Learn from two top Pet Detectives and K9 Handlers about lost dog and cat behavior, first studied with the perspective of search-and-rescue by MAR Network Director Kat Albrecht. “Due to a background in search-and-rescue (searching for lost people), Kat understood the critica [....] » Read More
Animal welfare is nowadays a growing concern specially in relation with the intensive animal production for food industry. The implementation of biosecurity measures can provide tools to guarantee the proper and healthy animal farming. In fact, and in accordance with the Sustaina [....] » Read More
Zoonotic disease or Zoonosis is a group of infectious disease that can cross the species boundary and can transmitted between animals to humans or from humans to animals. Most of the time, it became a great concern for our society when zoonotic disease transmitted from wild or do [....] » Read More
Small Animal particularly Goat, Sheep & Pigs are important animals in subsistence agriculture on account of unique ability to adopt and maintain themselves in rural harsh environment. These farming practices plays crucial role for improving livelihood and socio-economic statu [....] » Read More
The Present study is aimed at evaluating in vitro activity of ethnolic, n-hexane andacetone extracts of medicinal plants; Cumminum cyminum, Syzgium aromaticum and Capsicum annuum against bovine mastitogens. Bacterial mastitogens isolated from milk samples and their strains were c [....] » Read More
Bacterial isolates from 3600 milk samples chronic mastitis of cattle were screened over a period of march 2019 to December 2022 were subjected to routine isolation and identification. Antibiotic sensitivity testing of all samples for both biofilm faoming and planktonic form [....] » Read More
African swine fever is an acute, highly contagious infectious disease caused by African swine fever virus (ASFV). The virus can infect domestic pigs or wild boars. In the past four months, more than 16,000 ASF cases have been reported in 27 countries. Therefore, prevention and co [....] » Read More
Aim: The study was aimed to explore the protective effect of melatonin against silver nitrates induced toxicity in pregnant female rats. Methods and materials: Twenty-four pregnant female rats were divided into four groups each group contained six rats weigh 18 [....] » Read More
The aim of the study was to analyze selected elements of the nutritional status of the red deer (Cervus elaphus) reared on organic farms. The botanical composition of the meadow-pasture feeding ground and water resources were analyzed. The 109-ha farm had an ecological certificat [....] » Read More
Respiratory diseases of cattle are very costly and deadly disease and among them contagious bovine pleura-pneumonia (CBPP) is a silent killer, that was listed an OIE, caused by Mycoplasma mycoides subsp. mycoides, a member of the Mycoplasma mycoides. The aim of the present study [....] » Read More
Temporomandibular disorders (TMD) are a group of musculoskeletal diseases affecting masticatory muscles, temporomandibular joints (TMJ) and associated structures, which can significantly influence a patient’s quality of life.Although the etiology it is not clear, it ha [....] » Read More
Domestic dogs and cats may act as epidemiological links between environments contaminated with pathogenic Leptospira and humans. The province of Santa Fe, Argentina, is endemic for leptospirosis and presents epidemic outbreaks during floods. However, few studies have ev [....] » Read More
Surra is disease caused by a blood-flagellated protozoan, Trypanosoma evansi resulting in a major economic loss. The parasite can attack all livestock, wild animals, including humans (zoonosis). Various diagnostic methods have been developed; however they have limitations. Theref [....] » Read More
A relationship—whether intentional or not—is often established between humans and animals in veterinary facilities, agricultural facilities, and laboratories. Behavioral theorists suggest that human-animal relationships can take several different forms. Research [....] » Read More
Conservation Through Public Health (CTPH), a 20-year-old award-winning NGO, promotes biodiversity conservation by enabling people, gorillas and other wildlife to coexist through improving their health and livelihoods in and around Africa’s protected areas. CTPH has three in [....] » Read More
Imbalance between metabolic heat production and its dissipation results in heat stress under hot-humid climate. This study aimed to investigate the correlation of IGFs, IGFBPs and IGFBPRs of grower pigs with change in temperature humidity index (THI). THI was calculated to know t [....] » Read More
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Title : Topical therapy as a way of minimizing the use of systemic antibiotics for canine Pyoderma
Lowell Ackerman, American College of Veterinary Dermatology, Canada
Canine pyoderma is a common entity seen in small animal veterinary practice, and despite the fact that it rarely occurs as a primary event caused by pathogenic bacteria, historically the treatment approach has been to rely on systemic antibiotic therapy, often for several weeks. [....] » Read More
Title : Designing Australia’s National Post Entry Quarantine Facility
Colin Sakinofsky, L2D Architects, Australia
It’s not every day that an architect has the opportunity to design the Australian National Post Entry Quarantine (PEQ) facility. And in your own back yard. Background: In all our years as Specialists in Research Design, namely Laboratories, Biomedical, Pharmaceuti [....] » Read More
Title : Correlation analysis between biofilm formation and virulence of Enterococcus faecium and E. faecalis isolated from gastrointestinal tract of humans and animals.
