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Temporal Trends in Equine Sperm Motility and Semen Volume: A Retrospective Analysis from a Single UK Breeding Facility (2024)
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Harris, I. T., Nankervis, K., Pyatt, A., Gardner, D. S., Humphreys, P., & Blanchard, R. N. (2024). Temporal Trends in Equine Sperm Motility and Semen Volume: A Retrospective Analysis from a Single UK Breeding Facility. International Journal of Equine Science, 3(2), 100-106

The equine industry preferentially selects sires based on pedigree, performance, and conformation, with little concern given to fertility. Increasing evidence supports the theory of geographic-sensitive declines in a range of semen quality parameters... Read More about Temporal Trends in Equine Sperm Motility and Semen Volume: A Retrospective Analysis from a Single UK Breeding Facility.

Exposure to blue light reduces antimicrobial resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolated from dog ear infections (2024)
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Gigante, A. M., Hadis, M. A., Secker, B., Shaw, S. C., Cooper, P. R., Palin, W. M., Milward, M. R., & Atterbury, R. J. (2024). Exposure to blue light reduces antimicrobial resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolated from dog ear infections. Frontiers in Microbiology, 15, 1-11. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2024.1414412

Introduction: Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a leading cause of canine otitis externa. Enrofloxacin is often applied topically to treat this condition, although recalcitrant and recurring infections are common. There is evidence that exposure to blue ligh... Read More about Exposure to blue light reduces antimicrobial resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolated from dog ear infections.

Dolphin-WET—Development of a Welfare Evaluation Tool for Bottlenose Dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) under Human Care (2024)
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Baumgartner, K., Hüttner, T., Clegg, I. L. K., Garcia Hartmann, M., Garcia-Párraga, D., Manteca, X., Mercera, B., Monreal-Pawlowsky, T., Pilenga, C., Ternes, K., Tallo-Parra, O., Vaicekauskaite, R., von Fersen, L., Yon, L., & Delfour, F. (2024). Dolphin-WET—Development of a Welfare Evaluation Tool for Bottlenose Dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) under Human Care. Animals, 14(5), Article 701. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani14050701

Ensuring high standards of animal welfare is not only an ethical duty for zoos and aquariums, but it is also essential to achieve their conservation, education, and research goals. While for some species, animal welfare assessment frameworks are alre... Read More about Dolphin-WET—Development of a Welfare Evaluation Tool for Bottlenose Dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) under Human Care.

Trace element composition of tree fodder and potential nutritional use for livestock (2021)
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Kendall, N., Smith, J., Whistance, L., Stergiadis, S., Stoate, C., Chesshire, H., & Smith, A. (2021). Trace element composition of tree fodder and potential nutritional use for livestock. Livestock Science, 250, Article 104560. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.livsci.2021.104560

Silvopastoral agroforestry, the integration of trees into livestock production systems, is an ancient practice with benefits to animal welfare and nutrition. Intensification of farming practices have reduced the presence of trees and hedgerows in th... Read More about Trace element composition of tree fodder and potential nutritional use for livestock.

Simulating land use changes, sediment yields, and pesticide use in the Upper Paraguay River Basin: Implications for conservation of the Pantanal wetland (2021)
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de Oliveira Roque, F., Guerra, A., Johnson, M., Padovania, C., Corbi, J., Covich, A. P., Eaton, D., Moraes Tomas, W., Valente-Neto, F., Piovezan Borges, A. C., Pinho, A., Barufatii, A., do Amara Crispim, B., Dettogni Guariento, R., Helena da Silva Andrade, M., Tavares Rezende-Filho, A., Portela, R., Divina, M., César Sampaioda Silva, J., Bernadino, C., …Yon, L. (2021). Simulating land use changes, sediment yields, and pesticide use in the Upper Paraguay River Basin: Implications for conservation of the Pantanal wetland. Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment, 314, 1-11. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agee.2021.107405

As a consequence of accelerated and excessive use of pesticides in tropical regions, wilderness areas are under threat; this includes the Pantanal wetlands in the Upper Paraguay River Basin (UPRB). Using a Land Cover Land Use Change (LCLUC) modelling... Read More about Simulating land use changes, sediment yields, and pesticide use in the Upper Paraguay River Basin: Implications for conservation of the Pantanal wetland.

