GLOBAL ANTHRAX EPIZOOTOLOGY. 3. THE INDEX OF NIDALITY by V. V. Makarov, N. Ya. Makhamat

“…The indices of anthrax nidality, which are closest to reality and calculated using statistically reliable sample of average variants (number of outbreaks, exposed animals, mortality) for basic animal species, taken as a percentage of infected animals per one outbreak in average are 11% (from 0,6 to 19) for cattle; 4% (from 1 to 20) for small ruminants; 7% (from 6 to 33) for horses.…”
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Animal Objects: Memory, Desire and Mourning by Julia Courtney

“…Thirdly, mourning for departed pets or celebrity animals, in an age when death and remembrance were significant cultural forces, might involve the preservation of either a whole animal or isolated body parts, as in the case of larger creatures such as horses. Drawing on contemporary journalism, fiction and descriptions of the objects themselves, I examine topics including the irony of ‘naturalisation’, the synecdoche of dismembered parts, and the power of objects to focus emotions. …”
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Du Bestiaire dans le théâtre de W.B. Yeats by Pierre Longuenesse

“…Birds of all kinds, cats, donkeys, pigs and of course horses : a whole bestiary runs across all the plots and talk in his plays. …”
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Equine Herpesvirus-1 Induced Respiratory Disease in Dezhou Donkey Foals: Case Study from China, 2024 by Lian Ruan, Liangliang Li, Rongze Yang, Anrong You, Muhammad Zahoor Khan, Yue Yu, Li Chen, Yubao Li, Guiqin Liu, Changfa Wang, Tongtong Wang

“…Equine herpesvirus-1 (EHV-1) is a significant pathogen that causes substantial economic losses in the equine industry worldwide, which leads to severe respiratory diseases and abortions in horses. However, reports of EHV-1 infection in donkeys are limited, particularly in China. …”
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Eastern equine encephalitis virus: Pathogenesis, immune response, and clinical manifestations by Bhumika Parashar, Rishabha Malviya, Sathvik Belagodu Sridhar, Tarun Wadhwa, Sirajunisa Talath, Javedh Shareef

“…Although rare, infections in humans and horses are associated with high mortality rates and severe neurological effects. …”
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Molecular detection of piroplasms, Anaplasma, and Ehrlichia species in Kazakhstan by Weixin Zeng, Zhumanov Kairat, Madina Awulibieer, Sansyzbay Abylay, Khizat Serik, Meihua Yang, Yuanzhi Wang, Wurelihazi Hazihan

“…., cattle, sheep, and horses) in six oblasts in eastern, southern, and western Kazakhstan between 2022 and 2024. …”
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Ode to Oseltamivir and Amantadine? by JM Conly, BL Johnston

“…Influenza A viruses are found in many animal species, including humans, ducks, chickens, pigs, whales, horses and seals, whereas influenza B viruses circulate only among humans. …”
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Thermographic Scan of the Thoracolumbar Area in Dogs with Acute Intervertebral Disc Extrusion (IVDE): A Retrospective Study by Cristian Zaha, Liliana Cărpinișan, Larisa Schuszler, Nistor Paula, Tudor Căsălean, Tiana Florea, Văduva Cristina, Bogdan Sicoe, Ciprian Rujescu, Roxana Dascălu

“…Background: several authors have documented variations in local temperature in both horses and dogs presenting acute intervertebral disc extrusion (IVDE) along the entire spinal column. …”
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Development of a Luciferase Immunosorbent Assay for Detecting Crimean–Congo Hemorrhagic Fever Virus IgG Antibodies Based on Nucleoprotein by Qi Chen, Yuting Fang, Ning Zhang, Chengsong Wan

“…We designed specific antigenic fragments of the nucleoprotein and evaluated their sensitivity and specificity in detecting IgG in serum samples from mice and horses. In addition, we compared the efficacy of our LISA to a commercial enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). …”
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Eliminating the Effect of Rating Bias on Reputation Systems by Leilei Wu, Zhuoming Ren, Xiao-Long Ren, Jianlin Zhang, Linyuan Lü

