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Potential biosecurity breaches in poultry farms: Presence of free-ranging mammals near laying-hen houses assessed through a camera-trap study 家禽养殖场潜在的生物安全漏洞:通过摄像捕捉器研究评估蛋鸡舍附近散养哺乳动物的存在情况
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Veterinary and Animal Science Pub Date : 2024-08-26 DOI: 10.1016/j.vas.2024.100393
{"title":"Potential biosecurity breaches in poultry farms: Presence of free-ranging mammals near laying-hen houses assessed through a camera-trap study","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/j.vas.2024.100393","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.vas.2024.100393","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Diligent application and implementation of biosecurity measures stand as the most effective measures to prevent disease transmission through direct or indirect interactions between poultry and free-ranging animals. Among these, free-ranging mammals can be hosts or disseminators of several pathogens relevant to poultry and of public health concern. Moreover, evidence of susceptibility to avian influenza virus infection in non-human mammals has raised questions about their potential role in the virus' epidemiology at the domestic animal-wildlife interface. Given this background, this study aimed to identify mammal species occurring near laying-hen houses and characterize the spatiotemporal patterns of these visits. Seven camera traps were deployed for a year-long period in three commercial poultry farms in a densely populated poultry area in Northern Italy. Various methods, including time series analysis and generalized linear models, were employed to analyze daily mammal visits. A total of 1,867 camera trap nights yielded 567 videos of seven species of wild mammals, and 1,866 videos showed domestic pet species (cats and dogs). Coypus (<em>Myocastor coypus</em>) and cats were the two mammals more frequently observed near poultry houses. For wild mammals, visits significantly increased at night, and slightly decreased during the spring season. Overall, the data hereby provided lay the groundwork for designing novel surveillance and intervention strategies to prevent cross-species disease transmission. Moreover, the utilization of visual evidence depicting free-ranging animals approaching poultry houses could assist health authorities in educating and raising awareness among stakeholders about potential risks of pathogen spillover.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":37152,"journal":{"name":"Veterinary and Animal Science","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2024-08-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2451943X24000607/pdfft?md5=1ff30b31002d26e7acecb0348c50c7e2&pid=1-s2.0-S2451943X24000607-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142130065","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Multivariate analysis of morphometric traits of the horse ecotypes reared in highlands of Bale Zone, Ethiopia 对埃塞俄比亚巴莱区高地饲养的马的形态特征进行多变量分析
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Veterinary and Animal Science Pub Date : 2024-08-22 DOI: 10.1016/j.vas.2024.100391
{"title":"Multivariate analysis of morphometric traits of the horse ecotypes reared in highlands of Bale Zone, Ethiopia","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/j.vas.2024.100391","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.vas.2024.100391","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>This study was conducted to evaluate morphometric traits of horse ecotypes reared in four districts of the Bale highlands, southeastern Ethiopia. Twenty-seven morphometric traits were measured from 500 horses (294 males and 206 females) of both sexes. Data were analyzed using SAS 2012. This study revealed that certain traits, such as head length, loin length, bi-ischial width, and sternum height of horses were similar. However, significant differences (<em>p</em> &lt; 0.0001, <em>p</em> &lt; 0.01, <em>p</em> &lt; 0.05) were observed in other traits across the districts. All traits were affected by age (<em>p</em> &lt; 0.05) except rump width and canon perimeter. All 27 morphometric traits were subjected to STEPDISC analysis, of which 21 had the best discriminating power. The uppermost distances of 32.2 and, 28.8 were reported between the Agarfa and Dinsho and, Agarfa and Sinana horse populations, respectively. Mean separation distance among districts ranges from -1.75 to 3.57, -2.42 to 2.43, and -1.61 to 0.92 for CAN1, CAN2 and CAN3, respectively. The quadratic discriminate function classified 95.2, 94.4, 96.0, and 96.8 % of the sampled horses into source populations of the Dinsho, Agarfa, Sinana, and Goba districts, respectively. In addition, the cross-validation summary revealed reduced consistency of membership among each districts with 5 % average success rates and 4, 8, 4, and 4 % for the Dinsho, Agarfa, Sinana, and Goba districts, respectively. Therefore, the presence of variation in morphometric traits within the Bale Highland horse ecotypes has the potential for selection and further genetic interventions.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":37152,"journal":{"name":"Veterinary and Animal Science","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2024-08-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2451943X24000589/pdfft?md5=a1f36a81cb3b6d051b59204ff3311d3a&pid=1-s2.0-S2451943X24000589-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142089266","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Artemisia afra essential oils inclusion in diets induces desirable effects on meat quality and fatty acid profiles of broilers chickens 在日粮中添加黄花蒿精油可对肉鸡的肉质和脂肪酸谱产生理想的影响
