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  1. Esculentin-1, initially discovered in the skin secretions of pool frogs (Pelophylax lessonae), has demonstrated broad-spectrum antimicrobial activity; however, its immunomodulatory properties have received little...

    Authors: Jie Chen, Ci-Gang Yu, Min-Min Zhou, Gao-Jian Zhang, Hai-Long Su, Guo-Hua Ding, Li Wei, Zhi-Hua Lin and Li Ma
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2024 20:164
  2. This study aimed to investigate variations of the oxidative status in cats affected by urethral obstruction (UO) under Feline Idiopathic Cystitis (FIC) and Bacterial Cystitis (BC), in comparison with a group o...

    Authors: Fausto Quintavalla, Giuseppina Basini, Francesca Fidanzio, Simona Bussolati, Maria Chiara Sabetti, Maria Cristina Crosta, Stefano Grolli and Roberto Ramoni
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2024 20:163
  3. Canine distemper virus (CDV) is a pathogen with the capability of cross-species transmission. It has crossed the species barrier to infect many other species, and its host range is expanding. The reverse genet...

    Authors: Huai Cheng, Hewei Zhang, Huayun Zhang, Huanchang Cai, Min Liu, Mingen Yu, Meihua Xiang, Shubo Wen and Jingqiang Ren
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2024 20:162
  4. SARS-CoV-2 is believed to have originated from a spillover event, where the virus jumped from bats to humans, leading to an epidemic that quickly escalated into a pandemic by early 2020. Despite the implementa...

    Authors: Cheng Siang Tan, Madinah Adrus, Sultana Parvin Habeebur Rahman, Haziq Izzuddin Muhamad Azman and Riz Anasthasia Alta Abang
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2024 20:161
  5. Comparatively little is known regarding the initial cardiorespiratory response of young racehorses to training. The objectives were to compare physiological parameters before and after introductory training an...

    Authors: Shannon Massie, Warwick Bayly, Hajime Ohmura, Yuji Takahashi, Kazutaka Mukai and Renaud Léguillette
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2024 20:159
  6. Studies on equine air transport practices and consequences are scarce. This prospective study aimed to describe horse and air journey details and practices, document how horse behavior and health changed durin...

    Authors: Martina Felici, Naomi Cogger, Leonardo Nanni Costa, Christopher Bruce Riley and Barbara Padalino
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2024 20:158
  7. Bactrian camel is one of the important economic animals in northwest China. They live in arid desert, and their gestation period is about 13 months, which is longer than other ruminants (such as cattle and she...

    Authors: Jia Lu, Yu-jiao Cheng, Xiao-hong Xu, Lin-jiang Zhang, Zhi-hua Chen, Lei Liu and Wen-hui Wang
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2024 20:157
  8. The present study aimed to determine the major cause of the high mortality affecting farmed gilthead seabream (Sparus aurata) and controlling this disease condition. Fifteen diseased S. aurata were sampled from a...

    Authors: Ibrahim M. Aboyadak, Mohsen Abdel-Tawwab and Nadia G. Ali
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2024 20:156
  9. Contagious caprine pleuropneumonia (CCPP) is a fatal WOAH-listed, respiratory disease in small ruminants with goats as primary hosts that is caused by Mycoplasma capricolum subspecies capripneumoniae (Mccp). Twel...

    Authors: Haytham Ali, Mahmoud El-Neweshy, Julanda Al Mawly, Martin Heller, Michael Weber and Christiane Schnee
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2024 20:155
  10. In people, obesity is a risk factor for cardiovascular disease, associated with systemic hypertension, cardiac remodelling and systolic and diastolic dysfunction. Weight reduction can reverse myocardial remode...

    Authors: Catheryn Partington, Hannah Hodgkiss-Geere, Georgia R. T. Woods, Joanna Dukes-McEwan, John Flanagan, Vincent Biourge and Alexander J. German
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2024 20:154
  11. Melting corneal ulcers are a serious condition that affects a great number of animals and people around the world and it is characterised by a progressive weakening of the tissue leading to possible severe oph...