“…Compared with existing methods, the IB method has higher ability to find the “dark horses,” that is, not so popular yet good movies, in the Academy Awards.…”
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ANTHRAX GLOBAL EPIZOOTOLOGY. 1. SUSCEPTIBLE ANIMALS by Makhamat Nguerabe Yamtitina, V. V. Makarov

“…Anthrax affects mammals of 19 species: mostly cattle, which are intermediate hosts and hosts in the global parasitoid system; sheep and goats, horses, pigs, many species of wild ruminants and herbivorous, mostly deer, gazelles, bisons, hippopotamuses and even elephants, as well as Carnivora. …”
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Organization of live animal transportation process in the Russian Federation by M. A. Shibayev, I. M. Klinovitskaya, A. V. Belchikhina, A. K. Karaulov

“…According to the analysis results 4.49 billion animals, including 4.41 billion poultry, 79.8 million large and small ruminants, pigs, horses, fur animals and bees were moved within the country in 2021. …”
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Silencing RNA for MMPs May Be Utilized for Cardioprotection by Marta Banaszkiewicz, Anna Krzywonos-Zawadzka, Agnieszka Olejnik, Agnieszka Noszczyk-Nowak, Iwona Bil-Lula

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Discussion of Inconsiderate Cruelty Towards Animals: Further Arguments for Animal Rights by Enyimba Maduka, Chukwuemeka I. Awugosi, Pius A. Ohere, Timothy Adie Okpe, Joseph Paul Essien

“…It argues that animal rights as recognized by state law are limited, in the sense that enforcement can occur only through public prosecution. If horses and cows are beaten and mistreated at a local farm, or if greyhounds are forced to live in small cages, protection will come only if the prosecutor decides to provide it. …”
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Isolation of Escherichia coli 0157:H7 Strain from Fecal Samples of Zoo Animal by Aseel Mohammed Hamzah, Aseel Mohammed Hussein, Jenan Mahmoud Khalef

“…The isolation and characterization of Escherichia coli O157:H7 strains from 22 out of 174 fecal samples from petting zoo animals representing twenty-two different species (camel, lion, goats, zebra, bear, baboon monkey, Siberian monkey, deer, elk, llama, pony, horses, fox, kangaroo, wolf, porcupine, chickens, tiger, ostrich, hyena, dogs, and wildcats) were investigated. …”
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Dynamics of seasonal rabies incidence in animals in Azerbaijan by Ch. V. Aliyeva, Sh. K. Zeynalova

“…Cattle accounted for 38.1% of cases, 5.7% of positive samples were derived from stray dogs, 1.6% – from sheep, 0.6% – from horses. The study results have shown that animal rabies exhibits a clearly pronounced seasonal pattern in the Republic of Azerbaijan.…”
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Parasitological, Hematological, and Immunological Response of Experimentally Infected Sheep with Venezuelan Isolates of Trypanosoma evansi, Trypanosoma equiperdum, and Trypanosoma... by Nereida Parra-Gimenez, Armando Reyna-Bello

“…These results show that sheep are susceptible to the three-trypanosome species and suggest they can act as a reservoir when sheep are raised and managed with other important livestock such as cattle, horses, buffalos, or goats. These findings are especially interesting for T. equiperdum, a species that has not been reported as infective to sheep.…”
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Method of obtaining and storing hyperimmune anthrax serum by S. V. Ivanova, L. A. Melnikova, A. P. Rodionov, V. V. Evstifeev

“…Currently known commercial hyperimmune sera areproduced by 2-month long immunization of horses, which is a long and expensive process. This suggests the need to develop faster and cheaper ways to produce anti-anthrax hyperimmune sera; such possible ways became the objective of this study. …”
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Retrospective Study of Salinomycin Toxicosis in 66 Cats by Akos Pakozdy, Iris Challande-Kathman, Marcus Doherr, Sigitas Cizinauskas, Simon J. Wheeler, Anna Oevermann, Andre Jaggy

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