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  1. Despite the importance of the electric catfish (Malapterurus electricus) and the African giant catfish (Heterobranchus bidorsalis) in the foodweb of Lake Nasser, Egypt, little is known about their diseases and pa...

    Authors: Awatef Hamed Hamouda and Abuelhassan Elshazly Younis
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2024 20:213
  2. Acinetobacter lwoffii (A.lwoffii) is a serious zoonotic pathogen that has been identified as a cause of infections such as meningitis, bacteremia and pneumonia. In recent years, the infection rate and detection r...

    Authors: Chengjun Ma, Cui Mei, JingJing Liu, Hui Li, Min Jiao, Huiming Hu, Yang Zhang, Jing Xiong, Yuzhang He, Wei Wei, Hongzao Yang and Hongwei Chen
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2024 20:212
  3. Myxomatous mitral valve disease (MMVD) is the most common acquired cardiovascular disease in small breed dogs. In contrast to human patients with heart failure (HF), iron deficiency (ID) prevalence in dogs wit...

    Authors: Ewa Kumiega, Kamil A Kobak, Agnieszka Noszczyk-Nowak and Monika Kasztura
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2024 20:210
  4. Bovine coronavirus (BCoV) is implicated in severe diarrhea in calves and contributes to the bovine respiratory disease complex; it shares a close relationship with human coronavirus. Similar to other coronavir...

    Authors: Fan Zhang, Chunxia Chai, Rui Niu, Yun Diao, Yanyan Zhou, Jinlong Zhang, Lin Feng, Chunming Yao, Youzhi Wu, Yanhua Ma, Xiaohui Zan and Wei Wang
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2024 20:209
  5. The hair follicle is a skin accessory organ that regulates hair development, and its activity varies on a regular basis. However, the significance of metabolites in the hair follicle cycle has long been unknown.

    Authors: Shengchao Ma, Wenzhi Cao, Xiaolin Ma, Xiaofang Ye, Chongkai Qin, Bin Li, Wenna Liu, Qingwei Lu, Cuiling Wu and Xuefeng Fu
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2024 20:208
  6. Although ultrasonography (US) has been widely used in the diagnosis of human diseases to monitor the progress of cystic echinococcosis (CE) control, the screening method for hepatic CE in sheep flocks requires...

    Authors: Xinwei Qi, Tao Song, Zhao Li, Tao Jiang, Zhuangzhi Zhang, Chuanchuan Wu, Gang Guo, Jian Dong, Wubulitalifu Dawuti, Jingrui Dou, Jun Li, Hao Wen and Wenbao Zhang
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2024 20:207
  7. In livestock, identifying the physiological and reproductive stages is valuable in guiding management decisions related to nutrition, veterinary procedures, and breeding programs. To achieve this goal, a cohor...

    Authors: Ahmed Adel El-Sayed, Ahmed M. Sallam and Ibrahim Abou-Soliman
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2024 20:206
  8. Gut microbes play a significant role in digestion, developing immunity, and intestinal health. Therefore, direct-fed microbials are used to modify gut microbiota, maintain a healthy digestive system, enhance i...

    Authors: Abdel-Moneim Eid Abdel-Moneim, Raafat S. Khidr, Aml M. M. Badran, Shimaa A. Amin, Faisal B. Badri, Ghada G. Gad, Hany A. Thabet and Ahmed M. Elbaz
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2024 20:205
  9. Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae (APP) causes porcine pleuropneumonia (PCP), which is clinically characterized by acute hemorrhagic, necrotizing pneumonia, and chronic fibrinous pneumonia. Although many measures h...

    Authors: Qi-Lin Huang, Li-Na Huang, Guan-Yu Zhao, Chen Liu, Xiang-Yi Pan, Zhao-Rong Li, Xiao-Han Jing, Zheng-Ying Qiu and Rui-Hua Xin
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2024 20:204
  10. Avian influenza virus (AIV) not only causes huge economic losses to the poultry industry, but also threatens human health. Reverse transcription recombinase-aided amplification (RT-RAA) is a novel isothermal n...

    Authors: Zongshu Zhang, Zichuang Zhang, Chunguang Wang, Xianghe Zhai, Wenjing Wang, Xi Chen and Tie Zhang
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2024 20:203
  11. Gray horses are predisposed to equine malignant melanoma (EMM) with advancing age. Depending on the tumor’s location and size, they can cause severe problems (e.g., defaecation, urination, feeding). A feasible...

