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{"title":"Guanidinoacetic Acid and Its Impact on the Performance, Carcass and Meat Quality of Growing and Finishing Nellore Cattle.","authors":"Letícia Carolina Bortolanza Soares, Leticia Kim Huang, Germán Darío Ramírez-Zamudio, Murilo Soler de Magistri, Joao Marcos Bovetto de Campos Valim, Vinicius Laerte Silva Herreira, Patricia Maloso Ramos, Carl Robertson Dahlen, Nara Regina Brandão Cônsolo, Saulo Luz Silva, Paulo Roberto Leme","doi":"10.3390/vetsci12050425","DOIUrl":"10.3390/vetsci12050425","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This study evaluated the effects of guanidinoacetic acid (GAA) supplementation during the growing and finishing phases on Nellore bulls' performance, carcass traits, and meat quality. Fifty-two Nellore bulls were randomly assigned to four treatments: control (CON, without GAA) and three GAA levels (3, 6, and 9 g/kg dry matter [DM] in the growing supplement; 0.3, 0.6, and 0.9 g/kg DM in the finishing diet). During the 280-day growing phase, bulls were kept in paddocks, while in the 74-day feedlot finishing phase, they were housed in collective pens. Body weight, average daily gain, and carcass ultrasound measurements were recorded in both phases. Feed intake was recorded daily during finishing, and carcass traits were evaluated post-slaughter. GAA supplementation during the growing phase did not affect performance or ultrasound carcass traits <i>(p</i> ≥ 0.12). In the finishing phase, increasing GAA doses linearly reduced body weight gain (<i>p</i> = 0.03) without affecting carcass traits assessed by ultrasound or post-slaughter (<i>p</i> ≥ 0.10). GAA supplementation linearly reduced cooking loss (<i>p</i> = 0.02) without influencing other meat quality parameters (<i>p</i> ≥ 0.11). It is concluded that, under the conditions of this study, GAA supplementation did not affect performance or carcass traits, except for reduced weight gain at the highest dose, but reduced water loss from cooked meat.</p>","PeriodicalId":23694,"journal":{"name":"Veterinary Sciences","volume":"12 5","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2025-04-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12115749/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144162506","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Evaluation of Sterility of Saline Formulations Manufactured for Wound Care in Veterinary Practice.","authors":"Madyson Marcolina, Zoë J Williams, Dean Hendrickson, Lynn M Pezzanite","doi":"10.3390/vetsci12050431","DOIUrl":"10.3390/vetsci12050431","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The discontinuation of commercially available saline and hypertonic saline wound dressings for the veterinary market has restricted options available to veterinary practitioners treating contaminated and infected wounds. Clinicians may manufacture their own homemade solutions in clinics or field settings to treat equine or livestock species; however, information is limited on whether autoclave sterilization is necessary or sufficient to eliminate bacterial growth in isotonic and concentrated salt solutions and how long they may subsequently be stored prior to use. The purpose of this study was to assess sterility of saline (0.9%) and hypertonic saline (20%) solutions manufactured three ways (1-autoclaved glass bottle that was autoclaved again following solution preparation; 2-autoclaved glass bottle, not autoclaved again following preparation; 3-non-autoclaved plastic bottle, not autoclaved following preparation). Solutions were stored two different ways (1-solution in sealed bottle or 2-soaked gauze in vacuum-sealed plastic packets). Products were assessed for bacterial growth at four time points (baseline, one week, one month, six months). At each time point, samples of each solution were plated on Luria-Bertani (LB) agar plates and assessed for bacterial growth at 24 h. Vacuum-sealed soaked gauze was placed in antibiotic-free growth media for 24 h, and then media were plated on LB agar plates and assessed for bacterial growth at 24 h. If bacterial growth was detected, qualitative culture with sensitivity was performed to identify bacterial isolates. No bacterial growth was detected in stored solutions for any preparation method, concentration or time point assessed. Bacterial growth was detected from 0.9% saline-soaked gauze at 1 week, 1 month and 6 months in all container types for at least one time point. Bacterial culture revealed <i>Ralstonia</i>, <i>Bacillus</i>, <i>Sphingomonas</i> and <i>Staphylococcus</i> species. Environmental controls (water, containers, salt, biosafety cabinet and benchtop) were submitted for culture to identify the source of contamination, yielding light mixed growth from tap water and no growth from any other locations. These findings provide clinicians with practical information to guide preparation and storage of homemade saline-based products for wound care.