dependent effects by Rodrigo Moraga-Amaro, Oscar Moreno, Jordi Llop, Marion Bankstahl, Marion Bankstahl, Jens P. Bankstahl

“…To determine long-term changes in tau aggregation as a hallmark of CTE, we used [18F]-florzolotau (florzolotau) autoradiography in brain slices.ResultsBoth short-term weight gain and time-to-right after rmTBI were increased in grouped animals, with male rats showing more prominent changes. …”
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Deep mutational scanning of the Trypanosoma brucei developmental regulator RBP6 reveals an essential disordered region influenced by positive residues by Saúl Rojas-Sánchez, Nikolay G. Kolev, Christian Tschudi

“…Abstract To regain infectivity, Trypanosoma brucei, the pathogen causing Human and Animal African trypanosomiasis, undergoes a complex developmental program within the tsetse fly known as metacyclogenesis. …”
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La nocturnité au quotidien chez les Indiens tseltal du Chiapas (Mexique) by Aurore Monod Becquelin, Marie Chosson

“…This analysis invites us to scrutinise the Tseltal night from the perspective of its role as an agent of behaviours, thoughts, attitudes, and corporeal habits among these natives of the Mexican Highlands.As the home of sleep, night enables the dreamer to mix with supernatural beings, making accessible and visible a dynamic cosmos in which plants, animals, humans and nonhumans interact. However, certain traits that define this night extend beyond the nocturnal part of the nychthemeron in order to emerge on its diurnal side, what we call manifestations of nocturnity. …”
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