    Authors: Paula Zscherpe, Jutta Kalbitz, Lisa A. Weber, Reinhard Paschke, Karsten Mäder, Brigitte von Rechenberg, Jessika-M. V. Cavalleri, Jessica Meißner and Karina Klein
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2024 20:202
  12. To determine whether sensory nerve conduction stimulus threshold measurements of the infraorbital nerve are able to differentiate horses with idiopathic trigeminal-mediated headshaking (i-TMHS) from healthy ho...

    Authors: Jasmin Nicole Nessler, Julien Delarocque, Tanja Kloock, Lara Twele, Stephan Neudeck, Nina Meyerhoff, Franziska Riese, Jessica-M. V. Cavalleri, Andrea Tipold, Karsten Feige and Tobias Niebuhr
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2024 20:201
  13. In dairy cattle, mastitis causes high financial losses and impairs animal well-being. Genetic selection is used to breed cows with reduced mastitis susceptibility. Techniques such as milk cell flow cytometry m...

    Authors: Katharina Müller-Langhans, Lisa Oberberger, Yury Zablotski, Susanne Engelmann, Martina Hoedemaker, Christa Kühn, Hans-Joachim Schuberth, Holm Zerbe, Wolfram Petzl and Marie Margarete Meyerholz-Wohllebe
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2024 20:200
  14. Primary sheep fetal fibroblasts (SFFCs) have emerged as a valuable resource for investigating the molecular and pathogenic mechanisms of orf viruses (ORFV). However, their utilization is considerably restricte...

    Authors: Guoyu Du, Cheng Zhang, Xiaoan Cao, Lingxia Li, Yong Zhang, Youjun Shang and Jinyan Wu
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2024 20:198
  15. The occurrence of trematodes among ruminants and their snail vectors is a major concern across various agro-ecological regions of Ethiopia. Trematodes pose significant threats to animals, causing considerable ...

    Authors: Bekele Megersa, Bilisuma Hussein, Jemila Shemsu, Redeat Kassahun, Olana Merera, Nebyou Moje, Bedaso Mammo Edao, Hika Waktole, Hagos Ashenafi and Dinka Ayana
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2024 20:197
  16. Hypoxia is a detrimental factor in solid tumors, leading to aggressiveness and therapy resistance. OMX, a tunable oxygen carrier from the heme nitric oxide/oxygen-binding (H-NOX) protein family, has the potent...

    Authors: Sangkyung Choen, Michael S. Kent, F. Alexandra Loucks, Jonathan A. Winger and Allison L. Zwingenberger
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2024 20:196
  17. In the left axilla of a formalin-embalmed adult female cross-breed dog, an unusual course of the axillary artery in relation to the brachial plexus was noted. A part of the axillary artery after the origin of ...

    Authors: Younes Kamali
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2024 20:194
  18. Bovine mastitis is a widespread disease affecting dairy cattle worldwide and it generates substantial losses for dairy farmers. Mastitis may be caused by bacteria, fungi or algae. The most common species isola...

    Authors: Anna Dobrut, Izabela Siemińska, Agnieszka Sroka-Oleksiak, Kamil Drożdż, Joanna Sobońska, Urszula Mroczkowska and Monika Brzychczy-Włoch
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2024 20:193
  19. Natural antimicrobial agents such as nisin were used to control the growth of foodborne pathogens in dairy products. The current study aimed to examine the inhibitory effect of pure nisin and nisin nanoparticl...

    Authors: Walaa M. Elsherif, Alshimaa A. Hassanien, Gamal M. Zayed and Sahar M. Kamal
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2024 20:192
  20. Many proteins of African swine fever virus (ASFV, such as p72, p54, p30, CD2v, K205R) have been successfully expressed and characterized. However, there are few reports on the DP96R protein of ASFV, which is t...

    Authors: Chao Li, Xuan-ying Si, Xiao-ge Wang, Zhi-wei Yan, Hao-yu Hou, Long-qi You, Yin-long Chen, Ang-ke Zhang, Na Wang, Ai-jun Sun, Yong-kun Du and Gai-ping Zhang
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2024 20:191
  21. Severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome (SFTS) is a fatal zoonosis caused by ticks in East Asia. As SFTS virus (SFTSV) is maintained between wildlife and ticks, seroepidemiological studies in wildlife are ...

    Authors: Hirohisa Mekata, Kentaro Yamada, Kazumi Umeki, Mari Yamamoto, Akihiro Ochi, Kunihiko Umekita, Ikuo Kobayashi, Takuya Hirai and Tamaki Okabayashi
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2024 20:190
  22. Hydrops fetalis (HF) is fluid accumulation in fetus body cavities and subcutaneous tissue. The condition has been described in various farm and companion animal species, including dogs. Most of cases result from ...