    Authors: Simona Neri, Maria Vittoria Mascolini, Antonella Peruffo, Silvia Todros, Matteo Zuin, Luigi Cordaro, Emilio Martines, Barbara Contiero, Emanuele Luigi Carniel, Ilaria Iacopetti, Marco Patruno, Chiara Giulia Fontanella and Anna Perazzi
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2024 20:153
  12. Chronic wasting disease (CWD) is a prion disease of captive and free-ranging cervids. Currently, a definitive diagnosis of CWD relies on immunohistochemistry detection of PrPSc in the obex and retropharyngeal lym...

    Authors: Estela Kobashigawa, Sherri Russell, Michael Z. Zhang, Emily A. Sinnott, Michael Connolly and Shuping Zhang
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2024 20:152
  13. Numerous previous reports have demonstrated the efficacy of Lactic acid bacteria (LAB) in promoting growth and preventing disease in animals. In this study, Enterococcus faecium ZJUIDS-R1 and Ligilactobaciiius an...

    Authors: Huimin Li, Chaoliang Leng, Nan Chen, Qinchao Ding, Yizhao Yuan, Yilei Zheng, Ge Zhu, Chen Chen, Lichang Xu, Jiangbing Shuai, Qinting Jiang, Daxi Ren and Huanan Wang
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2024 20:151
  14. Buffaloes have the highest potential for production due to a promising gene pool that is being enhanced and upgraded. Mastitis is a significant health impediment that greatly diminishes milk yield and quality,...

    Authors: Abhishek B. Jadhav, Shailesh D. Ingole, Simin V. Bharucha, Korsapati L. Yoshitha, Rajiv V. Gaikwad, Rajesh R. Pharande and Shambhudeo D. Kharde
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2024 20:150
  15. This research work was planned to test biosafety of different nanomaterials on the different animals models. These nanoparticles were previously used as potential insecticides of mosquito larvae. The biosafety...

    Authors: Muhammad S. M. Shamseldean, Marwa M. Attia, Reda M. S. Korany, Nehal A. Othman and Sally F. M. Allam
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2024 20:149
  16. Sparganosis is a rare zoonotic disease caused by plerocercoid larvae of the genera Spirometra or Sparganum (Cestoda: Diphyllobothriidae). The larvae of Spirometra generally do not und...

    Authors: Toshihiro Tokiwa, Momo Fushimi, Shyun Chou, Akemi Yoshida, Kensei Kinoshita, Atsushi Hikima, Taisei Kikuchi and Kiyokazu Ozaki
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2024 20:148
  17. Gamithromycin is an effective therapy for bovine and swine respiratory diseases but not utilized for rabbits. Given its potent activity against respiratory pathogens, we sought to determine the pharmacokinetic...

    Authors: Xin-Yi Wei, Jing Zhang, Yin Zhang, Wen-Zhen Fu, Long-Gen Zhong, Yi-Duo Pan, Jian Sun, Xiao-Ping Liao, Ya-Hong Liu and Yu-Feng Zhou
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2024 20:147
  18. The periparturient period in dairy cows is marked by immunosuppression which increases the likelihood of infectious disorders, particularly also mastitis. An in-depth understanding of peripartum leukocyte biol...

    Authors: Ana Cláudia Dumont Oliveira, Carolina Menezes Suassuna de Souza, Eduardo Milton Ramos-Sanchez, Soraia Araújo Diniz, Ewerton de Souza Lima, Maiara Garcia Blagitz, Robson Cavalcante Veras, Marcos Bryan Heinemann, Alice Maria Melville Paiva Della Libera, Sarne De Vliegher, Artur Cezar de Carvalho Fernandes and Fernando Nogueira Souza
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2024 20:146
  19. Human records describe pulmonary edema as a life-threatening complication of electric shock. Successful management requires prompt recognition and intensive care. However, in companion animals, electrocutions ...

    Authors: Eduardo A. Díaz, Carolina Sáenz, Diana Torres, Andrés Silva and Gilberto Segnini
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2024 20:145
  20. Bovine Genital Campylobacteriosis (BGC), a worldwide distributed venereal disease caused by Campylobacter fetus subsp. venerealis (Cfv), has a relevant negative economic impact in cattle herds. The control of BGC...

