Wild ungulates as sentinels of flaviviruses and tick-borne zoonotic pathogen circulation: an Italian perspective
Vector-borne zoonotic diseases are a concerning issue in Europe. Lyme disease and tick-borne encephalitis virus (TBEV) have been reported in several countries with a large impact on public health; other emergi... (Source: BMC Veterinary Research)
Source: BMC Veterinary Research - September 14, 2023 Category: Veterinary Research Authors: Laura Grassi, Michele Drigo, Hana Zelen á, Daniela Pasotto, Rudi Cassini, Alessandra Mondin, Giovanni Franzo, Claudia Maria Tucciarone, Martina Ossola, Elena Vidorin and Maria Luisa Menandro Tags: Research Source Type: research

Multi-class/residue method for determination of veterinary drug residues, mycotoxins and pesticide in urine using LC-MS/MS technique
Veterinary drugs are widely used in animals to prevent diseases and are a complex set of drugs with very different chemical properties. Multiclass and multi-residue methods for simultaneous detection of residu... (Source: BMC Veterinary Research)
Source: BMC Veterinary Research - September 14, 2023 Category: Veterinary Research Authors: Zehra Hajrulai-Musliu, Risto Uzunov, Stefan Jovanov, Dea Musliu, Elizabeta Dimitrieska-Stojkovikj, Biljana Stojanovska-Dimzoska, Aleksandra Angeleska, Velimir Stojkovski and James Jacob Sasanya Tags: Research Source Type: research

Immuno-reactivity evaluation of Mce-truncated subunit candidate vaccine against Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis challenge in the goat models
Detection of an appropriate antigen with high immunogenicity can be a big step in the production of an effective vaccine for control of Johne ’s disease (JD). The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy ... (Source: BMC Veterinary Research)
Source: BMC Veterinary Research - September 14, 2023 Category: Veterinary Research Authors: Masoud Haghkhah, Zahra Hemati, Abdollah Derakhshandeh, Fatemeh Namazi, Kundan Kumar Chaubey and Shoor Vir Singh Tags: Research Source Type: research

Surveillance of wild animals carrying infectious agents based on high-throughput screening platform in the Republic of Korea
This study aimed to investigate the potential of rescued wild animals that died of unknown causes as reservoirs of infectious... (Source: BMC Veterinary Research)
Source: BMC Veterinary Research - September 14, 2023 Category: Veterinary Research Authors: Myeongsu Kim, Jieun Bae, Byungkwan Oh, Haerin Rhim, Myeon-Sik Yang, Somyeong Yang, Bumseok Kim and Jae-Ik Han Tags: Research Source Type: research

Evidence of Australian wild deer exposure to N. caninum infection and potential implications for the maintenance of N. caninum sylvatic cycle
Infections with the coccidian parasite Neospora caninum affect domestic and wild animals worldwide. In Australia, N. caninum infections cause considerable losses to the cattle industry with seroprevalence of 8.7%... (Source: BMC Veterinary Research)
Source: BMC Veterinary Research - September 13, 2023 Category: Veterinary Research Authors: Jose L. Huaman, Carlo Pacioni, Mark Doyle, David M. Forsyth, Karla J. Helbig and Teresa G. Carvalho Tags: Research Source Type: research

Intraoperative and early postoperative pain in cats that underwent ovariohysterectomy using a spay hook: a randomised, masked, experimental study
This study aimed to compare the feasibility and practicality of the ovariohysterectomy (OHE) technique in cats with or without a spay hook with respect to the incision size, surgical time, surgical variables, ... (Source: BMC Veterinary Research)
Source: BMC Veterinary Research - September 13, 2023 Category: Veterinary Research Authors: Mareliza Possa de Menezes, Lu ís Guilherme de Faria, Guilherme Galhardo Franco, Cléber Kazuo Ido, Fernando Yoiti Kitamura Kawamoto, João Augusto Leonel de Souza, Paula Regina Silva Gomide, Fabrícia Geovânia Fernandes Filgueira, Diego Iwao Yamada and Tags: Research Source Type: research

A qualitative analysis of the impact of canine hypoadrenocorticism on the quality of life of owners
Canine hypoadrenocorticism is a rare chronic disease, which demands intense dog-owner interaction, as its treatment requires to be individualised. The aim of this study was a qualitative analysis of the challe... (Source: BMC Veterinary Research)
Source: BMC Veterinary Research - September 9, 2023 Category: Veterinary Research Authors: Julia Hupfeld, Michael D ölle, Holger A. Volk and Johanna Rieder Tags: Research Source Type: research

