Productive performance in Italian Mediterranean buffaloes after partially replacing dietary starch with simple sugars by Roberta Matera, Gabriele di Vuolo, Giuseppina Pedota, Luca de Luise, Mariateresa Marra, Luca Borzacchiello, Ludovica Capoluongo, Gianluca Neglia

“…The two groups were maintained in separate paddocks throughout the study, which lasted 120 days. …”
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Sensory acceptability of buffalo meat compared to beef by Luis A. de la Cruz-Cruz, Cristian Larrondo-Cornejo, Patricia Roldán-Santiago, René Rodríguez-Florentino

“…We conclude that buffalo meat can be a good option for consumers. …”
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Morphological evaluations in buffaloes (Bubal- us bubalis) in Venezuela by Luis Alfredo Pacheco-Díaz, José Atilio Aranguren-Méndez, Rafael Román-Bravo, Sharon Rivero-Hernández, Luis Edgardo Tovar-Briceño

“…There were measurements on 24 traits, 18 quantitative (cm) variables considered as morphometric: (i) wither height (HW), (ii) rump length (RL), (iii) rump angle (RA), (iv) hip length (HL), (v) rump width (RW), (vi) hip width (WH), (vii) heel depth (HD), (viii) shoulder width (SW), (ix) chest depth (CD), (x) heart girth (HG), (xi) body length (BL), (xii) tail length (TL) and six qualitative traits, a) loin strength (LS), b) hock angle (HA), c) foot angle (FA) and d) dairy form (DF); and only for females (xiii) fore udder attachment (FUA), (xiv) rear udder height (RUH), (xv) rear udder width (UW), (xvi) udder depth (UD), (xvii) udder cleft (UC), (xviii) teat length (LT) and e) Nipple direction (ND) and f) Nipple position (NP). …”
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Prevalence of Diabetes, Prediabetes, and Associated Factors in an Adult Chinese Population: Baseline of a Prediabetes Cohort Study by Xinjie Yu, Fang Duan, Da Lin, Hai Li, Jian Zhang, Qiuyu Wang, Xianglong Wang, Qian Zhao, Jiayu Deng, Guangwei Song, Qingqing Ji, Haihua Zheng, Xiang Chen, Guoyi Zhou

“…The regression analysis showed that older age (relative risk ratio (RRR) = 1.06; 95% CI, 1.01–1.11, P=0.018), higher systolic blood pressure (RRR = 1.04; 95% CI, 1.004–1.08, P=0.030), higher BMI (RRR = 1.20; 95% CI, 1.06–3.06, P=0.004), higher TG (RRR = 1.80; 95% CI, 1.06–3.06, P=0.029), and higher WBC count (RRR = 1.32; 95% CI, 1.07–1.64, P=0.010) were significantly associated with a higher risk of DM. …”
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Semen quality and fertility effectiveness of cloned buffalo (Bubalus bubalis) bulls by Manoj Kumar Singh, Smiriti Gupta, Kanika Gandhi, S.S. Lathwal, Naresh L. Selokar

“…To determine the fertility of cloned bulls, 20 female buffaloes were inseminated with the semen of two above-mentioned cloned bulls. A 65% conception rate was achieved following insemination, which is typical in buffaloes. …”
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Charlson comorbidity index has no incremental value for mortality risk prediction in nursing home residents with COVID-19 disease by Anum Zahra, Maarten van Smeden, Petra J. M. Elders, Jan Festen, Jacobijn Gussekloo, Karlijn J. Joling, Anouk van Loon, Kim Luijken, René J. F. Melis, Simon P. Mooijaart, Karel G. M. Moons, Geeske Peeters, Harmke A. Polinder-Bos, Fenne Wouters, Anne de Hond

“…Methods We included older individuals of ≥ 70 years of age in a large retrospective observational cohort across NHs in the Netherlands. …”
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Assessment tuberculin skin test specificity in water buffalo using five different antigens by Alessandra Martucciello, Francesco Napolitano, Piera Mazzone, Francesco Grandoni, Maria Beatrice Boniotti, Monica Cagiola, Gabriele Di Vuolo, Felice Gerardo Giglio, Francesco Grippa, Giorgio Galiero, Federica Signorelli, Esterina De Carlo