    Authors: Marta Filipa Silva, Gonçalo Pereira, Luísa Mateus, Luís Lopes da Costa and Elisabete Silva
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2024 20:144
  21. Polystyrene nanoplastic (PS-NPs) and Engine oil (EO) pose multiple ecotoxic effects with increasing threat to fish ecosystems. The current study investigated the toxicity of 15 days exposure to PS-NPs and / or...

    Authors: Alaa El-Din H. Sayed, Walaa F. A. Emeish, Karima A. Bakry, Zeinab Al-Amgad, Jae-Seong Lee and Salwa Mansour
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2024 20:143
  22. Infectious laryngotracheitis (ILT) is a highly infectious upper respiratory tract disease of chickens caused by infectious laryngotracheitis virus or Gallid herpesvirus 1 (GaHV-1). ILT is an important respirat...

    Authors: Xingping Hong, Huiling Zhang, Xiaorong Zhang, Xue Ping Zhang and Tangjie Zhang
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2024 20:142
  23. Glaesserella parasuis, an important respiratory bacterial pathogen, causes Glässer’s disease in piglets, with potential immunosuppression. We established a piglet infection model and explored the immunosuppressi...

    Authors: Jingyang Li, Siyu Liu, Qiaoli Dong, Yunjian Fu, Yamin Sun, Ronghui Luo, Xinyue Tian, Ling Guo, Wei Liu, Yinsheng Qiu, Qirong Lu, Chun Ye, Bingbing Zong and Shulin Fu
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2024 20:141
  24. Authors: Nahla Saeed AL-Wajeeh, Maryam Hajerezaie, Suzita Mohd Noor, Mohammed Farouq Halabi, Nawal Al-Henhena, Ainnul Hamidah Syahadah Azizan, Sareh Kamran, Pouya Hassandarvish, Abdrabuh N. Shwter, Hamed karimian, Hapipah Mohd Ali and Mahmood Ameen Abdulla
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2024 20:140
  25. Parasitic infestations have a substantial economic impact on pig production. This study aimed to investigate the gastrointestinal (GI) helminths in pigs and to molecularly characterise two important nematodes, As...

    Authors: Saw Bawm, Lat Lat Htun, Hla Myet Chel, Yadanar Khaing, Myint Myint Hmoon, Su Su Thein, Shwe Yee Win, Nyein Chan Soe, Yu Nandi Thaw, Naoki Hayashi, Mar Mar Win, Nariaki Nonaka, Ken Katakura and Ryo Nakao
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2024 20:139
  26. Periodontitis is the most common oral disease in dogs, and its progression and severity are influenced by risk factors, such as age and body size. Recent studies have assessed the canine oral microbiota in rel...

    Authors: Masahiro Morita, Takayuki Nambu, Ryota Yamasaki, Yoshie Nagai-Yoshioka, Maki Inoue, Tatsuji Nishihara, Toshinori Okinaga and Wataru Ariyoshi
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2024 20:138
  27. Fasciolosis is of significant economic and public health importance worldwide. The lack of a successful vaccine and emerging resistance in flukes to the drug of choice, triclabendazole, has initiated the searc...

    Authors: Amirhassan Ravvaz, Farnaz Malekifard and Bijan Esmaeilnejad
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2024 20:137
  28. Brachyspira (B.) pilosicoli is a zoonotic pathogen, able to infect different animal species such as pigs, poultry, and rodents, causing intestinal spirochetosis. An association of gastrointestinal clinical signs,...

    Authors: Julia Gothe, Sarah Pfetzing, Reiner Ulrich, Wieland Schrödl, Christoph G. Baums and Romy M. Heilmann
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2024 20:136
  29. We investigated the effects of intraperitoneal injections of titanium dioxide nanoparticles (TiO2 NPs, 100 mg/kg) for 5 consecutive days on the developmental competence of murine oocytes. Furthermore, study the e...