    Authors: Olga Szaluś-Jordanow, Karolina Barszcz, Wojciech Mądry, Michał Buczyński, Michał Czopowicz, Adam Gierulski, Agata Moroz-Fik, Marcin Mickiewicz, Michał Grzegorczyk and Jakub Jaroszewicz
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2024 20:189
  23. Femoral fractures are often considered lethal for adult horses because femur osteosynthesis is still a surgical challenge. For equine femur osteosynthesis, primary stability is essential, but the detailed phys...

    Authors: Jan J. Lang, Xinhao Li, Carina M. Micheler, Nikolas J. Wilhelm, Fritz Seidl, Benedikt J. Schwaiger, Dirk Barnewitz, Ruediger von Eisenhart-Rothe, Christian U. Grosse and Rainer Burgkart
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2024 20:188
  24. Porcine epidemic diarrhea virus (PEDV), a type of coronavirus, is one of the main pathogens that can infect pigs of all ages. It causes diarrhea and acute death of newborn piglets, resulting in massive economi...

    Authors: Xinyu Zhao, Yuhang Zhang, Shiyin Qu, Wuyang Tang, Tianqiong He, Pishun Li and Xiaofeng Zheng
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2024 20:187
  25. Members of the Anaplasmataceae family, such as the Anaplasma and Ehrlichia species, cause economic losses and public health risks. However, the exact economic impact has not been comprehensively assessed in Mozam...

    Authors: Carlos António Matos, Cesária Fiossiane Nomboro, Luiz Ricardo Gonçalves, Aida Cristina Cala, Carlos Francisco Sitoe, Ana Paula Rúpia Vinte, Cristovão Mario Mondlane, Marcos Rogério André and Maria do Carmo Carrilho
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2024 20:185
  26. Cinnamon and star anise essential oils are extracted from natural plants and provide a theoretical basis for the development and clinical application of compound essential oil pellets. However, cinnamon oil an...

    Authors: Dandan Yi, Wei Xu, Lanqian Qin, Yifei Xiang, Yihao MO, Xia Liu, Yu Liu, Jianbo Peng, Zhengmin Liang and Jiakang He
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2024 20:184
  27. Pigs are susceptible to several ruminant pathogens, including Coxiella burnetti, Schmallenberg virus (SBV) and bovine viral diarrhea virus (BVDV). These pathogens have already been described in the pig population...

    Authors: Gianmarco Ferrara, Ugo Pagnini, Elvira Improda, Giuseppe Iovane and Serena Montagnaro
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2024 20:183
  28. Porcine cysticercosis, a serious zoonotic parasitic disease, is caused by the larvae of Taenia solium and has been acknowledged by the World Organization for Animal Health. The current detection methods of Cystic...

    Authors: Dejia Zhang, Rui Duan, Jing Liu, Mengqi Wang, Yi Yang, Yongjun Zhao, Mingyuan Liu and Shumin Sun
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2024 20:182
  29. The risk of developing tumorous diseases in the genital tract also increases with age in animals. One of the classified tumor types is genital leiomyoma. Presently, our understanding of the pathogenesis of thi...

    Authors: Lukas Trzebiatowski, Mariusz Pawel Kowalewski, Sarah Schmid, Kirstin Skaar, Jana Müller and Axel Wehrend
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2024 20:181
  30. Infectious bovine rhinotracheitis (IBR), caused by Bovine alphaherpesvirus-1 (BoAHV-1), is an acute, highly contagious disease primarily characterized by respiratory tract lesions in infected cattle. Due to its s...

    Authors: Lihui Xu, Guiyang Ge, Dongli Li, Jianming Li, Qinglong Gong, Kun Shi, Fei Liu, Naichao Diao, Zhenzhen Cui, Yingyu Liu, Xue Leng and Rui Du
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2024 20:180
  31. Salmonella infections pose a significant threat to animal and human health. Phytochemicals present a potential alternative treatment. Galla chinensis tannic acid (GCTA), a hydrolyzable polyphenolic compound, inhi...

    Authors: Yuzhang Yan, Xiaohong Zheng, Xueqin Wu, Ling Wang, Jiongjie He, Baocheng Hao, Tingjun Hu, Shengyi Wang and Dongan Cui
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2024 20:179
  32. Rubber seed kernel is a by-product derived from rubber tree plantations. It is rich in C18 unsaturated fatty acids (UFA) and has the potential to be used as a protein source for ruminant diets. This investigat...

