The African buffalo, Syncerus caffer, is a key species in African ecosystems. Like other large herbivores, it plays a fundamental role in its habitat acting as an ecosystem engineer. Over the last few centuries, African ...
Dolton, Haley R.; Snelling, Edward P.; Deaville, Robert; Jackson, Andrew L.; Perkins, Matthew W.; Bortoluzzi, Jenny R.; Purves, Kevin; Curnick, David J.; Pimiento, Catalina; Payne, Nicholas L.(Royal Society, 2023-11)
The order Lamniformes contains charismatic species such as the white shark
Carcharodon carcharias and extinct megatooth shark Otodus megalodon, and is
of particular interest given their influence on marine ecosystems, ...
Peña, Santiago Jr.; Gummow, Bruce; Parker, Anthony J.; Paris, Damien B.B.P.(College of Veterinary Medicine, University of the Philippines Los Baños, 2022-07)
Despite its potential benefits, the application of frozen-thawed boar spermatozoa in commercial pig production is still very limited. Cryopreservation could induce sperm DNA damage causing reduced fertility and early embryo ...
Diarrhoeagenic Escherichia coli is a serious threat to human and animal health, with antimicrobial drug resistance contributing to the problem. Alternative mechanisms of prevention and treatment of E. coli-induced diarrhoea ...
The purpose of this study is to describe, in detail, the ultrastructure of the infundibulum of the sexually mature and active female green iguana, Iguana iguana. The infundibulum of five iguanas was remarkably distinct ...
Poaching and the international trade in wildlife are escalating problems
driven by poverty and greed and coordinated by increasingly sophisticated
criminal networks. Biodiversity loss, caused by habitat change, is ...
Panda, Sudhanshu S.; Terrill, Thomas H.; Mahapatra, Ajit K.; Morgan, Eric R.; Siddique, Aftab; Pech-Cervantes, Andres A.; Van Wyk, J.A. (Jan Aucamp)(MDPI, 2023-08-23)
Lack of attention to rural healthcare for livestock in the southeastern United States has
led to a focus on small ruminant farming, mainly using sericea lespedeza [SL; Lespedeza cuneata
(Dum-Cours) G. Don], a drought-resistant ...
ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE : Global interest in phytogenic feed additives as alternatives to antibiotics in feed has been spurred by the banning of antibiotic growth promoters by several countries. Suitable plant ...
Seoke, LaToya; Fosgate, Geoffrey Theodore; Opperman, Pamela Anne; Malesa, Refiloe P.; Lazarus, David D.; Sirdar, Mohamed M.; Heath, Livio(Sage, 2024)
We optimized and verified a single-spot solid-phase competitive ELISA (ss-SPCE) to detect antibodies against structural proteins of Southern African Territories (SAT) serotypes of foot-and-mouth disease virus (FMDV) in ...
This study investigated various qualitative and quantitative indices of antimicrobial use (AMU) in companion animals (CAs) at a Veterinary Teaching Hospital (VTH-A) and its annex (VTH- B) from 2019 to 2021. For 694 documented ...
The apicomplexan parasite Theileria annulata is transmitted by Hyalomma ticks and causes an acute
lymphoproliferative disease that is invariably lethal in exotic cattle breeds. The unique ability of the
schizont stage ...
An online consumer survey, consisting of 23 closed questions divided into 9 sections, was conducted to investigate consumer perception of including edible insects in their diet. The data analysis was carried out using a ...
Babesiosis is a disease of significant medically and veterinary importance with worldwide distribution.
It is caused by intra-erythrocyte protozoal parasites, with Babesia rossi causing the most severe
clinical signs of ...
Thermal stress is an environmental factor that negatively affects poultry production globally. It elicits behavioural and physiological changes in broiler chickens, hence the need to find ways of ameliorating its detrimental ...
The objective of this study was to perform a preliminary validation of a solid-phase competition ELISA (SPCE) in
goats exposed to foot-and-mouth disease virus (FMDV) southern African territories (SAT) serotypes ...
Airs, Paul M.; Ventura-Cordero, Javier; Gwiriri, Lovemore C.; Tinsley, Jonathan H.I.; Mvula, Winchester; Lee, Michael R.F.; Van Wyk, Jan Aucamp; Nalivata, Patson C.; Takahashi, Taro; Morgan, Eric R.; Safalaoh, Andrews C.L.(Elsevier, 2023-12)
The true value of goats, their management systems, and the limitations of smallholdings have not been fully
explored in the context of sustainable livelihoods among rural smallholders in central Malawi. However, goats
are ...
The parvorder Rhynchopthirina contains three currently recognised species of lice that parasitize elephants (both African savanna elephant Loxodonta africana and Asian elephant Elephas maximus), desert warthogs (Phacochoerus ...
Mazwi, Koketso Desiree; Kolo, Francis Babaman; Jaja, Ishmael Festus; Byaruhanga, Charles; Hassim, Ayesha; Van Heerden, Henriette(MDPI, 2024-01)
In livestock, brucellosis is mainly an asymptomatic disease except when abortion occurs; therefore, two serological tests are used for diagnosis as no single test is suitable. Abattoir samples enable a combination of ...
Bovine mastitis is a critical pathology in global dairy herds, causing economic losses due to decreased production and increased culling. The continuous use of conventional antibiotics has led to antimicrobial resistance ...
Wang, Lihua; Ganges, Llilianne; Dixon, Linda K.; Bu, Zhigao; Zhao, Dongming; Quang Lam Truong; Richt, Juergen A.; Jin, Meilin; Netherton, Christopher L.; Benarafa, Charaf; Summerfield, Artur; Weng, Changjiang; Peng, Guiqing; Reis, Ana L.; Han, Jun; Penrith, Mary-Louise; Mo, Yupeng; Su, Zhipeng; Hoang, Dang Vu; Pogranichniy, Roman M.; Balaban-Oglan, David-Adrian; Li, Yuzhen; Wang, Kewen; Cai, Xuepeng; Shi, Jishu(MDPI, 2024-01)
The 2023 International African Swine Fever Workshop (IASFW) took place in Beijing, China, on 18–20 September 2023. It was jointly organized by the U.S.-China Center for Animal Health (USCCAH) at Kansas State University ...