    Authors: Mohammed A Elmetwally, Amal Helmy, Ahmed Balboula, Mohamed Eladl, Basma Hamed, Samah Lashen, Shaymaa Rezk, Amira Yaseen, Heba Sharawy, Mamdouh Hussien, Samy Zabel, Abdelmonem Montaser and Amal Halawa
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2024 20:135
  30. Porcine acute diarrhea syndrome coronavirus (SADS-CoV) is one of the novel pathogens responsible for piglet diarrhea, contributing to substantial economic losses in the farming sector. The broad host range of ...

    Authors: Yongzhi Feng, Heyou Yi, Xiaoyu Zheng, Xing Liu, Ting Gong, Dongdong Wu, Zebu Song, Zezhong Zheng and Qin Peng
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2024 20:134
  31. Obesity is a serious disease with an alarmingly high incidence that can lead to other complications in both humans and dogs. Similar to humans, obesity can cause metabolic diseases such as diabetes in dogs. Na...

    Authors: Varun Jaiswal, Mi-Jin Lee, Ju Lan Chun, Miey Park and Hae-Jeung Lee
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2024 20:133
  32. Small ruminants are the principal component of livestock production in Tigray region, Ethiopia. But their productivity is affected by various factors. According to farmers and expert observation, goat abortion...

    Authors: Guash Abay Assefa, Teshale Teklue, Mebrahtom Hagazi, Gebretnsae Mezgebe, Weldegebrial G. Aregawi and Adehanom Baraki Tesfaye
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2024 20:132
  33. Bovine genital campylobacteriosis (BGC) is caused by Campylobacter fetus subsp. venerealis (Cfv) including its biovar intermedius (Cfvi). This sexually transmitted disease induces early reproductive failure causi...

    Authors: Nerea Pena-Fernández, Nekane Kortabarria, Ana Hurtado, Medelin Ocejo, Marcelo Fort, Iratxe Pérez-Cobo, Esther Collantes-Fernández and Gorka Aduriz
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2024 20:131
  34. Growing antibiotic resistance has made treating otitis externa (OE) increasingly challenging. On the other hand, local antimicrobial treatments, especially those that combine essential oils (EOs) with nanopart...

    Authors: Niloofar Jelokhani Niaraki, Shahram Jamshidi, Bahar Nayeri Fasaei and Seyed Mehdi Joghataei
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2024 20:130
  35. Vibriosis is one of the most serious bacterial diseases and causes high morbidity and mortality among cultured sea breams. This study was undertaken to track the surveillance of Vibrio infection and its correlati...

    Authors: Esraa Tawfeek Ismail, Mai A. M. El-Son, Fatma A. El-Gohary and Eman Zahran
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2024 20:129
  36. Probiotics are beneficial for animal health and new potential probiotics need to be characterized for their prospective use in improving animal health. In this study, 32 bacterial strains were isolated from a ...

    Authors: Hyun-Jun Jang, Jung-Ae Kim and Yangseon Kim
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2024 20:128
  37. Pseudomonas putida is a pathogenic bacterium that induces great losses in fishes, including Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus). Currently, the application of nanomaterials in aquaculture practices has gained mo...

    Authors: Afaf N. Abdel Rahman, Heba H. Mahboub, Gehad E. Elshopakey, Mahmoud I. M. Darwish, Heba Said Abdel-Rahman Gharib, Mohamed Shaalan, Esraa M. Fahmy, Heba M. Abdel-Ghany, Sameh H. Ismail and Hassnaa Mahmoud Elsheshtawy
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2024 20:127
  38. Ethno-veterinary practices could be used as a sustainable developmental tool by integrating traditional phytotherapy and husbandry. Phytotherapeutics are available and used worldwide. However, evidence of thei...

    Authors: Mihai-Horia Băieş, Vlad-Dan Cotuţiu, Marina Spînu, Attila Mathe, Anamaria Cozma-Petruț, Sorana D. Bolboacǎ, Ricarda Margaret Engberg, Anne Collin and Vasile Cozma
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2024 20:126
  39. Resolvin D1 (RvD1), a specialized pro-resolving lipid mediator (SPM), is derived from docosahexaenoic acid (DHA). It plays a key role in actively resolving inflammatory responses, which further reduces small i...