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Veterinary and Animal Science Pub Date : 2024-08-15 DOI: 10.1016/j.vas.2024.100390
{"title":"Artemisia afra essential oils inclusion in diets induces desirable effects on meat quality and fatty acid profiles of broilers chickens","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/j.vas.2024.100390","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.vas.2024.100390","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The effects of A<em>rtemisia afra</em> (African wormwood) essential oil incorporation in diets on meat quality and fatty acid profilers of broilers was assessed. Four hundred Cobb500 day-old chicks were obtained and placed randomly into the following 4 diets replicated 10 times: NC-Negative control (broiler diet without antibiotics), PC-positive control (broiler diet with zinc bacitracin), AA1-broiler diet + 0.1 % <em>A. afra</em> essential oil and AA2 - broiler diet + 0.3% <em>A. afra</em> essential oil. A pen having 10 chicks was regarded as the experimental unit. From the results, all carcass traits were influenced (P &lt; 0.01) by diet apart from the dressing out percentage. The highest slaughter weights (1846g) and hot carcass weight (1427.36g) were obtained in birds fed the AA1 diet. Highest ultimate pH value (6.24) was obtained from the birds fed the AA1 while the highest values for meat lightness (L*) were obtained in birds offered the AA1 and NC diets (55.73 and 55.82). Cooking loss was highest in birds fed the NC (31.01%) diet. Birds fed the AA2 diet (23.7mg/g)) had the highest intramuscular fat followed by the AA1 fed birds. Inclusion of <em>A. afra</em> essential oils in diets also increased the proportion of PUFAs, n-6 and n-3 fatty acids and the PUFA/SFA ratios. In conclusion, the incorporation of <em>A. afra</em> essential oil in diets improved meat quality and fatty acid composition of broiler meat for the benefit of consumers.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":37152,"journal":{"name":"Veterinary and Animal Science","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2024-08-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2451943X24000577/pdfft?md5=fb07fc18843e469d954f62409000fab2&pid=1-s2.0-S2451943X24000577-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142044851","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Molecular detection and genotyping of Toxoplasma gondii in stray cat feces from Khorramabad, West Iran 伊朗西部霍拉马巴德流浪猫粪便中弓形虫的分子检测和基因分型
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Veterinary and Animal Science Pub Date : 2024-08-15 DOI: 10.1016/j.vas.2024.100389
{"title":"Molecular detection and genotyping of Toxoplasma gondii in stray cat feces from Khorramabad, West Iran","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/j.vas.2024.100389","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.vas.2024.100389","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Cats, being the definitive host of <em>Toxoplasma gondii</em>, have a significant impact on the spread and outbreaks of the parasite. An essential factor in comprehending the transmission pattern of this parasite is an analysis of the genetic diversity distribution in cats infected with <em>T. gondii</em>. This study was aimed at determining the prevalence rate and genotyping of <em>T. gondii</em> in stray cat feces from Khorramabad, West Iran. In the years 2016–2017, 200 cats were sampled to get fresh feces specimens. Parasitological methods were utilized for the identification of oocysts. The DNA was isolated from the feces using a commercially available Genomic Mini Kit. In order to identify the genetic composition of <em>T. gondii</em>, we employed PCR-RFLP, sequencing, and phylogenetic analysis of the GRA6 target gene. No one of the samples tested positive for parasitology techniques. A total of 6.5 % (13/200) samples were positive when using the GRA6-PCR method. Based on PCR-RFLP results, all 13 samples were of <em>T. gondii</em> type III genotype. The nucleotide sequences of two samples from this study were found to be 5 % different from those of 12 references of <em>T. gondii</em> and one strain of <em>Hammondia hamondi</em> that was used as an external control. Based on the findings, molecular tests are more sensitive than parasitological methods. The RFLP approach revealed that type III of <em>T. gondii</em> is the prevailing and important genotype in Khorramabad, West Iran.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":37152,"journal":{"name":"Veterinary and Animal Science","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2024-08-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2451943X24000565/pdfft?md5=6118208e299913c275c0dda237de4296&pid=1-s2.0-S2451943X24000565-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142058068","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Analyzing the expression of the transcriptome in adipose tissue of fat- and thin-tailed sheep 分析肥尾绵羊和瘦尾绵羊脂肪组织中转录组的表达情况