“…A total of 100 buffaloes from 3 TB free Italian herds were enrolled. Five intradermal injection sites on the animal’s shoulder (three on the right and two on the left side) were used on each animal, with a volume of 0.1 mL for all antigens (ESAT-6 and CFP-10 at 20 μg/mL, ESP at 100 μg/mL, PPDA and PPDB at 100 μg/mL), and PBS as negative control. …”
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Monitoring of environmental gases and calf health in Italian Mediterranean buffalo herd by Simona Leonetti, Monica Ambrosio, Mirko Scamardella, Chiara Caso, Angelo Coletta

“…During the late spring and early summer season, gas monitoring was carried out in 7 buffalo calf housing spaces in the Campania region, and special measuring instruments were used to measure CO 2 (Portable indoor air quality CO2 meter, Extech instruments), H 2 S and NH3 (Pro gas badge, Industrial scientific) produced by calves. …”
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Meat characteristics of buffaloes (Bubalus bub- alis) in two production systems and two slaugh- ter weights by David Hernández-Sánchez, René Rodríguez-Florentino, Luis A. de la Cruz-Cruz, Efrén Ramírez-Bribiesca, María M. Crosby Galván, Miguel Á. Mata-Espinosa, René Pinto-Ruiz

“…However, the CCY of the animals sacrificed at 600 kg was higher in the IS than in the GB (54.06 b vs 57.97a). Meat from T4 had the highest pH values (p< 0.001; 5.81 c, 6.04 b , 6.08 b , 6.24a at 24 h, and 5.72 b , 5.93 b , 5.72 b and 6.13a at 7 days, T1 to T4, respectively). …”
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Ẹlẹ́nu Rírì ati Àmù Ìyá Rẹ̀. by Mọyọ̀ṣọ́rẹ Òkédìjí

“… Arò ̀ko ̣ yi ̀i ́ se ạ yè wò ̣ ̀ i ̀di ́ abájo ̣ ti ́ orọ̀ , è ̣ rò ̀ atì ́ is̀ e Ẹ ẹ̀ ̀bó fi mú omụ ́ layá ̀ awò n olu ̣ wa ̀ ́di ǎ ti o ̀ mọ̀ we ̀ ̣ í ṣẹ-́ ọnà aláwọ du ̀ ́du ju a ́ s̀ ạ adu ̀ ́lawó lọ̀ , ni ̣ wó n i ̣̀ gba ̀ ̀ ti ́ elẹ nu ri ̣́ rí ̀ ló ni aà mu ̀ ̀ i yà ́ re.̣̀ 2 Kayè é fí ̀ yi ̀i ́ ni ó se Ọ jọ̀ gbo ̣̀ n a ̣́ gba ̀ ̀ Rowland Abió dụ́ n ti ́ wo ́ n fi oju ̣́ sú nnu ̀ ̀kun wo o ̀ rọ̀ sụ̀ nnu ̀ ̀kun la ̀ ti ko ́ ị we ̀ í ̀jiró rò ni ̀ pa ́ àkójo, ạ ̀kosó ̣ ati iru ̀ wa ́ ́ ède ̀ li ́lò ninú ́ iṣẹ-́ ọnà awò n adu ̣ ́lawo ́ , pa ̀ ̣ à pá à ́ jùlo ̣ iṣẹ-́ ọnà awò n Ka ̣ á à ró -o-o ̀ ̣ -ji ̀ ́ire. …”
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Percentage of primiparous water buffalo cows becoming pregnant in the first 90 days postpartum by Héctor Nava-Trujillo, José Colmenares-Duque, Frank Díaz-Huerta, Adriana Morgado-Osorio, Armando Quintero-Moreno

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Nucleated red blood cells for characterization of systemic inflammatory response syndrome in dogs by ARom Cho, Hyeona Bae, Youngju Kim, Yeseul Jeon, Rankyung Jung, Minji Kim, Minjeong Kang, Sumin Cha, Kyu‐Woan Cho, Dong‐In Jung, Jinho Park, DoHyeon Yu

“…Results The median WBC (17.63, interquartile range [IQR]: 11.72‐20.24 × 109/L), neutrophils (12.28, IQR: 7.17‐16.88 × 109/L), band neutrophils (1288.5, IQR: 252.5‐2575 cells/μL), serum IL‐6 (731.80, IQR: 299.79‐5522.05 pg/mL), and plasma C‐reactive protein (4.10, IQR: 1.00‐8.58 mg/L) were significantly higher in nRBC‐positive dogs than negative dogs (11.27, IQR: 7.63‐15.13 × 109/L; 7.57, IQR: 4.96‐11.71 × 109/L; 62.5, IQR: 0‐350.25 cells/μL; 232.30, IQR: 99.33‐447.01 pg/mL; 0.40, IQR: 0.10‐3.00 mg/L, respectively; P < .05). …”
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Economic-productive analysis of a mixed cattle-bubaline model mixed model in the Northern region of Corrientes Province in Argentina by Pablo Maldonado-Vargas, Vanesa Guadalupe Mierke, Liliana Laura Pellerano, Guillermo Sebastián Grimaldi, Orlando Alberto Álvarez, Natalia Mercedes Vallejos, Margarita Rosa Itatí Romero, Francisco Daniel Romero, Alexis Sebastián Bandeo, Gonzalo Enrique Tuñón, José Luis Konrad

