Veterinary QuarterlyPub Date : 2024-12-01Epub Date: 2024-02-23DOI: 10.1080/01652176.2023.2300947
Mathieu de Preux, Christina Precht, Julien Guevar, Claudia Graubner, Sebastian Thenhaus-Schnabel, Larissa Buser, Anton Lukes, Christoph Koch
{"title":"A transmandibular lateral transsphenoidal navigated surgical approach to access a pituitary macroadenoma in a warmblood mare.","authors":"Mathieu de Preux, Christina Precht, Julien Guevar, Claudia Graubner, Sebastian Thenhaus-Schnabel, Larissa Buser, Anton Lukes, Christoph Koch","doi":"10.1080/01652176.2023.2300947","DOIUrl":"10.1080/01652176.2023.2300947","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>A 16-year-old warmblood mare was referred with a progressive history of behavioral changes and left-sided blindness. Following neuroanatomical localization to the forebrain, magnetic resonance imaging of the head revealed a well-delineated, 4.5 cm in diameter, round pituitary mass causing marked compression of the midbrain and optic chiasm. Euthanasia was recommended but declined by the owners. Veterinary specialists and a human neurosurgeon collaboratively prepared for surgical case management. A novel navigated transmandibular lateral transsphenoidal approach was developed to access the region of the sella turcica and practiced on cadaver specimens. The horse was anesthetized and placed in sternal recumbency with the head above the heart line. Using a cone beam computed tomography (CBCT)-coupled navigation system, a navigated pin traversing the vertical ramus of the mandible and the lateral pterygoid muscle was placed in a direct trajectory to the predetermined osteotomy site of the basisphenoid bone. A safe corridor to the osteotomy site was established using sequential tubular dilators bypassing the guttural pouch, internal and external carotid arteries. Despite the use of microsurgical techniques, visualization of critical structures was limited by the long and narrow working channel. Whilst partial resection of the mass was achieved, iatrogenic trauma to the normal brain parenchyma was identified by intraoperative imaging. With consent of the owner the mare was euthanized under the same general anesthesia. Post-mortem magnetic resonance imaging and gross anatomical examination confirmed partial removal of a pituitary adenoma, but also iatrogenic damage to the surrounding brain parenchyma, including the thalamus.</p>","PeriodicalId":51207,"journal":{"name":"Veterinary Quarterly","volume":"44 1","pages":"1-10"},"PeriodicalIF":6.4,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10896130/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139934086","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}
Veterinary QuarterlyPub Date : 2024-12-01Epub Date: 2024-01-27DOI: 10.1080/01652176.2024.2306210
Natasher Madyavanhu, Munyaradzi Davis Shekede, Samuel Kusangaya, Davies Mubika Pfukenyi, Sylvester Chikerema, Isaiah Gwitira
{"title":"<i>Bovine anaplasmosis</i> in Zimbabwe: spatio-temporal distribution and environmental drivers.","authors":"Natasher Madyavanhu, Munyaradzi Davis Shekede, Samuel Kusangaya, Davies Mubika Pfukenyi, Sylvester Chikerema, Isaiah Gwitira","doi":"10.1080/01652176.2024.2306210","DOIUrl":"10.1080/01652176.2024.2306210","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Understanding the spatial and temporal distribution of <i>Bovine anaplasmosis</i> is crucial for identifying areas of high prevalence for targeted disease control. This research was aimed at modelling and mapping the <i>B. anaplasmosis</i> potential distribution, and identify hotspots as well as significant variables explaining the occurrence of the disease. The Getis Ord G<sub><i>i</i></sub>* statistic for Hotspot analysis was used as well as MaxEnt ecological niche modelling. The effects of time, land-use, and agro-ecological regions on <i>B. anaplasmosis</i> occurrence were tested using Analysis of Variance (ANOVA). Results showed that several districts in Zimbabwe are suitable for the occurence of the disease for example Binga, Seke, Buhera, Kwekwe, Gweru, Mhondoro, Chegutu, Sanyati, and in the North: Mbire, Muzarabani, Mt Darwin, Shamva, Bindura, Zvimba and Makonde. Morbidity and mortality hotspots were detected in Gokwe-south, Kwekwe, and Chirumhanzu districts. Binga, Gokwe-south, Gutu, Hurungwe, Mazoe, Nkayi, Shamva, and Kwekwe districts also experienced high disease incidences. Temperature seasonality, precipitation seasonality, mean diurnal range, and isothermality were the most important variables in explaining 93% of <i>B. anaplasmosis</i> distribution. Unlike land-use and agro-ecological regions, time (months) had a significant effect on <i>B. anaplasmosis</i> occurrence with July and September having significantly (<i>p</i> < 0.05) higher cases and deaths than the rest of the months. The results of this study provide insights into the management strategies and control of <i>B. anaplasmosis</i> in Zimbabwe. It is thus concluded that geo-spatial techniques, combined with ecological niche modelling can provide useful insights into disease prevalence and distribution and hence can contribute to effective management and control of <i>B. anaplasmosis</i> in Zimbabwe.</p>","PeriodicalId":51207,"journal":{"name":"Veterinary Quarterly","volume":"44 1","pages":"1-16"},"PeriodicalIF":7.9,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10823892/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139567611","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}