    Authors: Nirawan Gunun, Chatchai Kaewpila, Waroon Khota, Thachawech Kimprasit, Anusorn Cherdthong and Pongsatorn Gunun
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2024 20:177
  33. This investigation assessed the effects of high dietary inclusion of Spirulina (Arthrospira platensis) on broiler chicken growth performance, meat quality and nutritional attributes. For this, 120 male broiler ch...

    Authors: Mónica M. Costa, Maria P. Spínola, Beatriz Tavares, José M. Pestana, João C. Tavares, Cátia F. Martins, Cristina M. Alfaia, Daniela F. P. Carvalho, Ana R. Mendes, Joana I. Ferreira, Miguel P. Mourato, Madalena M. Lordelo and José A. M. Prates
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2024 20:176
  34. Tibial plateau leveling osteotomy (TPLO) belongs to the most frequently used surgical method for the treatment of cranial cruciate ligament rupture in dogs. Surgical site infection (SSI) is one of the possible...

    Authors: Natália Korytárová, Sabine Kramer, Oliver Harms and Holger A. Volk
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2024 20:175
  35. Antimicrobial resistance is considered one of the most critical threat for both human and animal health. Recently, reports of infection or colonization by carbapenemase-producing Enterobacterales in companion ani...

    Authors: Juan Manuel de Mendieta, Andrea Argüello, María Alejandra Menocal, Melina Rapoport, Ezequiel Albornoz, Javier Más, Alejandra Corso and Diego Faccone
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2024 20:174
  36. Strangles is a highly contagious disease of the equine upper respiratory tract caused by Streptococcus equi subspecies. Streptococcus equi subsp. equi (S. equi) and Streptococcus equi subsp. zooepidemicus (S. zoo...

    Authors: Rafik Soliman, Mohamed Yousef, Sara Abdel gelil and Hassan Aboul-Ella
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2024 20:173
  37. Lameness examinations are commonly performed in equine medicine. Advancements in digital technology have increased the use of video recordings for lameness assessment, however, standardization of ideal video a...

    Authors: Alessandro P. Valle, Kara A. Brown, Patrick Reilly, Sarah A. Ciamillo, Elizabeth J. Davidson, Darko Stefanovski, Holly L. Stewart and Kyla F. Ortved
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2024 20:172
  38. Coccidiosis is one of the most frequently reported diseases in chickens, causing a significant economic impact on the poultry industry. However, there have been no previous studies evaluating the prevalence of...

    Authors: Shenquan Liao, Xuhui Lin, Qingfeng Zhou, Zhuanqiang Yan, Caiyan Wu, Juan Li, Minna Lv, Junjing Hu, Haiming Cai, Yongle Song, Xiangjie Chen, Yibin Zhu, Lijun Yin, Jianfei Zhang, Nanshan Qi and Mingfei Sun
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2024 20:171
  39. Blood sampling from neonatal piglets is related to multiple disadvantages. Therefore, a new, alternative matrix is required to assess piglets’ early immune status efficiently. The present study aimed to assess...

    Authors: Agata Augustyniak, Ewelina Czyżewska-Dors and Małgorzata Pomorska-Mól
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2024 20:170
  40. Bovine mastitis is one of the most widespread diseases affecting cattle, leading to significant losses for the dairy industry. Currently, the so-called gold standard in mastitis diagnosis involves determining ...

    Authors: Anna Dobrut, Jakub Skibiński, Adrian Bekier, Kamil Drożdż, Karolina Rudnicka, Przemysław Płociński, Izabela Siemińska and Monika Brzychczy-Włoch
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2024 20:169
  41. Digital dermatitis (DD) is a contagious hoof infection affecting cattle worldwide. The disease causes lameness and a reduction in animal welfare, which ultimately leads to major decreases in milk production in...

    Authors: Lex Roelofs, Jenny Frössling, Anna Rosander, Joakim Bjerketorp, Reza Arabi Belaghi, Ingrid Hansson and Sara Frosth
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2024 20:168
  42. Arginine, which is metabolized into ornithine, proline, and nitric oxide, plays an important role in embryonic development. The present study was conducted to investigate the molecular mechanism of arginine in...

    Authors: Shuai Li, Xiangyang Ye, Xiaolu Wen, Xuefen Yang, Li Wang, Kaiguo Gao, Hao Xiao and Zongyong Jiang
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2024 20:167
  43. Traditional medical practices have been used to maintain animal health for millennia and have been passed down orally from generation to generation. In Ethiopia also, plants are the primary means by which the ...

    Authors: Abenezer Wendimu, Elias Bojago and Yitbarek Abrham
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2024 20:166

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