“…The Northeastern region of Argentina contains the provinces of Corrientes, Formosa, Chaco, Misiones, and Entre Rios, where 88.89% of the buffaloes, with Corrientes having the most significant numbers of animals and farmers. …”
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Factors influencing pregnancy rate following estradiol-free fixed TAI protocols in water buffaloes by Adriana Camacho de Gutiérrez, Obdulio Camacho, Steward Fernández, Yerixo González, Juan Carlos Gutiérrez-Añez

“…This study evaluated biological- and technical-inherent factors associated with TAI programs. Two hundred forty-seven buffalo cows (1-14 calvings), with a body condition score (BCS) between 2.5 and 4.5, were used. …”
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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 values of mean plus- minus standard error for male morphometry were 183.43±1.140 (CG), 147.26±0.556 (BL), 69.85±0.523 (BD), 130.22±0.500 (HW), 125.60±0.558 (HH), 50.06±0.416 (FL), 24.38±0.325 (FW), 23.08±0.919 (EL), 16.10±0.289 (EW), 42.2402±0.957 (HL), 17.34±0.355 (HC), 55.93±0.403 (NL), 44.09±0.568 (NW), 42.59±0.309 (RL), 51.91±0.614 (RW), 46.83±0.708 (TW), 24.05±0.375 (PBD), 67.86±1.551 (TL), 17.19±0.292 (TC), 9.85±0.332 (TesL), 7.46±0.248 (TesW), and 19.32±0.584 (SC). …”
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Experimental use of mycobacterial antigens in tuberculin skin test on water buffalo by Alessandra Martucciello, Federica Signorelli, Piera Mazzone, Francesco Grandoni, Giovanna Cappelli, Lucia Boccia, Giuseppe Parente, Monica Cagiola, Maria Beatrice Boniotti, Esterina De Carlo, Francesco Napolitano, Giorgio Galiero

“…Three concentrations of the ESAT6-CFP10 protein cocktail (10, 20 and 30 μg) and two of ESP (50 and 100 μg) were inoculated. PPDB and PPDA were always included in the TST, along with PBS as negative control. …”
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Work performance, physiological and hemato-biochemical responses in working buffalo with different load weights by Visoky Paján-Jiménez, Fernando D. Pazmiño-Rodríguez, Patricia Roldán-Santiago, Cristian Larrondo-Cornejo, Anna Dutro-Aceves, Luis A. de la Cruz-Cruz

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Baseline Serum Cholesterol Is Associated with a Response to Pegylated Interferon Alfa-2b and Ribavirin Therapy for Chronic Hepatitis C Genotype 2 by Naota Taura, Tatsuki Ichikawa, Hisamitsu Miyaaki, Yoshiko Kadokawa, Takuya Tsutsumi, Shotaro Tsuruta, Yuji Kato, Osami Inoue, Noboru Kinoshita, Kazuo Ohba, Hiroyuki Kato, Kazuyuki Ohata, Junichi Masuda, Keisuke Hamasaki, Hiroshi Yatsuhashi, Kazuhiko Nakao

“…A total of 100 chronic hepatitis C patients with HCV genotype 2 who received peg-IFN alfa-2b and ribavirin therapy were consecutively enrolled. …”
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Strength Training Session Induces Important Changes on Physiological, Immunological, and Inflammatory Biomarkers by Ayla Karine Fortunato, Washington Martins Pontes, Débora Maria Soares De Souza, Jéssica Santos Ferreira Prazeres, Lucas Soares Marcucci-Barbosa, Júlia Miranda Mól Santos, Érica Leandro Marciano Veira, Eduardo Bearzoti, Kelerson Mauro De Castro Pinto, André Talvani, Albená Nunes Da Silva

“…Twenty volunteers were separated into two groups: the untrained group (UTG) and the trained group (TG). …”
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