</p>","PeriodicalId":23694,"journal":{"name":"Veterinary Sciences","volume":"12 5","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2025-04-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12115887/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144162518","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Abundance and Infestation of Mites on Bower's White-Toothed Rat (<i>Berylmys bowersi</i>) in Southwest China.","authors":"Chenxi Liu, Xianguo Guo, Yan Lv, Pengwu Yin, Wenyu Song, Peiying Peng, Rong Xiang, Yanling Chen, Bei Li","doi":"10.3390/vetsci12050426","DOIUrl":"10.3390/vetsci12050426","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Chiggers (chigger mites) and gamasid mites are two groups of ectoparasites on rodents, and they can be the vectors or potential vectors of scrub typhus and hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS), while Bower's white-toothed rat (<i>Berylmys bowersi</i>) can serve as the reservoir host of the diseases. Based on field investigations at 117 survey sites of southwest China, a total of 2512 mites were collected from 55 <i>B. bowersi</i> rats. Under a microscope, these mites were taxonomically identified as 56 distinct species, comprising 37 chigger mite species and 19 gamasid mite species. The mite infestation burdens on <i>B. bowersi</i> were heavy, with a high prevalence (<i>P_M</i> = 85.45%), mean abundance (<i>MA</i> = 45.67), and intensity (<i>MI</i> = 53.45). Of 56 mite species identified, 7 are vectors of scrub typhus and HFRS. Of the seven vector mite species, <i>Leptotrombidium scutellare</i> was one of dominant chigger species, with a higher infestation index on rats (<i>P_M</i> = 21.82%, <i>MA</i> = 7.76) than the other six vector mite species. The sex ratio of female gamasid mites was higher than that of males. The number and infestation of adult gamasid mites were higher than those of immature mites. The infestation indexes of mites on <i>B. bowersi</i> hosts varied with the host's sex and age and fluctuated along different environmental gradients. The association coefficient (<i>V</i>) showed a slight positive association between chiggers and gamasid mites, suggesting that these two groups of mites may coexist on <i>B. bowersi</i> rats. Spearman correlation coefficients showed positive correlations among some dominant and vector mite species, indicating that some mite species tend to select the same hosts. A total of 69 mite species (47 chigger mite species and 22 gamasid mite species) on <i>B. bowersi</i> were estimated by species rarefaction and extrapolation curves. In conclusion, <i>Berylmys bowersi</i> has a high susceptibility to mite infestation, and it has the potential to harbor abundant mites, with heavy mite burdens. The occurrence of vector mite species, especially <i>L. scutellare</i> (the dominant species), increases the potential risk of transmission and the focus persistence of scrub typhus and HFRS in southwest China.</p>","PeriodicalId":23694,"journal":{"name":"Veterinary Sciences","volume":"12 5","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2025-04-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12115429/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144162560","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Development of a Paper-Based Microfluidic Chip for Point-of-Care Detection of PEDV.","authors":"Renfeng Li, Xiangqin Tian, Wenyan Cao, Jiaxin Jiang, Jiakang Yuan, Linyue Li, Yonghe You, Yanlin Zhou, Ziliang Wang, Fangyu Wang","doi":"10.3390/vetsci12050427","DOIUrl":"10.3390/vetsci12050427","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>PEDV poses a significant threat to the global swine industry, necessitating rapid and accurate diagnostic methods for effective disease management. In this study, we developed a foldable, easy-to-use paper-based microfluidic analytical device (<i>μ</i>PAD) for on-site detection of PEDV. The device seamlessly integrates paper-based nucleic acid enrichment, LAMP reaction, and visual lateral flow detection into a single platform. Key parameters, including nucleic acid extraction protocols, chromatographic channel configurations, colorimetric indicators, and reaction temperature and duration, were systematically optimized. The resulting LAMP-<i>μ</i>PAD assay detects PEDV within 30 min at 60 °C, achieving a limit of detection of 4.82 × 10² copies/μL with no cross-reactivity against other viruses. When evaluated against RT-PCR using clinical specimens, the assay demonstrated a specificity of 100%, a sensitivity of 95.3%, and an overall concordance of 98.5%. This paper-based sensor offers a promising alternative for the rapid, on-site detection of PEDV and other highly transmissible pathogens.