Veterinary QuarterlyPub Date : 2024-12-01Epub Date: 2024-11-19DOI: 10.1080/01652176.2024.2429851
Ortega J, Agulló-Ros I, Roy A, Moreno I, Gómez-Buendía A, Romero B, Ferreras-Colino E, de Juan L, Domínguez M, Domínguez L, Risalde M A, Bezos J
{"title":"A high titer antibody response against P22 protein immunocomplex is not correlated with protection in naturally tuberculosis-infected goats.","authors":"Ortega J, Agulló-Ros I, Roy A, Moreno I, Gómez-Buendía A, Romero B, Ferreras-Colino E, de Juan L, Domínguez M, Domínguez L, Risalde M A, Bezos J","doi":"10.1080/01652176.2024.2429851","DOIUrl":"10.1080/01652176.2024.2429851","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Caprine livestock are significant reservoirs of the <i>Mycobacterium tuberculosis</i> complex (MTBC), contributing to tuberculosis (TB) transmission among animals and humans. The P22 protein immunocomplex (P22PI), derived from bovine tuberculin, shows immunostimulating capacity and is used for TB diagnosis. This study assessed the immunogenicity and protective efficacy of P22PI in two groups of goats: 24 naïve goats (12 immunised, 12 controls) from a TB-free herd, and 24 infected goats (12 immunised, 12 controls), referred to as pre-infected animals, from a <i>M. bovis</i>-infected herd. Both were exposed for 5 months to <i>M. bovis</i>-naturally infected goats. Reactors to single and comparative intradermal tuberculin (SIT and SCIT, respectively) tests and interferon-gamma release assay (IGRA) significantly increased (<i>p</i> < 0.05) in both groups 5 months' post-exposure, with no significant differences between immunised and control animals. However, immunised animals exhibited a significantly higher (<i>p</i> < 0.05) antibody response against P22PI. Most naïve animals (83.3%) and all pre-infected animals developed TB-compatible lesions, with extensive necrosis in the lungs and associated lymph nodes, compared to 50% and 83.3% of control animals, respectively. These findings suggest that while P22PI stimulates an intense antibody response under the conditions of the present study, it does not confer protection against TB and may exacerbate disease severity.</p>","PeriodicalId":51207,"journal":{"name":"Veterinary Quarterly","volume":"44 1","pages":"16-30"},"PeriodicalIF":7.9,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11578410/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142669997","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}
Veterinary QuarterlyPub Date : 2024-12-01Epub Date: 2024-08-20DOI: 10.1080/01652176.2024.2390941
Maria Isabel Carvalho, Ricardo Silva-Carvalho, Justina Prada, Carla Pinto, Hugo Gregório, Luis Lobo, Isabel Pires, Felisbina L Queiroga
{"title":"TGFβ in malignant canine mammary tumors: relation with angiogenesis, immunologic markers and prognostic role.","authors":"Maria Isabel Carvalho, Ricardo Silva-Carvalho, Justina Prada, Carla Pinto, Hugo Gregório, Luis Lobo, Isabel Pires, Felisbina L Queiroga","doi":"10.1080/01652176.2024.2390941","DOIUrl":"10.1080/01652176.2024.2390941","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Transforming growth factor-β (TGFβ) and FoxP3 regulatory T cells (Treg) are involved in human breast carcinogenesis. This topic is not well documented in canine mammary tumors (CMT). In this work, the tumoral TGFβ expression was assessed by immunohistochemistry in 67 malignant CMT and its correlation to previously determined FoxP3, VEGF, and CD31 markers and other clinicopathologic parameters was evaluated. The high levels of TGFβ were statistically significantly associated with skin ulceration, tumor necrosis, high histological grade of malignancy (HGM), presence of neoplastic intravascular emboli and presence of lymph node metastases. The observed levels of TGFβ were positively correlated with intratumoral FoxP3 (strong correlation), VEGF (weak correlation) and CD31 (moderate correlation). Tumors that presented a concurrent high expression of TGFβ/FoxP3, TGFβ/VEGF, and TGFβ/CD31 markers were statistically significantly associated with parameters of tumor malignancy (high HGM, presence of vascular emboli and nodal metastasis). Additionally, shorter overall survival (OS) time was statistically significantly associated with tumors with an abundant TGFβ expression and with concurrent high expression of TGFβ/FoxP3, TGFβ/VEGF, and TGFβ/CD31. The presence of lymph node metastasis increased 11 times the risk of disease-related death, arising as an independent predictor of poor prognosis in the multivariable analysis. In conclusion, TGFβ and Treg cells seem involved in tumor progression emerging as potential therapeutic targets for future immunotherapy studies.