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  1. Gills monogenean infestation causes significant mortalities in cultured fishes as a result of respiratory manifestation. Medicinal plants are currently being heavily emphasized in aquaculture due to their grea...

    Authors: Rasha Reda, Alshimaa A. Khalil, Mohamed Elhady, Safaa I. Tayel and Enas A. Ramadan
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2024 20:334
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  2. Palm kernel meal (PKM) is a by-product of oil palm kernel after oil extraction, which is widely used in animal feeds due to its high energy content. This study aimed to investigate the impact of supplementing ...

    Authors: Boyan Ma, Fengshuo Zhang, Sayed Haidar Abbas Raza, Zhenling Wu, Quyangangmao Su, Yu Zhang, Zhiyou Wang, Tahani Ahmad ALMatrafi, Bandar Hamad Aloufi, Heba I. Ghamry, Mustafa Shukry, Shengzhen Hou and Linsheng Gui
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2024 20:333
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  3. This study investigated the prevalence, morphology, molecular identification, and histopathological effects of larval tapeworms (plerocercoids) infecting the skeletal muscles of the Indian halibut (Psettodes erum...

    Authors: Mustafa M. Ibrahim, Hanadi B. Baghdadi, Khalid Shahin, Mostafa Abdel-Glil, Hasnaa Thabit, Marwa M. Attia and Mohamed Abdelsalam
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2024 20:332
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  4. In aquaculture, fish are exposed to many stressors, such as climate changes and infectious diseases that affect their performance, immunity, and welfare. Freshwater fish subjected to salt bath become exhausted...

    Authors: Mahmoud A. Elnagar, Riad H. Khalil, Talaat S. Talaat and Ahmed H. Sherif
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2024 20:331
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  6. In the livestock industry, Foreign Body Syndrome is a devastating disease condition. Feeding management, lacking of food discrimination, and eating chopped food increase the risk of swallowing sharp foreign bo...

    Authors: Heba A. Nasr, Nasr-Eldin M. Aref, Mahmoud R. Abd Ellah and Mohammed Ahmed Hamdy Abdelhakiem
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2024 20:329
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  7. Canine circovirus (CanineCV), a non-enveloped virus with a circular DNA genome, has been identified in various avian and mammalian species, including domestic and wild canids. This study aimed to comprehensive...

    Authors: Yumeng Liu, Yan Qin, Yanqing Hu, Wei Chen, Zhixiao Han, Chizhe Yi, Jingshan Bi, Haixin Huang, Yuying Li, XinYu Zhang, Tian Lan, Min Zheng and Wenchao Sun
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2024 20:328
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  8. Swimming has been used empirically for rehabilitation and conditioning of horses. However, due to challenges imposed by recording physiological parameters in water, the intensity of free swimming effort is unk...

    Authors: R. Leguillette, P. McCrae, S. Massie, S. Arroyo Filho, W. Bayly and F. David
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2024 20:327
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  9. To evaluate Tribulus terrestris and Mucuna pruriens for inducing all-male tilapia, mixed-sex Nile tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus, (mean weight 0.025 ± 0.009 g; mean length 1.25 ± 0.012 cm), were given a meal supp...

    Authors: Aya F. Matter, Walaa S. Raslan, Eman I. Soror, Eman K. Khalil, Amgad Kadah and Hadeer A. Youssef
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2024 20:326
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  10. Fluconazole (FCZ), an antifungal from the azole family, causes several detrimental effects in fish. In recent times, there has been a notable surge in interest regarding the utilization of Moringa oleifera (Mo) a...

    Authors: Doaa M. Basry, Salwa Mansour and Alaa El-Din H. Sayed
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2024 20:325
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  11. Environmental stressors (such as ammonia) in aquaculture could increase the risk of pathogenicity, posing a more severe threat to farmed fish. The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of ammonia st...

    Authors: Rasha M. Reda, Abdelhakeem El-Murr, Nehal A. Abdel-Basset, Mohamed M. M. Metwally and Rowida E. Ibrahim
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2024 20:324
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  12. Pseudorabies is an infection of domestic and wild pigs that has occasionally been reported in dogs with fatal encephalitis. Hunting dogs are predisposed to pseudorabies exposure due to incorrect practices (adm...

