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... Endogenous hydrocortisone causes detrimental effects on public health and domestic animal products, but the potential mechanisms remain elusive. Hydrocortisone was detected from seventy-two Guanzhong-Black pigs in three replicates (216 samples) (0.00 ± 46.38 μg kg⁻¹), indicating the existence of endogenous hydrocortisone. Herein, we investigated the effects of hydrocortisone on the metabolic signa ...
domesticanimals, etc ; anestrus; endocrinology; follicular development; gene expression; genes; oocytes; pregnancy; Show all 8 Subjects
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... The Kisspeptin/Kiss1r system has been studied in mammalian ovaries. However, there are still no studies on the modulation of this system and its relationship with angiogenic and immunological mediators in the ovary of domestic cats, especially during pregnancy. We evaluated the expression of Kisspeptin/Kiss1r and angiogenic and immunological mediators during folliculogenesis, luteogenesis and lute ...
domesticanimals, etc ; biodiversity; environmental health; national parks; people; surveys; wild animals; zoonoses; Uganda; Show all 9 Subjects
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... The majority of emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases in people are zoonotic. Despite substantial research in communities adjacent to protected areas with high levels of biodiversity, limited data exist on people’s knowledge, attitudes, and practices to avoid exposure to infections from domestic and wild animals. We used a modified grounded-theory framework in QS NVivo to develop a Knowledg ...
domesticanimals, etc ; endocrinology; fetal development; gene expression; homeostasis; lactation; mammary development; metabolism; milk production; Show all 9 Subjects
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... Circadian rhythms are 24 h cycles of behavior, physiology and gene expression that function to synchronize processes across the body and coordinate physiology with the external environment. Circadian clocks are central to maintaining homeostasis and regulating coordinated changes in physiology in response to internal and external cues. Orchestrated changes occur in maternal physiology during the p ...
domesticanimals, etc ; EDTA (chelating agent); alkaline phosphatase; blood serum; chemiluminescence; corticotropin; cortisol; dogs; radioimmunoassays; thyroxine; Show all 10 Subjects
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... When measuring blood hormones, pre-analytical sample handling can impact the quality of the results. Previous studies have shown improved stability of canine cortisol in ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA) plasma compared to serum and interchangeability of serum and plasma when cortisol is measured by radioimmunoassay. Additionally, cortisol samples were also interchangeable when measured by ch ...
domesticanimals, etc ; COVID-19 infection; Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; vaccination; viruses; wild animals; Show all 6 Subjects
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... Giovanni Di Guardo argues that there is evidence of zoonotic spread of SARS‐CoV‐2 from wild and domestic animal species to people, and that to limit the development of new variants, vaccines should be developed for, and vaccination programmes include, species capable of becoming infected with and transmitting the virus. ...
domesticanimals, etc ; blood; blood flow; computer analysis; computer software; estradiol; nitric oxide; testes; testosterone; ultrasonography; Show all 10 Subjects
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... The present study investigated the effect of a single administration of long-acting follicle simulation hormone (FSH) on testicular blood perfusion as measured by pulsed-wave Doppler ultrasonography, testicular echotexture, and circulating testosterone (T), estradiol (E2), and nitric oxide (NO) in the plasma of rams in the non-breeding season. Twelve Ossimi rams were subjected to either a single a ...
domesticanimals, etc ; animal health; animal welfare; blood sampling; ethics; glucocorticoids; hippocampus; pain; quality of life; secretion; Show all 10 Subjects
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... Animal welfare is the quality of life as perceived by the animal itself. It is also the state of an animal in its attempt to cope with its environment. Animal welfare has high ethics and economic importance. Thus the need to develop parameters for assessing animal welfare. An acute increase in glucocorticoid (GC) concentration is necessary for adaptation to a stressful situation. Glucocorticoids a ...
domesticanimals, etc ; Amblyomma americanum; adults; geographical distribution; humans; medical entomology; monitoring; parasites; public health; summer; Michigan; Show all 11 Subjects
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... Amblyomma americanum (Linnaeus) (Acari: Ixodidae) (lone star tick) is an aggressive, generalist parasite that vectors numerous important human and animal pathogens. In recent decades its geographic range has expanded northwards from endemic regions in the southeastern and southcentral United States. In 2019 five questing A. americanum ticks, comprising two life stages were detected at one site in ...
domesticanimals, etc ; Ursidae; biodiversity; data collection; habitats; inventories; land use; surveys; wild animals; wild plants; wolves; Spain; Show all 12 Subjects
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... Documenting and understanding long‐term biodiversity change is limited by the availability of historical data, particularly from periods preceding major anthropogenic changes associated with the Industrial Revolution. We mined the information of a standardized historical survey developed in 628 localities across Spain between 1574 and 1582 (Relaciones Topográficas de Felipe II) with the goal of pr ...