</p>","PeriodicalId":23694,"journal":{"name":"Veterinary Sciences","volume":"12 5","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2025-04-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12115601/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144162379","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The Industrial Residue of Andiroba (<i>Carapa</i> sp.): A Promising Source of Natural Acaricides Against <i>Dermacentor nitens</i> (Acari: Ixodidae).","authors":"Daniela Bianchi, Raidel Reis Dos Santos, Poliana Leão Peleja, Ana Beatriz Barbosa de Sousa, Marcelo da Silva Evangelista, José Sousa de Almeida Júnior, Lauro Euclides Soares Barata, Waldiney Pires Moraes, Antonio Humberto Hamad Minervino","doi":"10.3390/vetsci12050421","DOIUrl":"10.3390/vetsci12050421","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><i>Dermacentor nitens</i> (tropical horse tick) is a tick species commonly found parasitizing horses and other equids in the Amazon region, causing economic losses. Currently, tick control is based on chemical acaricides, usually in a power formulation for topical use. However, its indiscriminate use results in the emergence of resistant tick lineages. Several plant compounds have been tested for their acaricide activity. In the Amazon, several plants are used for oil extraction, resulting in the production of solid residue (waste) that may contain chemical molecules with biological activities. Thus, we aimed to test the in vitro acaricidal potential of the ethanolic extract of the industrial residue of andiroba (<i>Carapa</i> sp.) against <i>D. nitens</i>. In a larval immersion test (LIT), <i>D. nitens</i> larvae were tested with 2.5%, 5%, and 10% andiroba extract concentrations in three replicates. Subsequently, the envelopes were kept in a BOD chamber (28 °C ± 1 °C; 80% ± 5% humidity) for 24 h. At the end of this period, live and dead larvae were counted, and efficiency was calculated from the mortality rate caused by the extract and corrected by the Abbot formula. In the three repetitions, the andiroba extract at a concentration of 5% caused the death of 100% of the larvae. At concentrations of 2.5% and 10%, they caused the death of, respectively, 12.38% (±3.5%) and 69.79% (±7.98%) of the larvae. These results indicate that the extract from the industrial residue from the production of andiroba oil has acaricidal activity. It is concluded that the solid waste from industrial andiroba oil extraction has the potential for the development of natural acaricides against <i>D. nitens</i>.</p>","PeriodicalId":23694,"journal":{"name":"Veterinary Sciences","volume":"12 5","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2025-04-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12115955/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144161159","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Identification of Naturally Occurring Inhabitants of Vaginal Microbiota in Cows and Determination of Their Antibiotic Sensitivity.","authors":"Zsóka Várhidi, Viktor Jurkovich, Péter Sátorhelyi, Balázs Erdélyi, Orsolya Palócz, György Csikó","doi":"10.3390/vetsci12050423","DOIUrl":"10.3390/vetsci12050423","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The vaginal microbiota plays a crucial role in bovine reproductive health in the periparturient period. This study aimed to characterize the naturally occurring bacterial species in the vaginal microbiome of healthy Holstein Frisian cows and evaluate their antibiotic sensitivity. Vaginal samples were collected from 44 healthy cows on three dairy farms. A total of 54 bacterial species were detected, with Gram-positive bacteria comprising 87% of the isolates. The most prevalent genera were <i>Bacillus</i>, <i>Streptococcus</i>, and <i>Staphylococcus</i>. Antibiotic susceptibility tests indicated that some isolates carried resistance genes, but most remained sensitive to commonly used antibiotics. The average vaginal mucosa pH was 7.2. These findings provide valuable insights into the diversity of vaginal microbiota of healthy dairy cows. Understanding the bacterial composition and antibiotic susceptibility can support reproductive health management and prudent use of antibiotics in dairy herds.