    Authors: Siyuan Zhu, Jingbo Liu, Qi Wang, Yong Yang, Lei Du, Xiaoyu Qiu, Renli Qi and Jing Wang
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2024 20:125
  40. The objective of this study was to examine the inter-relationships between pig farm management and facilities (as assessed by questionnaire) and post-mortem lung lesion (lung score assesment), which are the re...

    Authors: Zbigniew Kuberka, John F. Mee, Aurelia Walaszek-Kayaoglu, Małgorzata D. Klimowicz-Bodys, Arkadiusz Dors and Anna Rząsa
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2024 20:124
  41. The present study aimed to predict the biofilm-formation ability of L. monocytogenes isolates obtained from cattle carcasses via the ARIMA model at different temperature parameters. The identification of L. monoc...

    Authors: Adalet Dishan, Mukaddes Barel, Serhat Hizlisoy, Recep Sinan Arslan, Harun Hizlisoy, Dursun Alp Gundog, Serhat Al and Zafer Gonulalan
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2024 20:123
  42. Hemotropic mycoplasmas or hemoplasmas are bacteria that attach to the erythrocyte surface and cause bovine hemoplasmosis. Two species, Mycoplasma wenyonii and Candidatus Mycoplasma haemobos, have been identified ...

    Authors: Youngjun Kim, Hannah Kim, Jae-Hyeon Choi, Hyung-Chul Cho, Min-Jeong Ji, Yu-Jin Park, Jinho Park and Kyoung-Seong Choi
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2024 20:121
  43. The protozoan parasite Toxoplasma gondii causes toxoplasmosis, one of the most prevalent parasitic zoonotic diseases with significant economic and public health implications worldwide. Infection with the parasite...

    Authors: Mthokozisi Masombuka, Malekoba B.N. Mphuthi, Yusuf B. Ngoshe, Gloria Mokolopi and Nomakorinte Gcebe
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2024 20:120
  44. Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus (Canestrini, 1888), the Asian blue tick, is a highly invasive and adaptable ectoparasite. This tick species has successfully established itself in most regions of the world, wi...

    Authors: Patrick Etiang, Stella A. Atim, Joseph Nkamwesiga, David Nalumenya, Charles Byaruhanga, Steven Odongo, Patrick Vudriko, Anna Rose Ademun, Savino Biryomumaisho, Joseph Erume, Charles Masembe, Emma C. Thomson, Dennis Muhanguzi and Robert Tweyongyere
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2024 20:119
  45. Porcine ear necrosis (PEN) is a worldwide health issue and its aetiology is still unclear. The aim of this study was to describe the prevalence and the severity of PEN in a commercial farm, associated with pig...

    Authors: Gwenaël Boulbria, Théo Nicolazo, Charlotte Teixeira-Costa, Caroline Clouard, Arnaud Lebret, Valérie Normand, Céline Chevance, Justine Jeusselin and Élodie Merlot
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2024 20:118
  46. The aim of this study was to evaluate the changes in the serum and salivary inflammatory markers induced by Diabetes mellitus (DM) in dogs and to assess the possible confounding effect of gingivitis. A panel o...

    Authors: Lorena Franco-Martinez, Alberto Muñoz-Prieto, Francesca Busato, Birute Karveliene, Inga Stadaliene, Jose J. Ceron, Juana D. Carrillo, Juan D. Garcia-Martinez, Roman Dabrowski, Luis Pardo-Marín, Silvia Martinez-Subiela and Asta Tvarijonaviciute
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2024 20:116
  47. Swelling of the perineal region in male dogs is most commonly caused by a perineal hernia. Clinical signs associated with perineal hernia are constipation, tenesmus or stranguria. This case report documents a ...

    Authors: Natália Korytárová, Beate Bosch, Luise Grace Klass and Pavel Slunsky
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2024 20:115
  48. Melioidosis is a serious bacterial infection caused by Burkholderia pseudomallei, a gram-negative bacterium commonly found in soil and water. It can affect both humans and animals, and is endemic in regions such ...

    Authors: Anais Desoutter, Thomas Deshayes, Fabien Vorimore, Bernice Klotoe, Benoit Durand, Julien Colot, Gabriel Wagner-Lichtenegger, Ivo Steinmetz, Apichai Tuanyok and Karine Laroucau
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2024 20:114

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