Prevalence and Associated Risk Factors of Gastrointestinal Parasite Infections among Meat Goats in Khon Kaen Thailand by Sarinya Rerkyusuke, Sawarin Lerk-u-suke, Raktham Mektrirat, Anuwat Wiratsudakul, Prapan Kanjampa, Saikam Chaimongkol, Nattaya Phanmanee, Miranda Visuddhangkoon, Panicha Pattayawongdecha, Nanticha Piyapattanakon, Pongpatchara Krajaipan, Pitchapa Sutamwirat

“…Notably, the wet season showed increased strongyle and Eimeria spp. infections. Female animals had higher odds of strongyle infection, while younger animals (less than 1 year) were more susceptible. …”
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Age- and sex-specific differences in myocardial sympathetic tone and left ventricular remodeling following myocardial injury by Achi Haider, Susan Bengs, Angela Portmann, Sandro Fröhlich, Dominik Etter, Monika Maredziak, Geoffrey I. Warnock, Alexander Akhmedov, Sebastian Kozerke, Claudia Keller, Fabrizio Montecucco, Bruno Weber, Linjing Mu, Ronny R. Buechel, Vera Regitz-Zagrosek, Philipp A. Kaufmann, Giovanni G. Camici, Simon M. Ametamey, Catherine Gebhard

“…Female animals showed an age-dependent increase in MSA (p = 0.011), which was absent in males. …”
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Chronic fluoxetine treatment induces lipid accumulation but does not alter the expression of Pref-1 in rat adipose tissue by Bába László-István, Gáll Zsolt, Bíró István Lóránt, Mezei Tibor, Kun Imre Zoltán, Kolcsár Melinda

“…In the low dose FLX group, the size of vacuoles increased both in male and female animals. The high dose of FLX also induced a significant increase of vacuole size, but only in male animals. …”
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Rhesus Cytomegalovirus-encoded Fcγ-binding glycoproteins facilitate viral evasion from IgG-mediated humoral immunity by Claire E. Otero, Sophia Petkova, Martin Ebermann, Husam Taher, Nessy John, Katja Hoffmann, Angel Davalos, Matilda J. Moström, Roxanne M. Gilbride, Courtney R. Papen, Aaron Barber-Axthelm, Elizabeth A. Scheef, Richard Barfield, Lesli M. Sprehe, Savannah Kendall, Tabitha D. Manuel, Teresa Beechwood, Linh Khanh Nguyen, Nathan H. Vande Burgt, Cliburn Chan, Michael Denton, Zachary J. Streblow, Daniel N. Streblow, Alice F. Tarantal, Scott G. Hansen, Amitinder Kaur, Sallie Permar, Klaus Früh, Hartmut Hengel, Daniel Malouli, Philipp Kolb

“…When RhCMV-naïve male rhesus macaques were infected with vFcγR-deleted RhCMV, peak plasma DNAemia levels and anti-RhCMV antibody responses were comparable to wildtype infections of both male and female animals. However, the duration of plasma DNAemia was significantly shortened in immunocompetent, but not in CD4 + T cell-depleted animals. …”
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Early Maternal Deprivation Enhances Voluntary Alcohol Intake Induced by Exposure to Stressful Events Later in Life by Sara Peñasco, Virginia Mela, Jose Antonio López-Moreno, María-Paz Viveros, Eva M. Marco

“…To better understand the relationship between stress and alcohol consumption, voluntary alcohol intake was also evaluated following additional stressful events later in life, that is, a week of alcohol cessation and a week of alcohol cessation combined with exposure to restraint stress. Female animals consumed more alcohol than males only after a second episode of alcohol cessation combined with restraint stress. …”
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Inverted Patterns of Schistosomiasis and Fascioliasis and Risk Factors Among Humans and Livestock in Northern Tanzania by Ephrasia A. Hugho, Yakob P. Nagagi, Lucille J. Lyaruu, Victor V. Mosha, Ndealilia Senyael, Magweiga M. Mwita, Ruth W. Mabahi, Violet M. Temba, Mapulish Hebel, Mohamed Nyati, Blandina T. Mmbaga, Theonest O. Ndyetabura, AbdulHamid S. Lukambagire

“…Human fascioliasis prevalence was 1.9%, while schistosomiasis prevalence was 12.6%. Female animals, particularly cattle in Kilimanjaro and Manyara, had higher odds of fascioliasis. …”
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Economic impact of fetal wastage and common diseases, along with their incidence rates and seasonal variations, at an abattoir in FCT, Nigeria. by Ibrahim Dauda Dauda, Abdulhakeem Binhambali, Abdurrahman Hassan Jibril, Zainab Oyiza Idris, Farhan Rhidor Akorede

“…The notable economic losses from condemned organs also underscore the necessity of implementing pregnancy tests for female animals before slaughter to protect food security and support the nation's economy. …”
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Evaluation of beef supply based on hot carcass data: the case of burdur province by Cevat Sipahi, Ahmet Cumhur Akın, Aykut Asım Akbaş