</p>","PeriodicalId":23694,"journal":{"name":"Veterinary Sciences","volume":"12 5","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2025-04-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12116038/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144161183","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Mechanism of GBE Combined with TP on the Effect of AMPK/SREBP-1C/ACC Pathway on Lipid Metabolism in Heat-Stressed Broiler Liver.","authors":"Chenyang Zhou, Haoxiang Chen, Xingyue Wu, Huili Dong, Siliang Feng, Yajin Tie, Zhanqin Zhao, Lifang Si","doi":"10.3390/vetsci12050424","DOIUrl":"10.3390/vetsci12050424","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The liver accounts for almost 95% of lipid metabolism in broilers and serves as a crucial metabolic organ. Stress, which occurs when broilers are exposed to a heated environment, inhibits liver metabolism, significantly impacting their growth. This experiment investigated the combination of GBE with TP to improve hepatic lipid metabolism in heat-stressed broiler chickens by inhibiting the AMPK/SREBP-1C/ACC pathway. Three hundred broilers were reared usually until 21 days and randomly divided into six groups, namely CON group, HS group, TP group (300 mg/kg), GBE100 group (GBE100 mg/kg + TP300 mg/kg), GBE300 group (GBE 300 mg/kg + TP 300 mg/kg), GBE600 (600 mg/kg + TP 300 mg/kg) groups, where the CON group was kept at 23 °C, and the HS group and the TP, GBE100, GBE300, and GBE600 groups of each medication group were kept at 35 ± 2 °C for 10 h per day. Liver and serum samples were extracted at 28 and 42 days of age, respectively. The results showed that, at 42 days of age, the GBE600 group exhibited significantly superior performance to the HS group in ADG, ADFI, and F/G (<i>p</i> < 0.01). Serum TG, TC, and LDL-C levels were significantly lower (<i>p</i> < 0.01), while HDL-C levels were significantly higher (<i>p</i> < 0.05). Additionally, the mRNA expression levels of LKB1, AMPK, SREBP-1C, and ACC were markedly reduced (<i>p</i> < 0.01). In contrast, the mRNA expression of HSL and CPT1A was significantly elevated (<i>p</i> < 0.01), indicating that the GBE600 was more effective in mitigating heat stress in broiler chickens at 42 days of age. It showed that the GBE600 was more effective in ameliorating heat stress in broilers at 42 days of age, thus providing an ethical basis for ameliorating the flocculation of hepatic lipid metabolism in heat-stressed broilers.</p>","PeriodicalId":23694,"journal":{"name":"Veterinary Sciences","volume":"12 5","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2025-04-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12115693/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144162347","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Neural Network-Aided Milk Somatic Cell Count Increase Prediction.","authors":"Sára Ágnes Nagy, István Csabai, Tamás Varga, Bettina Póth-Szebenyi, György Gábor, Norbert Solymosi","doi":"10.3390/vetsci12050420","DOIUrl":"10.3390/vetsci12050420","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Subclinical mastitis (SM) is the most economically damaging yet often visually undetectable disease of dairy cows. Early detection and treatment can reduce the loss caused by the disease; thus, the continuous improvement of SM diagnostic methods is necessary. Although milk's somatic cell count (SCC) is commonly measured for diagnostic purposes, its direct determination is not widely used in everyday practice. The primary objective of our work was to investigate whether the predictive value of SM diagnostics can be improved by training artificial neural networks (ANNs) on data generated using typical conventional milking systems. The best ANN classifier had a sensitivity of 0.54 and a specificity of 0.77, which is comparable to performances of various California Mastitis Tests (CMT) found in the literature. Combining two diagnostic tests, ANN and CMT, we concluded that the positive predictive value could be up to 50% higher than the value provided by the individual CMT. While implementing CMT is a labor-intensive process on herd-level, in milking machines where milk properties or milk yield data can be measured automatically, similar to our work, SCC-increase predictions for all individuals could be obtained daily basis.