    Authors: Gianmarco Ferrara, Ugo Pagnini, Antonio Parisi, Maria Grazia Amoroso, Giovanna Fusco, Giuseppe Iovane and Serena Montagnaro
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2024 20:323
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  13. Total protein levels in fish are widely used in health and welfare studies, providing a simple and accessible measure. However, the multifaceted role of blood proteins makes it sometimes challenging to link to...

    Authors: Sébastien Alfonso, Eleonora Fiocchi, Lola Toomey, Marilena Boscarato, Amedeo Manfrin, Arkadios Dimitroglou, Leonidas Papaharisis, Eleonora Passabi, Annalisa Stefani, Giuseppe Lembo and Pierluigi Carbonara
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2024 20:322
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  14. Identifying alternative sustainable feed sources with high nutritional values is crucial for the future of environmentally and socially responsible aquaculture. In this regard, microalgae have been proven to h...

    Authors: Ahmed H. Al-Wakeel, Samia Elbahnaswy, Engy Risha and Eman Zahran
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2024 20:321
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  15. The first outbreak of African Swine Fever (ASF) in Sweden was detected in 2023 in wild boar. This study was conducted before the first ASF outbreak with the objective of investigating Swedish hunters’ percepti...

    Authors: Erika Chenais, Linda Ernholm, Annie Frisk Brunzell, Karl Mård, Lotta Svensson, Johanna F. Lindahl and Susanna Sternberg Lewerin
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2024 20:320
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  16. Monitoring blood oxygenation is essential in immobilised rhinoceros, which are susceptible to opioid-induced hypoxaemia. This study assessed the reliability, clinical performance and trending ability of the No...

    Authors: Thembeka K. Mtetwa, Edward P. Snelling, Peter E. Buss, Ashleigh C. Donaldson, Annette Roug and Leith C. R. Meyer
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2024 20:319
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  17. The research was designed to use computed tomography (CT) with 3D-CT reconstruction imaging techniques and the various anatomical sections—plana transversalia, frontalis, and dorsalia—to describe the anatomical a...

    Authors: Ahmed G. Nomir, Ashraf El Sharaby, Basma G. Hanafy and Mohamed M. A. Abumandour
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2024 20:318
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  18. Contagious caprine pleuropneumonia (CCPP) is a severe and devastating respiratory disease of goats, which is characterized by severe serofibrinous pleuropneumonia accompanied by high morbidity and mortality. A...

    Authors: Muluwork Ashagrie, Belege Tadesse, Engidaw Abebe and Ahmed Yasine
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2024 20:317
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  19. This study aimed to evaluate the impacts of supplemental dietary curcumin on post-partum uterine involution using pulsed-wave Doppler ultrasonography in postpartum goats. Ten pluriparous Zaraibi goats were use...

    Authors: Hager Madbouly, K. H. El-Shahat, Elshymaa A. Abdelnaby, Hossam R. El-Sherbiny and Mohamed Fathi
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2024 20:316
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  20. While the urogenital microbiota has recently been characterized in healthy male and female dogs, the influence of sex hormones on the urogenital microbiome of bitches is still unknown. A deeper understanding o...

    Authors: Virginie Gronsfeld, Flore Brutinel, Sophie Egyptien, Charles Porsmoguer, Annick Hamaide, Bernard Taminiau, Georges Daube, Marie-Lys Van de Weerdt, Stefan Deleuze and Stéphanie Noel
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2024 20:315
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  21. Eimeria spp. are the pathogen that causes coccidiosis, a significant disease that affects intensively reared livestock, especially poultry. Anticoccidial feed additives, chemicals, and ionophores have routinely b...

    Authors: Zhang Yu, Abdulaziz Alouffi, Ebtsam Al-Olayan, Gungor Cagdas Dincel, Guillermo Tellez-Isaias, Inkar Castellanos-Huerta, Danielle Graham, Victor M. Petrone-Garcia, Beniamino T. Cenci-Goga, Luca Grispoldi, Luís Madeira de Carvalho and Saeed El-Ashram
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2024 20:314
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  22. Foot and mouth disease is a contagious, transboundary, and economically devastating viral disease of cloven-hoofed animals. The disease can cause many consequences, including decreased productivity, limited ma...

