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1. Size characteristics of asbestiform fibers in lung tissue of animals that grazed in areas rich in ophiolitic outcrops in Central Calabria (Southern Italy)

Author:
Maria Rosaria Bruno; Annapaola Cannizzaro; Angelo Olori; Francesca Tombolini; Federica Angelosanto; Francesco Sinopoli; Biagio Maria Bruni; Francesco Casalinuovo; Antonella Campopiano
Source:
Science of the total environment 2023 v.856 pp. 159061
ISSN:
0048-9697
Subject:
animal age,   etc   ; asbestos; carcinogenicity; durability; environment; humans; lungs; macrophages; phagocytosis; principal component analysis; sheep; Italy;     Show all 12 Subjects
Abstract:
... In Calabria (Southern Italy) naturally occurring asbestos (NOA) mainly occurs in the ophiolitic sequences cropping in the Mount Reventino area. The most common type of asbestos detected was the amphibole tremolite; fibrous antigorite and minor chrysotile were also found. The development of asbestos-related diseases depends on, among other things, the morphological characteristics of fibers, length ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.159061

2. Investigation of the Quality Characteristics of Wool Obtained from Karacabey Merino Sheep Grown in Thrace Region-Turkey

Author:
Rıza Atav; Pelin Gürkan Ünal; M. İhsan Soysal
Source:
Journal of natural fibers 2022 v.19 no.3 pp. 1107-1114
ISSN:
1544-046X
Subject:
animal age,   etc   ; Merino; fineness; fleece; wool;     Show all 5 Subjects
Abstract:
... In this study 34 heads of Karacabey Merino sheep wools raised in various farms located around Tekirdağ province, Turkey were investigated. Physical wool properties such as fiber fineness, length, strength, elongation, and greasy fleece weight were examined. Samples were collected during the shearing of the animals. Samples from three different regions such as head-neck, middle, and back from each ...
DOI:
10.1080/15440478.2020.1795777

3. Collection and analysis of post mortem inspection outcomes (liver lesions) from different cattle slaughtering plants located in Northern and Southern Italy

Author:
Simone Stella; Erica Tirloni; Cristian Bernardi; Greta Acerbis; Teresa Manginelli
Source:
Italian journal of food safety 2022 v.11 no.1 pp. 10035
ISSN:
2239-7132
Subject:
animal age,   etc   ; food chain; food safety; liver; necropsy; pastures; summer; Italy;     Show all 8 Subjects
Abstract:
... The study evaluated the outcomes of cattle liver postmortem examination (64,766 animals) obtained from three slaughterhouses (two located in Lombardy, Northern Italy, and one in Puglia, Southern Italy) through the period 2016-2020. The frequency of specific lesions determining liver condemnation was calculated and the influence of several factors (animal age/category, geographical area, season, pl ...
DOI:
10.4081/ijfs.2022.10035

4. Detailed new insights about tick infestations in domestic ruminant groups: a global systematic review and meta-analysis

Author:
Hassan Nasirian
Source:
Journal of parasitic diseases 2022 v.46 no.2 pp. 526-601
ISSN:
0971-7196
Subject:
animal age,   etc   ; Nymphalidae; blood; cattle; larvae; meta-analysis; sheep; statistical analysis; systematic review; tick control; tick infestations; ticks;     Show all 12 Subjects
Abstract:
... The domestic ruminants such as buffaloes, cattle, goats, sheep, and camels all around the globe represent a significant part of the global economy. Although domestic ruminant group infestations by hard ticks are commonly reported worldwide. Because these localized reports have shown variable and unprocessed results. A comprehensive global meta-analysis of tick infestations that dealt with the glob ...
DOI:
10.1007/s12639-021-01460-4

5. Cattle reference growth curves based on centile estimation: A GAMLSS approach

Author:
Luiz R. Nakamura; Thiago G. Ramires; Ana J. Righetto; Rodrigo R. Pescim; Fernanda V. Roquim; Taciana V. Savian; Dimitrios M. Stasinopoulos
Source:
Computers and electronics in agriculture 2022 v.192 pp. 106572
ISSN:
0168-1699
Subject:
animal age,   etc   ; Hereford; agriculture; body weight; cattle; decision support systems; electronics; females; growth curves; heteroskedasticity; plant growth; regression analysis;     Show all 12 Subjects
Abstract:
... In this paper we provide an alternative to create reference growth curves for female Hereford cattle breed based on the generalized additive models for location, scale and shape (GAMLSS) framework. The proposed methodology avoids some known problems present in the quantile regression, such as crossing quantiles and unsuitability in extreme centiles. Since GAMLSS are semi-parametric regression-type ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.compag.2021.106572