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Veterinary and Animal Science Pub Date : 2024-08-12 DOI: 10.1016/j.vas.2024.100387
{"title":"Analyzing the expression of the transcriptome in adipose tissue of fat- and thin-tailed sheep","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/j.vas.2024.100387","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.vas.2024.100387","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Significant efforts have been made to understand how fat deposition in sheep tail is regulated in genetic, transcriptomic, physiologic, biochemical, and metabolic levels in order to elucidate the complex mechanisms underlying the energy storage, lipid metabolism in adipose tissue, adaptability to harsh environments, and evolutionary domestication. Through RNA-seq data analysis, we are able to compare the gene expression of fat-tailed sheep versus thin-tailed sheep breeds in an acceptable resolution at transcriptome level. The purpose of this study was to compare the transcriptomes of Ghezel (fat-tailed) and Zel (thin-tailed) sheep. Total RNA from subcutaneous and tail tissue samples from healthy lambs was sequenced (150b PE) to identify differentially expressed genes (DEGs) between the two mentioned tissues and between the Ghezel and Zel sheep breeds. Further downstream pathway and network analyses were conducted afterwards. The results uncovered the association of the most important DEGs such as <em>CAV1, ALB</em>, and <em>SOCS3</em> with cellular signaling pathways of lipids metabolism. It seems that the <em>SOCS3</em> gene plays an important role in the differential deposition of lipid in the tails of two phenotypically different sheep breeds. Although the detail of gene expression in the tail and subcutaneous tissues of two morphologically different breeds was decoded here, to fully understand how differential expression of the <em>SOCS3</em> gene affects the fat synthesis, further studies are needed.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":37152,"journal":{"name":"Veterinary and Animal Science","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2024-08-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2451943X24000541/pdfft?md5=e1a0005e92213f8530c84a42fb68a49e&pid=1-s2.0-S2451943X24000541-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142012197","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Changes in performance, cecal microflora counts and intestinal histology of Japanese quails fed diets containing different fibre sources 饲喂含不同纤维来源日粮的日本鹌鹑的表现、盲肠微生物菌群计数和肠道组织学变化
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Veterinary and Animal Science Pub Date : 2024-08-12 DOI: 10.1016/j.vas.2024.100386
{"title":"Changes in performance, cecal microflora counts and intestinal histology of Japanese quails fed diets containing different fibre sources","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/j.vas.2024.100386","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.vas.2024.100386","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The purpose of this experiment was to investigate how various fiber sources impact the performance, microbial population, and intestinal histology of Japanese quail that was performed in a completely randomized design for 42 days. The dietary treatments involved a fiber-free corn-soybean meal-based diet (control, CTL), and CTL with added levels of sunflower hulls (SFH) and sugar beet pulp (SBP) (20 and 40 g kg<sup>-1</sup>). Body weight gain (BWG) and feed intake (FI) were recorded weekly. Carcass characteristics, cecal microbial population, blood variables and intestinal histology were measured on the 42 day of age. Adding 40 g kg<sup>-1</sup> of SBP led to a significant decrease in body weight gain and an increase in the feed conversion ratio of birds from 1 to 21 days (<em>P</em> &lt; 0.05). The relative weight of the gastrointestinal tract and gizzard increased significantly in birds that consumed SFH. Blood triglyceride concentration decreased with the inclusion of fiber in the diet. However, there was a notable increase in blood cholesterol concentration in the birds that were fed SBP (20 and 40 g kg<sup>-1</sup>) in comparison to those fed SFH (<em>P</em> &lt; 0.05). The population of <em>E. Coli</em> in the cecum increased significantly in the birds that were fed 4 g kg<sup>-1</sup> of SBP as opposed to those fed 20 and 40 g kg<sup>-1</sup> of SFH (<em>P</em> &lt; 0.05). The villus height of the jejunum in birds that were fed 20 g kg<sup>-1</sup> and 40 g kg<sup>-1</sup> of SFH demonstrated a significant increase in comparison to the other treatments (<em>P</em> &lt; 0.05). In general, the findings of this research indicated that the inclusion of 40 g kg<sup>-1</sup> of SBP in the diet had a negative impact on performance and other physiological parameters. However, the use of SFH and 20 g kg<sup>-1</sup> of SBP yielded similar results to birds in the CTL, and in some cases, even better outcomes.