Sulfadiazine Sodium Ameliorates the Metabolomic Perturbation in Mice Infected with Toxoplasma gondii (2019)
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Zhu, X.-Q., Zhou, C.-X., Liu, Q., Gan, Y., Cong, H., Elsheikha, H. M., & Chen, X.-Q. (2019). Sulfadiazine Sodium Ameliorates the Metabolomic Perturbation in Mice Infected with Toxoplasma gondii. Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, 63(10), Article e00312-19. https://doi.org/10.1128/AAC.00312-19

In this study, we analyzed the global metabolomic changes associated with Toxoplasma gondii infection in mice in the presence or absence of sulfadiazine sodium (SDZ) treatment. BALB/c mice were infected with T. gondii GT1 strain and treated orally wi... Read More about Sulfadiazine Sodium Ameliorates the Metabolomic Perturbation in Mice Infected with Toxoplasma gondii.

First detection of Hepatitis E virus (Orthohepevirus C) in wild brown rats ( Rattus norvegicus ) from Great Britain (2019)
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Murphy, E. G., Williams, N. J., Jennings, D., Chantrey, J., Verin, R., Grierson, S., McElhinney, L. M., & Bennett, M. (2019). First detection of Hepatitis E virus (Orthohepevirus C) in wild brown rats ( Rattus norvegicus ) from Great Britain. Zoonoses and Public Health, 66(6), 686-694. https://doi.org/10.1111/zph.12581

In the United Kingdom, there has been an increase in the number of hepatitis E virus (HEV) infections in people annually since 2010. Most of these are thought to be indigenously acquired Orthohepevirus A genotype 3 (HEV G3), which has been linked to... Read More about First detection of Hepatitis E virus (Orthohepevirus C) in wild brown rats ( Rattus norvegicus ) from Great Britain.

Transcriptomic insights into the early host-pathogen interaction of cat intestine with Toxoplasma gondii (2018)
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Wang, M., Zhang, F.-K., Elsheikha, H. M., Zhang, N.-Z., He, J.-J., Luo, J.-X., & Zhu, X.-Q. (2018). Transcriptomic insights into the early host-pathogen interaction of cat intestine with Toxoplasma gondii. Parasites and Vectors, 11(1), Article 592. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-018-3179-8

Background: Although sexual reproduction of the parasite Toxoplasma gondii exclusively occurs in the cat intestine, knowledge about the alteration of gene expression in the intestine of cats infected with T. gondii is still limited. Here, we investig... Read More about Transcriptomic insights into the early host-pathogen interaction of cat intestine with Toxoplasma gondii.

The pervasive effects of recombinant Fasciola gigantica Ras-related protein Rab10 on the functions of goat peripheral blood mononuclear cells (2018)
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Tian, A.-L., Lu, M., Zhang, F.-K., Calderón-Mantilla, G., Petsalaki, E., Tian, X., Wang, W., Huang, S.-Y., Li, X., Elsheikha, H. M., & Zhu, X.-Q. (2018). The pervasive effects of recombinant Fasciola gigantica Ras-related protein Rab10 on the functions of goat peripheral blood mononuclear cells. Parasites and Vectors, 11, Article 579. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-018-3148-2

Background: Fasciola gigantica-induced immunomodulation is a major hurdle faced by the host for controlling infection. Here, we elucidated the role of F. gigantica Ras-related protein Rab10 (FgRab10) in the modulation of key functions of peripheral b... Read More about The pervasive effects of recombinant Fasciola gigantica Ras-related protein Rab10 on the functions of goat peripheral blood mononuclear cells.

Preliminary investigation of urine N-telopeptide concentration as a biomarker of bone resorption in dogs receiving glucocorticoids: Urinary NTx in glucocorticoid treated dogs (2017)
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Adamany, J. L., Cross, G. F., Gardner, D., & Dunning, M. D. (2017). Preliminary investigation of urine N-telopeptide concentration as a biomarker of bone resorption in dogs receiving glucocorticoids: Urinary NTx in glucocorticoid treated dogs. Journal of Small Animal Practice, 58(7), 403-407. https://doi.org/10.1111/jsap.12675

Objectives
The influence of glucocorticoid therapy on bone resorption in dogs using a urine N‐telopeptide assay was investigated.

Materials and Methods
Thirty‐one dogs receiving oral glucocorticoids and 31 age‐matched healthy control dogs were e... Read More about Preliminary investigation of urine N-telopeptide concentration as a biomarker of bone resorption in dogs receiving glucocorticoids: Urinary NTx in glucocorticoid treated dogs.

Proteomic profiling of mouse liver following acute Toxoplasma gondii infection (2016)
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He, J.-J., Ma, J., Elsheikha, H. M., Song, H.-Q., Zhou, D.-H., & Zhu, X.-Q. (2016). Proteomic profiling of mouse liver following acute Toxoplasma gondii infection. PLoS ONE, 11(3), 1-15. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0152022

© 2016 He et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credite... Read More about Proteomic profiling of mouse liver following acute Toxoplasma gondii infection.