6. Selection effect for growth traits on energy requirements in beef Nelore steers

Author:
Iara Del Pilar Solar Diaz; Luis Antonio Framartino Bezerra; Raysildo Barbosa Lôbo; Francisco Ribeiro de Araújo Neto; Gregório Miguel Ferreira de Camargo; Valdecy Aparecida Rocha da Cruz; Raphael Bermal Costa; Henrique Nunes de Oliveira
Source:
Tropical animal health and production 2022 v.54 no.4 pp. 213
ISSN:
0049-4747
Subject:
animal age,   etc   ; Nellore; Urochloa decumbens; animal health; beef; beef production; body weight; energy; pastures; regression analysis; slaughter; weight gain;     Show all 12 Subjects
Abstract:
... Growth data of 77,372 Nelore steers were used to estimate the selection effect on energy requirements considering two beef production systems: cow-calf and slaughter cycles. All the animals had measures from 120 days to 7 years old. The parameters necessary to evaluate the selection effect on energy requirements were obtained by random regression analysis using Legendre polynomials. The models inc ...
DOI:
10.1007/s11250-022-03210-x

7. Elephant Endotheliotropic Herpesvirus 4 and Clostridium perfringens Type C Fatal Co-Infection in an Adult Asian Elephant (Elephas maximus)

Author:
Taiana Costa; Guido Rocchigiani; Flavia Zendri; Gabby Drake; Javier Lopez; Julian Chantrey; Emanuele Ricci
Source:
Animals 2022 v.12 no.3 pp. -
ISSN:
2076-2615
Subject:
animal age,   etc   ; Clostridium perfringens C; Elephantid betaherpesvirus 1; Elephas maximus; adults; captive animals; case studies; enterotoxemia; females; hemorrhage; mixed infection; mortality; necrosis;     Show all 13 Subjects
Abstract:
... Elephant endotheliotropic herpesvirus hemorrhagic disease (EEHV-HD) is an acute, often fatal, multisystemic hemorrhagic disease and one of the most significant causes of mortality of Asian elephants in captivity. Most fatal cases of EEHV-HD are associated with EEHV1A and EEHV1B in juveniles. This case report describes the clinical and pathological features of a fatal co-infection of Clostridium pe ...
DOI:
10.3390/ani12030349

8. Half-lives of several polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in cattle serum and tissues

Author:
Roger Drew; Tarah G. Hagen; David Champness; Amelie Sellier
Source:
Food additives & contaminants 2022 v.39 no.2 pp. 320-340
ISSN:
1944-0057
Subject:
animal age,   etc   ; blood serum; depuration; fire fighting; foams; half life; health effects assessments; human health; kidneys; liver; muscles; perfluorohexane sulfonic acid; perfluorononanoic acid; perfluorooctane sulfonic acid;     Show all 14 Subjects
Abstract:
... Cattle that were at steady-state serum polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) concentrations due to several years of exposure to water contaminated by residues of Aqueous Film-Forming (AFFF) firefighting foam had perfluorooctane sulphonate (PFOS) isomers, perfluoroheptane sulphonate (PFHpS), perfluorohexane sulphonate (PFHxS), perfluorononanoic acid (PFNA) and perfluorodecanoic acid (PFDA) in serum. El ...
DOI:
10.1080/19440049.2021.1991004

9. Serum testosterone concentrations, testicular biometry, and testicular tone in wild male lowland tapirs (Tapirus terrestris) in the Pantanal and Cerrado biomes, Brazil

Author:
Andreza V. Brasil; Felipe Z. Brandão; Emília P. Medici; Alexandre R. Silva
Source:
Theriogenology wild 2022 v.1 pp. 100005
ISSN:
2773-093X
Subject:
animal age,   etc   ; Tapirus terrestris; adults; air; air temperature; animal reproduction; automation; biometry; blood serum; cerrado; males; meteorological data; meteorology; radioimmunoassays; relative humidity; seasonal variation; testes; testosterone; wind speed; Brazil; Pantanal;     Show all 21 Subjects
Abstract:
... This study aimed to contribute to the knowledge about the reproductive physiology of wild lowland tapirs (Tapirus terrestris) by describing the serum testosterone concentrations, testicular biometry, and testicular tone of individuals living in the Pantanal and Cerrado biomes of Brazil, and to check for reproductive seasonality for the species, and to investigate correlations among these reproduct ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.therwi.2022.100005