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":37152,"journal":{"name":"Veterinary and Animal Science","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2024-08-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2451943X2400053X/pdfft?md5=ba3bc47796c189b010a1dea783cc3164&pid=1-s2.0-S2451943X2400053X-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142012199","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Effect of various flavors in starter diets on growth, behavior, and blood parameters of Holstein calves 初生犊牛日粮中各种香料对荷斯坦犊牛生长、行为和血液指标的影响
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Veterinary and Animal Science Pub Date : 2024-08-12 DOI: 10.1016/j.vas.2024.100388
{"title":"Effect of various flavors in starter diets on growth, behavior, and blood parameters of Holstein calves","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/j.vas.2024.100388","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.vas.2024.100388","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>This study investigated the effect of adding various flavors to calf starter concentrates on the performance, behavior, and blood parameters of Holstein dairy calves. The hypothesis was that an optimal flavor enhancer would increase starter intake, improve growth performance, and possibly enable earlier weaning without adverse physiological effects. In Experiment 1, a cafeteria test was conducted with 80 pre-weaned calves to evaluate four synthetic flavor enhancers (salty, sweet, sour, bitter) at levels of 3.3, 6.6, and 9.9 g/kg dry matter (DM)<span><span><sup>1</sup></span></span>, and a control without a flavor enhancer. Experiment 2 tested higher levels (9.9, 19.8, 29.7 g/kg DM) of the sweet flavor enhancer sodium saccharin in a single cafeteria test with 20 calves. Experiment 3 compared three sweet flavor enhancers (sodium saccharin, stevia, sucralose) at 9.9 g/kg DM in another cafeteria test with 20 calves. After selecting sodium saccharin at 9.9 g/kg DM as the optimal flavor enhancer, Experiment 4 was conducted with 40 calves divided into a treatment group receiving the flavored starter and a control group without flavor. In Experiment 1, sodium saccharin at 9.9 g/kg DM resulted in the highest dry matter intake (DMI)<span><span><sup>2</sup></span></span> of 347 g/d, significantly higher than the control (173 g/d). Experiment 2 revealed a quadratic effect with DMI peaking at 9.9 g/kg DM sodium saccharin (201.0 g/d) and declining at higher levels. Experiment 3 confirmed that sodium saccharin outperformed other sweet flavor enhancers, increasing DMI to 350 g/d compared to 251 g/d for the control. In Experiment 4, calves fed the starter concentrate with 9.9 g/kg DM sodium saccharin showed significantly higher DMI (1749 g/d), average daily gain (ADG<span><span><sup>3</sup></span></span>; 730 g/d), and feed conversion ratio (FCR;<span><span><sup>4</sup></span></span> 2.05) compared to the control group (DMI 1470 g/d, ADG 650 g/d, FCR 2.36). Furthermore, calves in the flavored treatment were weaned earlier (59 days) than the control group (64 days). Behavioral observations showed that the sweet flavor treatment increased the time spent on solid feed intake, rumination, and standing behavior. Calves fed the flavored starter had lower levels of cholesterol, triglycerides, and blood urea nitrogen, suggesting improved nutrient utilization. Overall, the results demonstrated the potential benefits of incorporating sodium saccharin as a sweet flavor enhancer in calf starter concentrates, leading to improved feed intake, growth performance, feed efficiency, final body weight (FBW)<span><span><sup>5</sup></span></span>, and behavioral patterns during the critical pre-weaning and post-weaning periods.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":37152,"journal":{"name":"Veterinary and Animal Science","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2024-08-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2451943X24000553/pdfft?md5=0930f461e7e9f3a8ad4aec6def478420&pid=1-s2.0-S2451943X24000553-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142050166","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Serial kinematic analysis using inertial measurement units in growing dogs at risk of hip dysplasia 使用惯性测量单元对有髋关节发育不良风险的成长犬进行序列运动学分析