... Parturition is a challenging physiological process with perfect timing dictated by the events leading to the end of pregnancy in the female, and by the maturation of the fetus(es). The process of parturition remains an intricate interaction of hormones in a fine-tuned timing that remains to be better elucidated in the dog. In the dog pregnancy is maintained by the progesterone production by the co ...
domesticanimals, etc ; adrenal glands; aldosterone; blood serum; cortisol; medical history; morbidity; mortality; neonates; prasterone; pregnenolone; premature birth; progesterone; stress response; Show all 14 Subjects
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... Sepsis is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in neonatal foals. Relative adrenal insufficiency (RAI), defined as an inadequate cortisol response to stress, has been associated with sepsis, prematurity, and poor outcome in newborn foals. In addition to cortisol, the adrenal gland synthesizes several biologically important steroids and steroid precursors, including aldosterone, androgens, and ...
domesticanimals, etc ; Cushing syndrome; creatinine; endocrinology; immunohistochemistry; Show all 5 Subjects
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... Pheochromocytoma diagnosis in dogs is challenging because biochemical tests are not always available. In humans, urinary vanillylmandelic acid (VMA) is part of a pheochromocytoma biochemical diagnostic profile, whereas its diagnostic accuracy is currently unknown in dogs with pheochromocytoma. Prospectively, VMA was determined by HPLC and expressed as the ratio with respect to urinary creatinine ( ...
domesticanimals, etc ; agricultural colleges; endocrinology; lactation; women; Show all 5 Subjects
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... This introduction summarizes some of the contributions made by woman in the field of lactation biology and endocrine regulation of lactation. In particular, it highlights the career of Dr. Karen Plaut, who at the time of writing this introduction was Dean of the College of Agriculture at Purdue University. She was a trailblazer for women in lactation biology following in the footsteps on some infl ...
domesticanimals, etc ; Felidae; estrogens; metabolism; pregnancy; prostaglandins; pseudopregnancy; Show all 7 Subjects
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... Although lynxes and domestic cats are both felids, their luteal life cycles differ. As in many species, corpora lutea (CLs) of domestic cats regress after pregnancy or pseudopregnancy. By contrast, CLs of lynxes do not functionally regress following the cycle of their formation. They stay physiologically active and persist for several years. To obtain an improved understanding of the life cycle of ...
... Capromorelin is a ghrelin-receptor agonist widely used as an appetite stimulant in dogs. Capromorelin disrupts glucose homeostasis in cats but information regarding its effects on canine glucose homeostasis is lacking. The study objective was to evaluate the effect of capromorelin on glucose homeostatic mechanisms in healthy dogs. Eight clinically healthy client-owned adult dogs were enrolled in t ...
domesticanimals, etc ; antioxidant activity; blastocyst; endocrinology; gene expression; metabolism; oocytes; Show all 7 Subjects
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... During the last 10 to 15 yr, in vitro research to predict antral follicle growth and oocyte maturation has delivered interesting advances in the knowledge of processes regulating follicle growth and developmental competence of oocytes. This review discusses the contribution of cumulus and mural granulosa cells in the process of oocyte maturation and cumulus expansion in cumulus–oocyte complexes (C ...
domesticanimals, etc ; Trichoptera; biomass; entomophagy; extinction; foods; human nutrition; livestock feeds; Show all 8 Subjects
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... Six of the 12 living orders of aquatic insects contain species engaged in entomophagy, but few are being harvested effectively, leading to overexploitation and local extinction. Existing practices range from including insects (e.g. dipterans) in the core diets of many indigenous peoples to consumption of selected insects as novelty food (e.g. caddisflies). Comparison of nutritional worth of aquati ...
domesticanimals, etc ; Canine morbillivirus; animal health; antigenic variation; dogs; genes; genetic heterogeneity; genetic similarity; geographic information systems; geographical distribution; hemagglutinins; hosts; phylogeny; regression analysis; risk; trade; travel; vaccines; veterinary medicine; wildlife; Ontario; South America; Show all 22 Subjects
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... Traditionally considered an agent affecting domestic dogs, canine distemper virus (CDV) is now well known for an ability to infect a broad range of hosts. In Ontario, domestic dogs are routinely vaccinated and clinical disease attributed to CDV infection in this population is infrequent. CDV has been regularly documented in Ontario wildlife spanning at least 4 decades however, the molecular identi ...