10. Modeling the growth curve of Muzaffarnagari lambs from India

Author:
Ajoy Mandal; Hasan Baneh; David R. Notter
Source:
Livestock science 2021 v.251 pp. 104621
ISSN:
1871-1413
Subject:
animal age,   etc   ; body weight; growth curves; growth models; lambing; lambs; India;     Show all 7 Subjects
Abstract:
... Body weights (BW) of 2,611 Muzaffarnagari lambs at birth and 3, 6, 9, and 12 months of age were used to compare five alternative growth curves. Four three-parameter functions (Brody, von Bertalanffy, Gompertz, and logistic) and the four-parameter Richards function were fit for each lamb. Estimates of the asymptotic final BW (A), a maturing-rate parameter (k), and the degree of maturity at birth (u ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.livsci.2021.104621

11. Efficacy of phage therapy in poultry: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Author:
S. Mosimann; K. Desiree; P. Ebner
Source:
Poultry science 2021 v.100 no.12 pp. 101472
ISSN:
0032-5791
Subject:
animal age,   etc   ; aerosols; bacteriophages; meta-analysis; phage therapy; standard deviation; systematic review;     Show all 7 Subjects
Abstract:
... The increasing prevalence of antimicrobial resistant bacteria has sparked a renewed interest in alternative bacterial control methods, including bacteriophage administration. In order to determine the overall efficacy of bacteriophage administration for the reduction of bacterial concentrations in poultry, a systematic literature review and a meta-analysis were conducted. The systematic review inc ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.psj.2021.101472

12. Prevalence of Worldwide Neonatal Calf Diarrhoea Caused by Bovine Rotavirus in Combination with Bovine Coronavirus, Escherichia coli K99 and Cryptosporidium spp.: A Meta-Analysis

Author:
Michael Brunauer; Franz-Ferdinand Roch; Beate Conrady
Source:
Animals 2021 v.11 no.4 pp. -
ISSN:
2076-2615
Subject:
animal age,   etc   ; Bovine coronavirus; Cryptosporidium; Rotavirus; calves; diarrhea; enteropathogens; meta-analysis; odds ratio;     Show all 9 Subjects
Abstract:
... Multiple enteropathogens such as bovine rotavirus (BRV), bovine coronavirus (BCoV), Escherichia coli K99 (ETEC) and Cryptosporidium spp. (Crypto) are the most common causes of calf diarrhoea during the first 30 days of animal age. Three weighted-stratified random-effects meta-analyses were performed to calculate the worldwide prevalence of mixed infections of the causative agents (i.e., BRV-BCoV, ...
DOI:
10.3390/ani11041014

13. Spanish validation of the Fe-BARQ questionnaire: A replication study

Author:
David J. Menor-Campos; Carlos Ruiz-Soriano; James Serpell
Source:
Journal of veterinary behavior 2021 v.46 pp. 101-114
ISSN:
1558-7878
Subject:
animal age,   etc   ; behavior problems; cats; factor analysis; pet ownership; pets; predation; questionnaires; Spain;     Show all 9 Subjects
Abstract:
... The Fe-BARQ is a survey instrument designed to improve understanding of feline behavior that has been validated within a US population but not within a Spanish one. The Spanish version was translated and subjected to the same validation process, replicating the procedure described in the original research. Exploratory Factor Analysis of 816 questionnaire responses to 100 behavioral questions/items ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jveb.2021.09.002

14. Modelling environmentally mediated spread of livestock-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in a pig herd

Author:
K.S. Tuominen; S. Sternberg Lewerin; M. Jacobson; T. Rosendal
Source:
Animal 2022 v.16 no.2 pp. 100450
ISSN:
1751-7311
Subject:
animal age,   etc   ; disease control; herds; infectious diseases; methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus; observational studies;     Show all 6 Subjects
Abstract:
... Infectious disease models are a useful tool to support within-herd disease control strategies. This study presents a stochastic compartment model with environmentally mediated transmission to represent the spread of livestock-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (LA-MRSA) in a farrow-to-finish pig herd. The aims of the study were to (1) construct a model of the spread of LA-MRSA ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.animal.2021.100450

15. Goat γδ T cell subpopulations defined by WC1 expression, responses to pathogens and cytokine production

Author:
Alehegne W. Yirsaw; Alexandria Gillespie; Emily Britton; Alyssa Doerle; Lisa Johnson; Susan Marston; Janice Telfer; Cynthia L. Baldwin
Source:
Developmental and comparative immunology 2021 v.118 pp. 103984
ISSN:
0145-305X
Subject:
animal age,   etc   ; Leptospira; Mycobacterium avium; cattle; goats; hybrids; interleukin-17; monoclonal antibodies; paratuberculosis; sheep;     Show all 10 Subjects
Abstract:
... The major functions of γδ T cells in mammals overlap with those of αβ T cells but differ in that γδ T cells are rapid responders and see different types of antigens. While γδ T cells have been shown to be a major population of circulating lymphocytes in artiodactyl species such as cattle, sheep, and pigs, less is known about these cells in goats, an important agricultural species. We have recently ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.dci.2020.103984
CHORUS:
10.1016/j.dci.2020.103984