Aleksandra Troscianczyk, University of Life Sciences, Poland
Enterococcus are pathogens that can cause nosocomial infections. Their ability to form biofilm influences the growth of virulence and also contributes to increase of antimicrobial resistance. Certain virulence factors may play an important role in biofilm formation. The aim of th [....] » Read More
Title : Epigenetics and gut microbiome: present and future
Abhina Mohanan, JIPMER, India
"Epigenetics" is the term used to study the biological mechanisms that modify gene expression but not the primary DNA sequence. Post-translational biochemical changes to histones, nucleosome's main protein, or cytosine base methylation in DNA may bring epigenetic mo [....] » Read More
Title : Cryopreservation of Honey bee drone spermatozoa
Tsvetan Tsvetkov, Institute of Biology and Immunology of Reproduction- Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Bulgaria
Beekeeping has a significant role regarding the food and pharmaceutical industry. The production of pollen, propolis, royal jelly, beeswax and bee venom is an important factor for the human health and nutrition. Honey bees are the main pollinator for over 70% of agricultural crop [....] » Read More
Title : Animal audiology
Peter M Skip Scheifele, University of Cincinnati, United States
It is estimated that there are 70 million companion dogs and 5 million horses in the United States (American Veterinary Medical Association, 2012). Animal audiology is a relatively new branch of audiology, developing worldwide in an effort to assist pet owners and animal professi [....] » Read More
Title : Bicavitary haemorrhagic effusion in a dog with a liver lobe torsion
Carla Asorey Blazquez, Dick White Referrals, United Kingdom
Aim of this case report: Liver lobe torsion is an uncommon condition in dogs. The goal of this report was to describe an uncommon presentation of this pathology where bicavitary haemorrhagic effusion and abcessation were diagnosed. Case presentation: A 4-year-old male neu [....] » Read More
Title : Retrospective study of chronic coughing in dogs
Carla Asorey Blazquez, Dick White Referrals, United Kingdom
Aims of the study: Chronic cough is a common complaint in small animal internal medicine. The aim of this study was to describe the most common causes of chronic cough in dogs. Material and methods: The medical records from a referral centre in the United Kingdom were r [....] » Read More
Title : Revolutionizing Veterinary Practices with an International Health Booklet
Marisa Gil Lapetra, Conectact Soluciones Y Aplicationes, Spain
Addressing the growing need for standardized animal health records during international travel, this work presents a cutting-edge integration of the Unified Identification Protocol for Training and Health, the International Civil Aviation Organization's Emergency Travel Docum [....] » Read More
Title : Antibiotic Influence on Mastitis management in Cows and Buffaloes
Minakshi Arya, North Dakota State University, United States
Mastitis, characterized by inflammation of the mammary gland due to microbial infection, is recognized as the most expensive ailment in dairy cattle. The economic impact stems largely from decreased milk production, with mammary tissue damage leading to reduced activity of milk-p [....] » Read More
Title : AviPhage: Harnessing bacterial predators to improve poultry farm health
Steven Theriault, Cytophage Technologies, Canada
Disease transmission of avian borne bacterial pathogens such as Salmonella spp. and Escherichia spp. are a major global health concern in both developed and developing countries. Due to the overuse and mismanagement of antibiotic intervention, along with their residual presence i [....] » Read More
Title : Recent advancement in conservation of animal genetic resources
Rajkumar Sah, Bihar Agricultural University, India
Livestock biodiversity is essential for food and livelihood security, but animal genetic resources are still underutilized and underconserved. A lot of genetic diversity exists in livestock breeds/population with respect to uniqueness in production potential, adaptability and dis [....] » Read More
Title : First investigation on alimentary tract parasitic fauna of black-headed gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus) in Iran with the first record of Opisthorchis spp in gulls.
Farhad Karimi, Urmia University, Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Gulls are water birds with a wide distribution worldwide and habitats very close to the human environment. Due to being a migrant and omnivorous diet of these birds, they can contract and transmit many diseases all over the world. This research aimed to investigate the parasitic [....] » Read More