Epidemic spread of influenza viruses: The impact of transient populations on disease dynamics by Karen R. Ríos-Soto, Baojun Song, Carlos Castillo-Chavez

“…The recent H1N1 ('swine flu') pandemic and recent H5N1 ('avian flu') outbreaks have brought increased attention to the study of the role of animal populations as reservoirs for pathogens that could invade human populations. …”
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Circadian Rhythm and Stress Response in Droppings of Serinus canaria by Maura Turriani, Nicola Bernabò, Barbara Barboni, Gianluca Todisco, Luigi Montini, Paolo Berardinelli

“…Serinus canaria is a widespread domestic ornamental songbird, whose limited knowledge of biology make compelling studies aimed to monitor stress. …”
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Fetal sex determination in cattle by means of real-time b-mode ultrasonography by D. Ali Dinç, SaitŞendağ, H. Ahmet Çelik, İbrahim Aydın, Seyit Ümütlü, Faruk Aral

“…Examinations were done only once in each animal and the examination time was limited to 15 minutes. …”
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A Survey of Blockchain Applications for Management in Agriculture and Livestock Internet of Things by Yang Yang, Min Lin, Yangfei Lin, Chen Zhang, Celimuge Wu

“…The findings suggest that blockchain technology not only improves data security and trustworthiness but also opens new avenues for efficient and transparent management in agriculture and animal husbandry.…”
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Research Trends in Emerging Contaminants on the Aquatic Environments of Tanzania by H. Miraji, O. C. Othman, F. N. Ngassapa, E. W. Mureithi

“…Once in the aquatic environment ECs are carcinogenic and cause other threats to both human’s and animals’ health. Due to their effects this study was aimed at investigating research trends of ECs in Tanzania. …”
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Potentials of Curcumin as an Antidepressant by S.K. Kulkarni, Ashish Dhir, Kiran Kumar Akula

“…The use of curcumin in clinics for the treatment of major depression is limited due to its poor gastrointestinal absorption. …”
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Male medaka continue to mate with females despite sperm depletion by Yuki Kondo, Masanori Kohda, Satoshi Awata

“…In animals where males engage in multiple matings, sperm depletion can substantially reduce the reproductive success of both sexes. …”
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ROLE OF POLYMORPHISM FOR THE PANE1 GENE IN THE FORMATION OF REPRODUCTIVE INDICES IN PIGS by N. S. Yudin, R. B. Aitnazarov, S. P. Knyazev, V. A. Bekenev, Yu. V. Podoba, A. B. Berdibaeva, M. I. Voevoda

“…A tradeoff between reproductive success and immunity is observed in wild and laboratory animals owing to limited energy resources of an organism. …”
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Captivity Reduces Diversity and Shifts Composition of the Great Bustard (Otis tarda dybowskii) Microbiome by Zhiyuan Lu, Zhucheng Wang, Hexue Jia, Derong Meng, Dayong Wu

“…Previous research on the gut microbiota of the great bustard has been limited, hindering effective conservation efforts. …”
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Genome-editing opportunities to enhance cattle productivity in the tropics by Luiz Sergio de Almeida Camargo, Jorge Fernando Pereira

“…Abstract The livestock performance in tropical regions has been limited by environmental conditions that causes heat stress and favors the development of parasites and diseases, impairing animal health. …”
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The Suckling Rat as a Model for Immunonutrition Studies in Early Life by Francisco J. Pérez-Cano, Àngels Franch, Cristina Castellote, Margarida Castell

“…Research demonstrates the immunomodulatory properties and mechanisms of particular nutrients; however, these aspects are studied less in early life, when diet may exert an important role in the immune development of the neonate. Besides the limited data from epidemiological and human interventional trials in early life, animal models hold the key to increase the current knowledge about this interaction in this particular period. …”
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Pellet Production from Green Pistachio Shell Waste with Varying Levels in Livestock Feed by kazem laei, Mohammad Hossein Kianmehr, Ghanbar laei

“…Green pistachio shells, a common agricultural waste in the country, face limited use as animal feed due to harmful microbes and bacteria. …”
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Perceptions and Practices towards Anthrax in Selected Agricultural Communities in Arua District, Uganda by Joseph M. Kungu, Peninah Nsamba, Alfred Wejuli, John D. Kabasa, William Bazeyo

“…The affected communities had limited knowledge about anthrax, especially its clinical manifestation and modes of transmission both in humans and animals. …”
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Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor and Nerve Growth Factor Therapeutics for Brain Injury: The Current Translational Challenges in Preclinical and Clinical Research by Serena-Kaye Sims, Brynna Wilken-Resman, Crystal J. Smith, Ashley Mitchell, Lilly McGonegal, Catrina Sims-Robinson

“…Direct and indirect methods to increase levels of neurotrophic factors in animal models have been successful in improving postinjury outcome measures. …”
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Pharmacokinetic Properties of Baitouweng Decoction in Bama Miniature Pigs: Implications for Clinical Application in Humans by Qianqian Xu, Huilan Gao, Fuqiang Zhu, Wenliang Xu, Yubo Wang, Jinwen Xie, Guangjun Guo, Limei Yang, Li Ma, Zhiqiang Shen, Jichang Li

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Multimodality Registration without a Dedicated Multimodality Scanner by Bradley J. Beattie, Gregor J. Förster, Ricardo Govantes, Carl H. Le, Valerie A. Longo, Pat B. Zanzonico, Luc Bidaut, Ronald G. Blasberg, Jason A. Koutcher

“…Multimodality scanners that allow the acquisition of both functional and structural image sets on a single system have recently become available for animal research use. Although the resultant registered functional/structural image sets can greatly enhance the interpretability of the functional data, the cost of multimodality systems can be prohibitive, and they are often limited to two modalities, which generally do not include magnetic resonance imaging. …”
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Beyond the null: Recognizing and reporting true negative findings by Manon K. Schweinfurth, Joachim G. Frommen

“…At the same time, we highlight that a cautious approach should be taken to minimize the impact of publishing false negative findings, which has received limited attention so far. We discuss sources of false negative findings, using experimental and observational animal behavior and cognition studies as examples, which often differ from those of false positive findings. …”
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Preliminary Study on the Impact of Ruminal Ciliate Inoculation in Fauna-Free Conditions on the Ruminal Fermentation and Ciliate–Prokaryote Association In Vitro by Geonwoo Kim, Woohyung Lee, Tansol Park

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Proteotranscriptomic Profiling of the Toxic Mucus of <i>Kulikovia alborostrata</i> (Pilidiophora, Nemertea) by Vasiliy G. Kuznetsov, Daria I. Melnikova, Sergey V. Shabelnikov, Timur Yu. Magarlamov

“…Recent transcriptomic studies have shown that nemerteans from all taxonomic groups possess a wide range of putative protein and peptide toxins, while the proteomic data for these animals are highly limited. In this study, proteotranscriptomic analysis was used to investigate the major protein components of the poison of the nemertean <i>Kulikovia alborostrata</i>. …”
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Modeling feed efficiency over productive lifetime and integrating a submodel for body reserve management in Nordic dairy cattle by R.B. Stephansen, J. Lassen, V.M. Thorup, B.G. Poulsen, J. Jensen, G. Sahana, O.F. Christensen

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