16. Review: Factors affecting sheep carcass and meat quality attributes

Author:
S. Prache; N. Schreurs; L. Guillier
Source:
Animal 2022 v.16 pp. 100330
ISSN:
1751-7311
Subject:
animal age,   etc   ; adults; age at slaughter; agroecology; antioxidants; color; conception; consumer information; diet; ethics; fatty acid composition; genetic selection; grasses; intramuscular fat; lean meat; meat production; meat quality; off flavors; off odors; ovine carcasses; pregnancy; risk; sheep meat; Europe;     Show all 24 Subjects
Abstract:
... Sheep meat comes from a wide variety of farming systems utilising outdoor extensive to indoor intensive with animals of various ages at slaughter. In Europe, slaughter may occur from 4 weeks of age in suckling light lambs to adult ages. More than any other animal species used for meat production, there are strong country-specific preferences for sheep meat quality linked to production system chara ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.animal.2021.100330

17. Relation between Feed Particle Size Distribution and Plumage Condition in Laying Hens on Commercial Farms

Author:
Ruben Schreiter; Klaus Damme; Markus Freick
Source:
Animals 2021 v.11 no.3 pp. -
ISSN:
2076-2615
Subject:
animal age,   etc   ; cross-sectional studies; herds; lysine; methionine; particle size distribution; plumage; regression analysis; sodium;     Show all 9 Subjects
Abstract:
... In this cross-sectional study, 103 complete feed samples from laying hen herds affected by plumage damage as an indirect measure for severe feather pecking (affected herds; AH, n = 37) and control herds without plumage damage (control herd; CH, n = 66) of commercial German farms were examined by dry sieve and nutrient analysis. AH showed higher percentages of particles >2.50 mm (mean ± SD, CH: 11. ...
DOI:
10.3390/ani11030773

18. The influence of age and sex on carcass characteristics and chemical composition of the longissimus thoracis et lumborum muscle in wild boars (Sus scrofa)

Author:
T. Żmijewski; M. Modzelewska-Kapituła
Source:
Archiv für Tierzucht 2021 v.64 pp. 199-210
ISSN:
2363-9822
Subject:
animal age,   etc   ; Sus scrofa; adults; carcass quality; collagen; lean meat; lipid content; longissimus muscle; protein content;     Show all 9 Subjects
Abstract:
...

The aim of this study was to determine the influence of age and sex on carcass characteristics and the chemical composition of the longissimus thoracis et lumborum (LTL) muscle in wild boars (Sus scrofa). Carcass quality parameters varied significantly depending on age and sex, whereas the protein and collagen contents in the muscle were affected by animal age. The carcasses of male year ...

DOI:
10.5194/aab-64-199-2021

19. Age dependent physiological tolerances explain population dynamics and distribution in the intertidal zone: A study with porcelain crabs

Author:
Marcelo E. Lagos; Nicole Castillo; Natalia Albarrán-Mélzer; Javier Pinochet; Paulina Gebauer; Mauricio A. Urbina
Source:
Marine environmental research 2021 v.169 pp. 105343
ISSN:
0141-1136
Subject:
animal age,   etc   ; air; ceramics; habitats; littoral zone; osmoregulation; population dynamics; research; salinity; seawater; water uptake; weather;     Show all 12 Subjects
Abstract:
... Population dynamics and their response to environmental stressors have been widely studied in intertidal organisms. However, how these dynamics and responses change with animal age have been largely ignored to date. Traditionally, it is assumed that younger organisms are more sensitive than adults to environmental stressors; under this perspective it could be predicted that fully grown organisms s ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.marenvres.2021.105343

20. Performance and carcass quality traits of Iberian × Duroc crossbred pig subject to gender and age at the beginning of the free-range finishing phase

Author:
A. Ortiz; D. Tejerina; S. García-Torres; P. Gaspar; E. González
Source:
Animal 2021 v.15 no.9 pp. 100324
ISSN:
1751-7311
Subject:
animal age,   etc   ; Duroc; average daily gain; carcass quality; carcass yield; castration; females; markets; meat cuts; rump; swine;     Show all 11 Subjects
Abstract:
... The traditional production of the Iberian breed pig involves a long production cycle. It might be shortened by using Iberian pigs crossed with Duroc and by reducing the growing phase, but the age-related changes on productive performance and carcass quality should be addressed. Thus, productive performance, live measurements and carcass and primal cut traits were evaluated on Iberian × Duroc 50:50 ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.animal.2021.100324