    Authors: Misgana Lemi Layessa, Endrias Zewdu Gebremedhin, Edilu Jorga Sarba and Wakuma Mitiku Bune
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2024 20:313
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  23. Canine circovirus (CanineCV) is a single-stranded circular DNA virus that infects domestic and wild canids in many countries. CanineCV is associated with gastroenteritis and diarrhea, respiratory disease, and ...

    Authors: Wichan Dankaona, Pornpiroon Nooroong, Napassorn Poolsawat, Nitipon Srionrod, Somporn Techangamsuwan and Panat Anuracpreeda
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2024 20:312
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  24. The pleiotropic effects of the melanocortin system show promise in overcoming limitations associated with large variations in opioid analgesic effectiveness observed in equine practice. Of particular interest ...

    Authors: Elouise K. Bacon, Callum G. Donnelly, Rebecca R. Bellone, Bianca Haase, Carrie J. Finno and Brandon D. Velie
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2024 20:311
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  25. The present investigation examined the oropharyngeal roof of two turtles having different feeding behaviors: the landform Greek tortoise (Testudo graeca graeca) primarily herbivores and the semi-aquatic red-eared...

    Authors: Mohamed A.M. Alsafy, Nermin K.A. El-Sharnobey, Samir A.A. El-Gendy, Mohamed A. Abumandour, Samar M. Ez Elarab and Basma G. Hanafy
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2024 20:310
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  26. Parasites Entamoeba spp., Enterocytozoon bieneusi and Blastocystis are prevalent pathogens causing gastrointestinal illnesses in animals and humans. Consequently, researches on their occurrence, distribution and ...

    Authors: Yuexin Wang, Yuechen Zeng, Yaoli Wu, Furui Lu, Xiaopeng Hou, Junfeng Shao, Tengteng Zhang and Chen Shao
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2024 20:309
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  27. The aim of this double-blind, placebo-controlled study was to investigate the effect of vitamin E supplementation as an addition to a commercial renal diet on survival time of cats with different stages of chr...

    Authors: Martina Krofič Žel, Gabrijela Tavčar Kalcher, Tomaž Vovk, Bojana Žegura, Lara Lusa, Nataša Tozon and Alenka Nemec Svete
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2024 20:308
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  28. In low- and middle-income countries, data on antimicrobial use (AMU) and antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in aquaculture are scarce. Therefore, summarizing documented data on AMU, antimicrobial residue (AR), and...

    Authors: Frédéric Moffo, Mohamed Moustapha Fokom Ndebé, Mildred Naku Tangu, Ranyl Nguena Guefack Noumedem, Julius Awah-Ndukum and Mohamed Moctar Mouliom Mouiche
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2024 20:307
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  29. Currently, lack of standardization for fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) in equine practice has resulted in highly variable techniques, and there is no data on the bacterial metabolic activity or viabilit...

    Authors: Alicia E. Long, Dipti Pitta, Meagan Hennessy, Nagaraju Indugu, Bonnie Vecchiarelli, Daniela Luethy, Helen Aceto and Samuel Hurcombe
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2024 20:306
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  30. Pigeon Rotavirus A (RVA) infection has been confirmed in pigeons in the last decade as a cause of Young Pigeon Disease (YPD). Although YPD has been known for many years to date, no studies have been conducted ...

    Authors: Krzysztof Adamczyk, Aleksandra Ledwoń, Michał Czopowicz and Piotr Szeleszczuk
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2024 20:305
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  31. The primary objective of this cross-sectional study, conducted in Québec and Bristish Columbia (Canada) between February 2021 and January 2022, was to measure the prevalence of viral RNA in oronasal and rectal...

    Authors: Laurence Daigle, Hattaw Khalid, Carl A. Gagnon, Julie Arsenault, Dorothee Bienzle, Sarah-Kim Bisson, Marie-Claude Blais, José Denis-Robichaud, Caroline Forest, Valérie Grenier St-Sauveur, Marika Koszegi, Jennifer MacNicol, Nicolas Nantel-Fortier, Charlotte Nury, Natalie Prystajecky, Erin Fraser…
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2024 20:304
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  32. The inappropriate use of pesticides including fungicides creates severe biological hazards that can endanger fish health and impede sustainable aquaculture.