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Veterinary and Animal Science Pub Date : 2024-07-30 DOI: 10.1016/j.vas.2024.100385
{"title":"Serial kinematic analysis using inertial measurement units in growing dogs at risk of hip dysplasia","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/j.vas.2024.100385","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.vas.2024.100385","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>In this study, 54 dogs were examined at regular intervals from 12 weeks to 15 months of age using a gait analysis system based on inertial measurement sensors. At the end of the study, the dogs were examined for hip dysplasia (HD) and elbow dysplasia (ED) under sedation and officially classified at the Dysplasia Commission in Zurich. Gait parameters which are characteristic for the gait pattern of dogs, were calculated according to recent publications. These parameters were analysed for variance throughout the entire study period and assigned to healthy dogs and those suffering from HD. The findings of the study show that dogs suffering from HD exhibit a more unsteady gait pattern, e.g. higher variance, as they grow.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":37152,"journal":{"name":"Veterinary and Animal Science","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2024-07-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2451943X24000528/pdfft?md5=9078bd407ad75d303e53faadd3166587&pid=1-s2.0-S2451943X24000528-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141961154","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Effect of castration method on porcine skeletal muscle fiber traits and transcriptome profiles 阉割法对猪骨骼肌纤维特征和转录组特征的影响
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Veterinary and Animal Science Pub Date : 2024-07-26 DOI: 10.1016/j.vas.2024.100383
{"title":"Effect of castration method on porcine skeletal muscle fiber traits and transcriptome profiles","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/j.vas.2024.100383","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.vas.2024.100383","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>This study examined the effects of immunocastration and surgical castration on the histomorphometric and transcriptome traits of the porcine skeletal muscle. We hypothesized that the differences in duration of androgen deprivation resulting from different castration methods influence skeletal muscle biology in a muscle-specific manner. This was tested by analyzing samples of m. longissimus dorsi (LD) and m. semispinalis capitis (SSC) from immunocastrated (IC; <em>n</em> = 12), entire male (EM; <em>n</em> = 12), and surgically castrated (SC; <em>n</em> = 12) pigs using enzyme/immunohistochemical classification and histomorphometric analysis of myofibers, quantitative PCR, and RNA sequencing. The results confirmed the distinctive histomorphometric profiles of LD and SSC and the castration method related muscle-specific effects at the histomorphometric and transcriptome levels. Long-term androgen deficiency (surgical castration) significantly reduced the proportion of fast-twitch type IIa myofibers in LD (<em>P</em> <em>&lt;</em> <em>0.05</em>), whereas short-term androgen deprivation (immunocastration) reduced the cross-sectional area of oxidative type I myofibers in SSC (<em>P</em> <em>&lt;</em> <em>0.05</em>). At the transcriptional level, glycolytic LD adapted to long- and short-term androgen deprivation by upregulating genes controlling myoblast proliferation and differentiation to maintain fiber size. In contrast, increased protein degradation through the ubiquitin ligase-mediated atrophy pathway (significantly increased <em>TRIM63</em> and <em>FBXO32</em> expression; <em>P</em> <em>&lt;</em> <em>0.05</em>) could underly reduced cross-sectional area of type I myofibers in the oxidative SSC in IC. Potential candidate genes (<em>HK2, ARID5B, SERPINE1</em>, and <em>SCD</em>) linked to specific metabolic profiles and meat quality traits were also identified in IC, providing a foundation for studying the effects of immunocastration on skeletal muscle fiber and carcass/meat quality traits.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":37152,"journal":{"name":"Veterinary and Animal Science","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2024-07-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2451943X24000504/pdfft?md5=740f84f824c63aef45a8028b03c6992b&pid=1-s2.0-S2451943X24000504-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141847240","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Effects of forage feeding level on ruminal pH and metabolic adaptation of the rumen epithelium in pre-weaned Jersey calves 饲草饲喂量对断奶前泽西牛犊瘤胃pH值和瘤胃上皮代谢适应性的影响
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Veterinary and Animal Science Pub Date : 2024-07-26 DOI: 10.1016/j.vas.2024.100384
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