</p>","PeriodicalId":23694,"journal":{"name":"Veterinary Sciences","volume":"12 5","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2025-04-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12115723/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144162446","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"In Silico Comparison of Two Kirschner Wire Arrangements for Stabilization of Femoral Capital Physeal Fractures.","authors":"Logan M Scheuermann, Daniel D Lewis, Richard B Evans","doi":"10.3390/vetsci12050422","DOIUrl":"10.3390/vetsci12050422","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Despite advancements in surgical techniques, including the utilization of intra-operative fluoroscopy and custom surgical guides, intra-articular implant placement during the pinning of capital physeal fractures can occur and may result in catastrophic complications. Our objective in this study was to compare the epiphyseal purchase afforded by a linear and triangular pattern of Kirschner wires for stabilizing femoral capital physeal fractures. Archived pelvic limb computed tomography scans of 16 skeletally immature dogs were obtained, from which virtual femoral models were created. Separate linear and triangular arrangements of three virtual 1.6 mm Kirschner wires were centered on the thickest region of the proximal epiphysis. The length of each Kirschner wire implanted within the proximal femoral epiphysis was measured. Kirschner wire placement in triangular and linear patterns resulted in a mean epiphyseal purchase for each wire of 8.4 mm and 8.0 mm, respectively. The cumulative Kirschner wire purchase was greater with the triangular pattern (<i>p</i> = 0.004). The mean difference in the cumulative wire purchase was 1.3 mm. The use of a triangular Kirschner wire pattern resulted in greater implant purchase within the epiphysis compared to the linear pattern. The triangular Kirschner wire pattern may reduce the risk of intra-articular implant placement by more closely centering the wires within the thickest region of the epiphysis.</p>","PeriodicalId":23694,"journal":{"name":"Veterinary Sciences","volume":"12 5","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2025-04-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12115657/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144161189","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Lungworm Infection in Extensively Managed Goats in Nyangatom District of South Omo Zone, Southern Ethiopia.","authors":"Asrat Solomon Kenasew, Ayele Anjulo Kerkela, Tolisa Matiwos Tasisa","doi":"10.3390/vetsci12050419","DOIUrl":"10.3390/vetsci12050419","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>One of the common parasitic diseases of goats is lungworm infection, which causes significant economic losses due to losses in production and productivity. A cross-sectional study was carried out from December 2023 to November 2024 to determine the lungworm infection prevalence and associated risk factors in goats in the study area. Fecal examinations were conducted using the Baermann technique on the 384 goats selected by a simple random sampling technique. An overall prevalence of 33.85% was recorded, and <i>Dictyocaulus filaria</i> was the only lungworm identified during the study period. A statistically significant difference was observed between the prevalence of lungworms in female (45.65%) and male (23%) goats (<i>p</i> < 0.05). A higher prevalence (42.63%) was observed in younger goats than the prevalence (25.87%) in older goats, and the difference between the prevalence was statistically significant (<i>p</i> < 0.05). Regarding the body condition score, the difference was also statistically significant (<i>p</i> < 0.05). Non-dewormed goats were more prone to lungworm infection (41.24%) than dewormed goats (15.45%). Hence, lungworm infection is a considerable disease in the study area, and providing infrastructure for veterinary services was recommended.</p>","PeriodicalId":23694,"journal":{"name":"Veterinary Sciences","volume":"12 5","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2025-04-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12115911/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144162301","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}