    Authors: Mohamed Shaalan, Mohamed A. Elbealy, Mahmoud I. M. Darwish, Elsayed M. Younis, Abdelwahab A. Abdelwarith, Asmaa I. Abdelaty, Simon J. Davies, Rowida E. Ibrahim and Afaf N. Abdel Rahman
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2024 20:303
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  33. Babesia spp. and Theileria spp. are tick-borne protozoan parasites with veterinary importance. In China, epidemiological and genetic investigations on many Babesia and Theileria species were still absent in many ...

    Authors: Bing Zhang, Niuniu Zhang, Chunyan Gao, Mengyun Liu, Runda Jie, Miao Lu, Yanran Ma, Fanming Meng, Jingjing Huang, Xiao Wang and Kun Li
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2024 20:302
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  34. Foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) is a devastating disease affecting cloven-hoofed animals, that leads to significant economic losses in affected countries and regions. Currently, there is an evident inclination to...

    Authors: Bingzhou Lu, Yi Ru, Rongzeng Hao, Yang Yang, Huanan Liu, Yajun Li, Yue Zhang, Yuhan Mao, Rui Yang, Yangyang Pan, Sijiu Yu, Haixue Zheng and Yan Cui
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2024 20:301
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  35. Clostridium perfringens (C. perfringens) is an important zoonotic microorganism that can cause animal and human infections, however information about the prevalence status in wild birds of this pathogenic bacteri...

    Authors: Xinglong Song, Zhenyu Zhong, Jiade Bai, Tianchun Pu, Xuehan Wang, Hongxuan He, Yaqian Chen, Congshan Yang and Qingxun Zhang
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2024 20:300
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  36. Research on the effects of physical exercise on canine body composition is limited. The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of a physical exercise programme on bodyweight, body condition score (BC...

    Authors: Josefin Söder, Erika Roman, Johanna Berndtsson, Katrin Lindroth and Anna Bergh
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2024 20:299
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  37. Sex chromosome abnormalities associated with disorders of sexual development (DSD) are rarely described in cats, mainly due to the lack of chromossome studies that precisely reveal the condition. Genetic appro...

    Authors: L. Montenegro, I. Costa, L. Maltez, V. Evaristo, I. R. Dias, C. Martins, I. Borges, F. Morinha, R. Pereira, N. Neto, C. Oliveira and A. Martins-Bessa
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2024 20:298
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  38. Listeriosis is a global health threat to both animals and humans, especially in developing countries. This study was designed to isolate Listeria monocytogenes from faeces; environmental samples; and cow, sheep a...

    Authors: Sotohy A. Sotohy, Yasser F. Elnaker, Aya M. Omar, Nehal K. Alm Eldin and Mohamed Said Diab
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2024 20:297
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  39. Leptospirosis is a neglected emerging and zoonotic disease reported worldwide. This study sought to determine the molecular and serological prevalence of Leptospira spp. and the associated risk factors in slaught...

    Authors: David Onafruo, Jörn Klein, Joseph Erume, Clovice Kankya, Ambrose Jubara, Ikwap Kokas, Terence Odoch, Musso Munyeme, Lordrick Alinaitwe, Estella Kitale, Peter Marin, Esther Sabbath and Anou Dreyfus
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2024 20:296
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  40. Fatty liver in dairy cows is a common metabolic disease defined by triglyceride (TG) buildup in the hepatocyte. Clinical diagnosis of fatty liver is usually done by liver biopsy, causing considerable economic ...

    Authors: Ke-Xin Zhang, Ke Li, Zhe-Hao Li, Xiao-Chen Liu, Meng-Meng Li, Shan Jiang, Rui-Feng Fan and Zhen-Gui Yan
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2024 20:295
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  41. Since its identification in the vitreous humour of the eye and laboratory biosynthesis, hyaluronic acid (HA) has been a vital component in several pharmaceutical, nutritional, medicinal, and cosmetic uses. How...