“…As the slaughtered animals were examined according to gender, it was determined that the female animals were 32.23% and the male animals were 67.77%. …”
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Correlation between Post-Thaw Spermatozoa Quality of the Endangered Javan Banteng with OPN Gene Expression by Vincentia Trisna Yoelinda, Raden Iis Arifiantini, Dedy Duryadi Solihin, Muhammad Agil, Dedi Rahmat Setiadi, Tulus Maulana, Bambang Purwantara, Yohana Tri Hastuti, Jansen Manansang, Dondin Sajuthi

“…A positive reinforcement approach was used to accustom the male and female animals as we focused on establishing a collection procedure using neither sedation nor anaesthesia. …”
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Molecular Characterization of Lumpy Skin Disease Virus Isolates from Outbreak Cases in Cattle from Sawena District of Bale Zone, Oromia, Ethiopia by Shubisa Abera Leliso, Fufa Dawo Bari, Tesfaye Rufael Chibssa

“…The morbidity rate was higher in animals less than two years 28.97% (31/107) than other ages and showed a statistically significant difference with P<0.05. Female animals showed higher morbidity rate of 20.59% (76/369) than male animals (11.76%) (18/153) with a significant difference at P≤0.003. …”
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Transient sex-related changes in the mice hypothalamo–pituitary–adrenal (HPA) axis during the acute phase of the inflammatory process by T. Daneva, E. Spinedi, R. Hadid, M.-C. Jacquier, M. Giacomini, R. C. Gaillard

“…Whereas adrenal B returned to basal content 72 h after treatment in male mice, it remained significantly enhanced up to 120 h post-LPS in female animals. The data demonstrate the existence of a clear sexual dimorphism in basal condition and during the acute phase response as well as in the recovery of the HPA axis function shortly after infection.…”
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Metabolic phenotype of adult mice offspring obtained from different variants of embryo transfer by M. V. Anisimova, Ya. Gong, N. S. Yudin, Yu. M. Moshkin, L. A. Gerlinskaya

“…Comparative studies of body mass and body composition, basal glucose level and response to glucose load (glucose-tolerance test – GTT) have been done on sexually mature males and females. Animals were separated in 4 groups according to the variant of embryo transplantation: group (control) – natural mating; group (2cl-bl) – incubation of 2-cell up to blastocysts; group (2cl-2cl) – removal and transplantation of the 2-cell embryo without incubation; group (Bl-bl) removal and transplantation of the blastocysts without incubation. …”
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An association between type A porcine endogenous retrovirus copy number and hematological parameters and gender in miniature pigs by R. B. Aitnazarov, S. V. Nikitin, G. V. Kontsevaya, M. I. Voevoda, N. S. Yudin

“…The mean corpuscular hemoglobin  concentration (MCHC) and platelet distribution width (PDW-CV) were significantly higher in female animals. No correlation between PERV-A env gene copy number and the coat color of  animals was detected, suggesting that retroviral insertion sites and genes that determine the coat color of miniature pigs, namely KIT (chromosome 8) and MC1R (chromosome 6), are either located far apart on same chromosome or on different chromosomes. …”
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Effects of Long-Term Dietary Administration of Kale ( Brassica oleracea L. var. acephala DC) Leaves on the Antioxidant Status and Blood Biochemical Markers in Rats by Katarzyna Papierska, Ewa Ignatowicz, Jadwiga Jodynis-Liebert, Małgorzata Kujawska, Róża Biegańska-Marecik

“…Interestingly, these changes were more pronounced in male versus female animals.…”
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Modified neuroimmune processes and emotional behaviour in weaned and late adolescent male and female mice born via caesarean section by Mathieu Di Miceli, Moïra Rossitto, Maud Martinat, Flore Marchaland, Sarah Kharbouche, Marion Graland, Farah Younes, Alexandra Séré, Agnès Aubert, Lydia Rabbaa Khabbaz, Charlotte Madore, Jean-Christophe Delpech, Rebeca Martín, Sophie Layé

“…However, at PND21, abnormal social interaction was witnessed in male and female animals born by CSD, with significantly decreased time spent interacting during the social interaction test. …”
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Body morphometric measurements of Azakheli buffaloes: A neglected animal genetic resource of Pakistan by S. Rahman, I. Zahoor, R. Amjad, A. Basheer

“…The body morphometric measurements of 220 adult (33 males and 187 females) animals were taken, in centimeters, for 26 different biometric parameters, including chest girth (CG), body length (BL), barrel depth (BD), height-at-withers (HW), hip height (HH), face length (FL), face width (FW), ear length (EL), ear width (EW), horn length (HL), horn circumference (HC), neck length (NL), neck width (NW), rump length (RL), rump width (RW), thurl width (TW), tail length (TL), tail circumference (TC), pin-bone distance (PBD), fore-teat length (FtL), fore-teat circumference (FtC), rear-teat length (RtL), rear-teat circumference (RtC), testes length (TesL), testes width (TesW), and scrotal circumference (SC) with the help of a measuring tape and scale. …”
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