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Infravec2 guidelines for the design and operation of containment level 2 and 3 insectaries in Europe
(Pathogens and Global Health, 2022-08-22)With the current expansion of vector-based research and an increasing number of facilities rearing arthropod vectors and infecting them with pathogens, common measures for containment of arthropods as ... -
Protective efficacy of an RBD-based Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) particle vaccine in llamas
(One Health Outlook, 2022-06-24)Ongoing outbreaks of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) continue posing a global health threat. Vaccination of livestock reservoir species is a recommended strategy to prevent spread ... -
Supplementing Citrus aurantium Flavonoid Extract in High-Fat Finishing Diets Improves Animal Behavior and Rumen Health and Modifies Rumen and Duodenum Epithelium Gene Expression in Holstein Bulls
(Animals, 2022-08-03)One hundred and forty-six bulls (178.2 ± 6.64 kg BW and 146.0 ± 0.60 d of age) were randomly allocated to one of eight pens and assigned to control (C) or citrus flavonoid (BF) treatments (Citrus ... -
Struvite-based composites for slow-release fertilization: a case study in sand
(Scientific reports, 2022-08-19)Struvite (St) recovered from wastewaters is a sustainable option for phosphorus (P) recovery and fertilization, whose solubility is low in water and high in environments characterized by a low pH, such ... -
Understanding the future meat consumers
(Meat Science, 2022-08-06)Revered, desired, hated and even persecuted, meat leaves almost no one indifferent. It is a fundamental element of our culture and traditions, and gives rise to numerous controversies, trends and social ... -
Lincomycin toxicity in farm rabbits: report on a severe case
(World Rabbit Science, 2022-06-29)In this study, we describe a case of severe toxicity by lincomycin contamination in feed on a farm housing 1800 rabbit does. The farm used a two-batch system, with parities 24 and 3 d ago, respectively. ... -
Productive performance and in vivo body composition across the growing and finishing period and carcass traits in pigs of four sex types
(Meat Science, 2022-07-14)This study compares performance, body and carcass composition among castrated (CM), immunocastrated (IM) and entire males (EM), and females (FE) at 30, 70, 100 and 120 kg of body weight (total of n = ... -
An anti-SARS-CoV-2 metabolite is reduced in diabetes
(Nature Metabolism, 2022-05-09)A glucose-like metabolite, which is reduced in the serum of diabetic patients, inhibits the entry of SARS-CoV-2 into key cellular targets. The work led by Cheng and colleagues provides a molecular ... -
Inter-Observer Repeatability of Indicators of Consciousness after Waterbath Stunning in Broiler Chickens
(Animals, 2022-07-13)Waterbath stunning is intended to induce unconsciousness until death occurs due to bleeding in poultry. However, it is not always effective. For this reason, in order to protect their welfare, it is ... -
Clearance and persistence of Escherichia coli in the freshwater mussel Unio mancus
(Scientific Reports, 2022-07-20)The excessive use of antibiotics has led to the emergence of resistant bacteria, mainly from the Enterobacterales group, with high pathogenic/zoonotic potentials that can lead to problems in public ... -
Making Full Use of Qualitative Data to Generate New Fish Product Ideas through Co-Creation with Consumers: A Methodological Approach
(Foods, 2022-07-31)Co-creation is a process that directly involves different stakeholders in the idea generation phase of a new product development process. A pool of 112 new aquaculture fish product ideas was obtained ... -
Characterization of Three Different Mediterranean Beef Fattening Systems: Performance, Behavior, and Carcass and Meat Quality
(MDPI, 22-08-02)The aim of this study was to characterize three different commercial dairy beef fattening systems for intensive Mediterranean fattening programs differing in gender, breed, nutrition, and days of feed ... -
Phylotranscriptomics reveals the reticulate evolutionary history of a widespread diatom species complex
(Journal of Phycology, 2022-07-21)In contrast to surveys based on a few genes that often provide limited taxonomic resolution, transcriptomes provide a wealth of genomic loci that can resolve relationships among taxonomically challenging ... -
Analysis of the causal structure of traits involved in sow lactation feed efficiency
(Genetics Selection Evolution, 2022-07-26)Background Feed efficiency during lactation involves a set of phenotypic traits that form a complex system, with some traits exerting causal effects on the others. Information regarding such ... -
New insights into flowering date in Prunus: fine mapping of a major QTL in sweet cherry
(Horticulture Research, 2022-02-19)Flowering date is an important trait in Prunus fruit species, especially for their adaptation in a global warming context. Numerous quantitative trait loci (QTLs) have been identified and a major one ... -
Longitudinal Study of Fecal Microbiota in Calves with or without Diarrhea Episodes before Weaning
(Veterinary Sciences, 2022-08-29)The microbiota plays an important role in the development of diarrhea in pre-weaned calves. The characterization of the fecal microbiota in health and disease can be critical to unravel the bacterial ... -
Rules of thumb to obtain, isolate, and preserve porcine peripheral blood mononuclear cells
(Veterinary Immunology and Immunopathology, 2022-07-16)One of the most used biospecimens in immunology are peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC). PBMC are particularly useful when evaluating immunity through responses of circulating B- and T-cells, ... -
Developmental RNA-Seq transcriptomics of haploid germ cells and spermatozoa uncovers novel pathways associated with teleost spermiogenesis
(Scientific Reports, 2022-08-19)In non-mammalian vertebrates, the molecular mechanisms involved in the transformation of haploid germ cells (HGCs) into spermatozoa (spermiogenesis) are largely unknown. Here, we investigated this process ... -
Cross-Cultural Differences in the Perception of Lamb between New Zealand and Chinese Consumers in New Zealand
(Foods, 2022-07-11)This study investigated differences between general New Zealand consumers and ethnic Chinese consumers living in New Zealand regarding the importance of lamb attributes at the point of purchase and ... -
Brewery by-products (yeast and spent grain) as protein sources in rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) feeds
(Frontiers in Marine Science, 2022-09-05)A trial was conducted to analyze the effect of the inclusion of yeast and spent grain obtained from breweries in feeds for rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss), taking into account the availability of ...