    Authors: Mohamed Hamed, Mohamed H. Kotob, Nasser S. Abou khalil, Esraa A. Anwari, Walaa Bayoumie El Gazzar, Shaimaa K. A. Idriss, Michel E. Fakhry, Amina A. Farag, Mahmoud S. Sabra, Sally M. Salaah, Souzan Abdel-Zaher, Fatma Alzahraa Yehia Saad, Mervat Naguib, Jae-Seong Lee and Alaa El-Din H. Sayed
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2024 20:294
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  42. Senescence is accompanied by a progressive decrease in male reproductive performance, mainly due to oxidative stress and endothelial dysfunction. Alpha lipoic acid (ALA) is a potent antioxidant, that diffuses ...

    Authors: Elshymaa A. Abdelnaby, Mohamed Fathi, Noha Y. Salem, Eman S. Ramadan, Shimaa G. Yehia, Ibrahim A. Emam, Ali Salama, Haney Samir and Hossam R. El-Sherbiny
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2024 20:293
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  43. Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is a crucial heart disease in cats. The clinical manifestations of HCM comprise pulmonary edema, dyspnea, syncope, arterial thromboembolism (ATE), and sudden cardiac death. D-...

    Authors: Palin Jiwaganont, Sittiruk Roytrakul, Siriwan Thaisakun, Pratch Sukumolanan and Soontaree Petchdee
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2024 20:292
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  44. Eustrongylides excisus is a fish-borne zoonotic parasite known to infect various fish species, including Northern pike (Esox Lucius). This nematode, belonging to the family Dioctophymatidae, has a complex life cy...

    Authors: Hooman Rahmati-Holasoo, Mohammad Azizzadeh, Hosseinali Ebrahimzadeh Mousavi, Sara Shokrpoor, Zahra Ziafati Kafi and Amin Marandi
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2024 20:291
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  45. Edwardsiellosis is a bacterial fish disease that mostly occurs in freshwater farms and is characterized by a high mortality rate. Edwardsiella tarda strain was recovered from 17 fish out of 50 Nile tilapia, which...

    Authors: Lamiaa A. Okasha, Jehan I. Abdellatif, Ola H. Abd-Elmegeed and Ahmed H. Sherif
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2024 20:290
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  47. Porcine epidemic diarrhea virus (PEDV) mainly causes acute and severe porcine epidemic diarrhea (PED), and is highly fatal in neonatal piglets. No reliable therapeutics against the infection exist, which poses...

    Authors: Jieru Wang, Xiaoyu Zeng, Jiaojiao Gou, Xiaojie Zhu, Dongdong Yin, Lei Yin, Xuehuai Shen, Yin Dai and Xiaocheng Pan
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2024 20:288
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  48. Equine herpesvirus 4 (EHV-4) causes respiratory disease in horses, and the virus is considered endemic in the global equine population. However, outbreaks can occur when several horses are gathered in relation...

    Authors: Pia Ryt-Hansen, Victoria Kyhl Johansen, Marta Maria Cuicani, Lars Erik Larsen and Sanni Hansen
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2024 20:287
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  49. The milk's nutritional value is determined by its constituents, including fat, protein, carbohydrates, and minerals. The mammary gland's ability to produce milk is controlled by a complex network of genes.

    Authors: Samar M. Shaban, Rania A. Hassan, Abeer A. I. Hassanin, Ahmed Fathy and Adel A. S. El Nabtiti
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2024 20:286
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  50. Clade 2.3.4.4b highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 virus was detected in the South American sea lions found dead in Santa Catarina, Brazil, in October 2023. Whole genome sequencing and comparative ph...

    Authors: Andreina de Carvalho Araujo, Andrew Yong Cho, Laura Morais Nascimento Silva, Thais Camilo Corrêa, Gabriela Cristini de Souza, Adriana Silva Albuquerque, Eduardo Macagnan, Cristiane K. M. Kolesnikvoas, Rafael Meurer, Jenyffer Vierheller Vieira, Giulia Gaglianone Lemos, André Silva Barreto, Jeferson Luis Dick, Karina Rejane Groch, Pedro Volkmer de Castilho, Deyvid Amgarten…
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2024 20:285
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