Urea molasses mineral block under various feeding systems improved nutrient digestibility, productive performance and blood biochemical profile of Yaks
The study aimed to investigate the effect of urea molasses mineral blocks (UMMB) on nutrient digestibility, productive performance and blood biochemical profile of indigenous yaks under various feeding systems... (Source: BMC Veterinary Research)
Source: BMC Veterinary Research - September 8, 2023 Category: Veterinary Research Authors: Muhammad Mobashar, Muhammad Tahir Khan, Maria Marjan, Shakoor Ahmad, Umar Farooq, Muhammad Farooq Khalid, Riaz Mustafa, Nadar Khan, Abu Bakkar Sadiq, Anwar Shah and Ahmed A. A. Abdel-Wareth Tags: Research Source Type: research

Effects of dietary Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG supplementation on the production performance, egg quality, eggshell ultrastructure, and lipid metabolism of late-phase laying hens
Toward the late phase of laying, the production performance of laying hens decreases, egg quality deteriorates, lipid metabolism weakens, and hepatic lipid accumulation is exacerbated. Probiotics as an alterna... (Source: BMC Veterinary Research)
Source: BMC Veterinary Research - September 8, 2023 Category: Veterinary Research Authors: Liming Liu, Guoqing Zhang, Ge Qu, Bin Liu, Xiufeng Zhang, Gaoqian Li, Ningyi Jin, Chang Li, Jieying Bai and Cuiqing Zhao Tags: Research Source Type: research

A duplex nested RT-PCR method for monitoring porcine epidemic diarrhea virus and porcine delta-coronavirus
Porcine epidemic diarrhea virus (PEDV) and porcine delta-coronavirus (PDCoV) are economically important pathogens that cause diarrhea in sows and acute death of newborn piglets. Moreover, the emerging PDCoV wa... (Source: BMC Veterinary Research)
Source: BMC Veterinary Research - September 8, 2023 Category: Veterinary Research Authors: Chun Qi Li, Li Qun Hu, Guo Ping Liu, Yan Wang, Tong Li, Shao Xian Chen, Xiao Lin Yang, Li Xin Ma and Jian Guo Zeng Tags: Research Source Type: research

Erythritol alters gene transcriptome signatures, cell growth, and biofilm formation in Staphylococcus pseudintermedius
Erythritol was found to inhibit the growth of microorganisms. The present study aimed to demonstrate the growth inhibition of Staphylococcus pseudintermedius by erythritol and to define the changes in gene transc... (Source: BMC Veterinary Research)
Source: BMC Veterinary Research - September 7, 2023 Category: Veterinary Research Authors: Tadashi Fujii, Takumi Tochio and Koji Nishifuji Tags: Research Source Type: research

Analysis of the stability of the reference genes GAPDH, SDHA and RPL-19 in sheep from a semi-arid region infected by gastrointestinal nematodes
Analyzing the stability of reference genes already described as universal is an important methodology to lead gene expression analysis because different studies have shown that the expression of universal refe... (Source: BMC Veterinary Research)
Source: BMC Veterinary Research - September 7, 2023 Category: Veterinary Research Authors: Jorge Lucas Nascimento Souza, Fernanda Cavalcante Silva, Carlikelly Gleicy da Silva, Isabela Maria Fortaleza Neves Bomfim, Henrique Rocha de Medeiros and Lilian Giotto Zaros Tags: Research Source Type: research

Acute phase proteins and total antioxidant capacity in free-roaming cats infected by pathogenic leptospires
Leptospirosis is a neglected but widespread zoonotic disease throughout the world. Most mammals are hosts of Leptospira spp., including domestic cats, species in which no consensus has been reached on the clinica... (Source: BMC Veterinary Research)
Source: BMC Veterinary Research - September 7, 2023 Category: Veterinary Research Authors: Andrea Murillo, Josep Pastor, Emmanuel Serrano, Asta Tvarijonaviciute, Jos é Cerón, Marga Goris, Ahmed Ahmed and Rafaela Cuenca Tags: Research Source Type: research

Efficacy evaluation of a commercially available MCT enriched therapeutic diet on dogs with idiopathic epilepsy treated with zonisamide: a prospective, randomized, double-blinded, placebo-controlled, crossover dietary preliminary study
Idiopathic epilepsy (IE) is a common, chronic brain dysfunction in dogs. Recently, the effect of feeding a diet enriched with medium-chain triglycerides (MCTs) on seizure frequency has been evaluated in severa... (Source: BMC Veterinary Research)
Source: BMC Veterinary Research - September 6, 2023 Category: Veterinary Research Authors: Kazumasa Nakatsuka, Brian Zanghi and Daisuke Hasegawa Tags: Research Source Type: research

Isolation, characterization and antimicrobial resistance of Yersinia enterocolitica from Polish cattle and their carcasses
Yersinia enterocolitica is a heterogeneous bacterial species that has been divided into six biotypes and more than 70 serotypes. Each year, the European Food Safety Authority classifies yersiniosis caused by Y. e... (Source: BMC Veterinary Research)
Source: BMC Veterinary Research - September 5, 2023 Category: Veterinary Research Authors: Piotr Łada, Klaudia Kończyk-Kmiecik and Agata Bancerz-Kisiel Tags: Research Source Type: research