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  1. Probiotics are becoming increasingly popular as eco-friendly alternatives in aquaculture. However, there is limited research on their impacts on the reproductive efficiency of Red Tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus x...

    Authors: El-Sayed Hemdan Eissa, Abdel-Fattah M. El-Sayed, Basma M. Hendam, Sara F. Ghanem, Heba E. Abd Elnabi, Yasmin M. Abd El-Aziz, Sameh A. Abdelnour, Moaheda E.H. Eissa and Hagar Sedeek Dighiesh
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2024 20:351
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  2. The current study was conducted to assess the impact of different LED light colors on welfare indicators in Muscovy ducks. These welfare parameters encompassed growth performance, specific behaviors, tonic imm...

    Authors: Eman Hefnawy, Eman Elgazzar, Ahmed Sabek, Saeed El-laithy and Souad Ahmed
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2024 20:350
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  3. Optimizing fish performance depends on several factors, with dietary protein levels and rearing temperature playing important roles. In this study, Nile tilapia fingerlings (Oreochromis niloticus) weighing an ave...

    Authors: Sara Hamed, Seham El-Kassas, Haitham G. Abo-Al-Ela, Safaa E. Abdo, Rasha A. Al Wakeel, Usama A. Abou-Ismail and Radi A. Mohamed
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2024 20:349
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  4. Quality of life (QoL) provides a comprehensive concept underpinning veterinary decision-making that encompasses factors beyond physical health. It becomes particularly pertinent when seeking responsible choice...

    Authors: Mariessa Long, Herwig Grimm, Florien Jenner, Jessika-M. V. Cavalleri and Svenja Springer
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2024 20:347
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  5. Exercise-induced pulmonary haemorrhage (EIPH) in athletic horses is characterized by the presence of blood from the lungs in the tracheobronchial tree after intense exercise. Despite the high prevalence of EIP...

    Authors: Raíssa Oliveira Leite, Lukas Garrido Albertino, Lídia Maria Santos Sperandio, Fernanda Campos, Reinaldo Campos, Alexandre Secorun Borges and José Paes Oliveira-Filho
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2024 20:346
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  6. Cupriavidus gilardii is an aerobic, gram-negative, motile, glucose-nonfermenting bacillus, first described in 1999. Typically, it exhibits low pathogenicity in humans, causing opportunistic infections primarily i...

    Authors: Konstantinos Papageorgiou, Aikaterini Stoikou, Georgios Delis, Ioannis A. Giantsis, Efthymia Stamelou, Marina Sofia, Dimitrios Papadopoulos, Nikolaos Panousis, Paraskevas Palamidas, Charalampos Billinis, Spyridon K. Kritas and Evanthia Petridou
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2024 20:345
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  7. Porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV) induces a poor innate immune response following infection. This study evaluates the effects of transforming growth factor beta 1 (TGFβ1) up-regulated...

    Authors: Dante Fabros and Wasin Charerntantanakul
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2024 20:344
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  8. Cathelicidins are vital antimicrobial peptides expressed in diverse vertebrates, crucial for immunity. Despite being a new field, amphibian cathelicidin research holds promise.

    Authors: Jie Chen, Chi-Ying Zhang, Yu Wang, Le Zhang, Rachel Wan Xin Seah, Li Ma and Guo-Hua Ding
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2024 20:343
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  9. Porcine deltacoronavirus (PDCoV) is a swine enteropathogenic coronavirus that affects young pigs, causing vomiting, acute diarrhea, dehydration, and even death. There is growing evidence that PDCoV can undergo...

    Authors: Fangfang Han, Fa Shan, Jinhui Hou, Donghui Guo, Yuqiang Xiang, Jin Yuan and Zhanyong Wei
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2024 20:342
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  10. The insulin-like growth factor (IGF-I) and growth hormone (GH) genes have been identified as major regulators of milk yield and composition, and reproductive performance in cattle. Genetic variations/polymorphism...

    Authors: Ahmed A. Saleh, Tarek G. M. Hassan, Dalia K. A. EL-Hedainy, Adel S. A. El-Barbary, Mahmoud A. Sharaby, Elsayed E. Hafez and Amr M. A. Rashad
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2024 20:341
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  11. Understanding the relationship between resident microbiota and disease in cultured fish represents an important and emerging area of study. Marine gill disorders in particular are considered an important chall...

    Authors: Morag Clinton, Adam J. Wyness, Samuel A. M. Martin, Andrew S. Brierley and David E. K. Ferrier
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2024 20:340
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  12. Goniometry can be performed clinically in dogs with cranial cruciate ligament disease (CCLD). The purpose of this study was (1) to compare reliability of stifle goniometry in dogs with CCLD and healthy dogs an...

    Authors: Frederik Volz, Johannes Maximilian Schmutterer, Tanja Stephanie Vockrodt, Yury Zablotski and Susanne Katja Lauer
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2024 20:339
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  13. Reduction of inflammation and early detection of complications after surgical procedures are important objectives for proper veterinary practice. This study aimed to evaluate the differences between shelter an...

    Authors: Jacek Cymbryłowicz, Paulina Jawor, Heliodor Wierzbicki, Piotr Trębacz and Tadeusz Stefaniak
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2024 20:338
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  14. Streptococcus suis (S. suis) is an important gram-positive pathogen and an emerging zoonotic pathogen that causes meningitis in swine and humans. Although several virulence factors have been characterized in S. s...

    Authors: Qibing Gu, Peijuan He, Qiankun Bai, Xiaojun Zhong, Yue Zhang, Jiale Ma, Huochun Yao and Zihao Pan
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2024 20:337
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  15. Porcine epidemic diarrhea virus (PEDV) is a highly contagious coronavirus that causes severe diarrhea and death in neonatal piglets, which has brought huge economic losses to the pork industry worldwide since ...

    Authors: Huai-rui Qin, Zhi Cao, Feng-zhe Lu, Wei Wang, Wenhui Zhao, Guimei Li, Hongliang Zhang, Shubai Wang and Zhihua Qin
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2024 20:336
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  16. Fish gut is a versatile organ serving as the primary pathway for invasion by pathogens, particularly parasites, playing a crucial role in modulating the intestinal adaptive immune response. This study aimed to...

    Authors: Sara Salah Abdel-Hakeem, Yousef Abdal Jalil Fadladdin, Mohsen A. Khormi and Hanan H. Abd-El-Hafeez
    Citation: BMC Veterinary Research 2024 20:335
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  17. 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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  18. 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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  19. 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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  20. 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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  22. 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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  23. 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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  24. 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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  25. 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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  26. 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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  27. 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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  28. 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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  29. 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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  30. 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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  31. 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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  32. 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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  33. 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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  34. 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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  35. 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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  36. 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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  37. 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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  38. 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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  39. 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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  40. 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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  41. 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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  42. 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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  43. 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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  44. 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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  45. 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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  46. 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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  47. 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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  48. 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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  49. 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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  50. 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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