</p>","PeriodicalId":51207,"journal":{"name":"Veterinary Quarterly","volume":"44 1","pages":"1-12"},"PeriodicalIF":7.9,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11340227/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142009927","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}
Veterinary QuarterlyPub Date : 2024-12-01Epub Date: 2024-11-09DOI: 10.1080/01652176.2024.2424837
Sonia Pérez-Lázaro, Tomás Barrio, Susana B Bravo, Eloisa Sevilla, Alicia Otero, María Del Pilar Chantada-Vázquez, Inmaculada Martín-Burriel, Jesús R Requena, Juan J Badiola, Rosa Bolea
{"title":"New preclinical biomarkers for prion diseases in the cerebrospinal fluid proteome revealed by mass spectrometry.","authors":"Sonia Pérez-Lázaro, Tomás Barrio, Susana B Bravo, Eloisa Sevilla, Alicia Otero, María Del Pilar Chantada-Vázquez, Inmaculada Martín-Burriel, Jesús R Requena, Juan J Badiola, Rosa Bolea","doi":"10.1080/01652176.2024.2424837","DOIUrl":"10.1080/01652176.2024.2424837","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Current diagnostic methods for prion diseases only work in late stages of the disease when neurodegeneration is irreversible. Therefore, biomarkers that can detect the disease before the onset of clinical symptoms are necessary. High-throughput discovery proteomics is of great interest in the search for such molecules. Here we used mass spectrometry to analyse the cerebrospinal fluid proteome in an animal prion disease: preclinical and clinical sheep affected with natural scrapie, and healthy sheep. Interestingly, we found 46 proteins in the preclinical stage that were significantly altered (<i>p</i> < 0.01) compared to healthy sheep, mainly associated with biological processes such as stress and inflammatory responses. Five of them were selected for validation by enzyme-like immunosorbent assay: synaptotagmin binding, cytoplasmic RNA interacting protein (SYNCRIP), involved in nucleic acid metabolism; phospholipase D3 (PLD3) and cathepsin D (CTSD), both related to lysosomal apoptosis; complement component 4 (C4), an element of the classical immune response; and osteopontin (SPP1), a proinflammatory cytokine. These proteins significantly increased in the preclinical stage and maintained their levels in the clinical phase, except for CTSD, whose concentration returned to basal levels in the clinical group. Further research is ongoing to explore their potential as preclinical biomarkers of prion diseases.</p>","PeriodicalId":51207,"journal":{"name":"Veterinary Quarterly","volume":"44 1","pages":"1-15"},"PeriodicalIF":7.9,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11552261/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142631924","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":"Advances research in porcine enteric coronavirus therapies and antiviral drugs.","authors":"Jixiang Liang, Weihang Xu, Xiaoming Pan, Shiyun Han, Linwei Zhang, Hao Wen, Mingyue Ding, Wanpo Zhang, Dapeng Peng","doi":"10.1080/01652176.2024.2421299","DOIUrl":"10.1080/01652176.2024.2421299","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The porcine enteric coronaviruses (PECs) currently reported include porcine epidemic diarrhea virus (PEDV), porcine deltacoronavirus (PDCoV), transmissible gastroenteritis virus (TGEV), and swine acute diarrhea syndrome coronavirus (SADS-CoV). In the absence of effective treatment, they can cause similar clinical characteristics including weight loss, sleepiness, vomiting, anorexia and fatal diarrhea in neonatal piglets, resulting in significant economic losses to the global pig industry. Although many studies on drugs for treating and combating PECs have been issued. There are still no specific drug targeting PECs and used in clinical production. Therefore, it is necessary to sort out and summarize the research on the treatment and anti PECs drugs, and further development of low toxicity and high efficiency drugs is needed. Here, we review the latest progress of anti PECs drugs, focus on the mechanism of anti PECs reaction of drug components, and try to clarify new strategies for effective control and elimination of PECs. These comprehensive and profound insights will help to further investigate, prevent and control the transmission of PECs infection.</p>","PeriodicalId":51207,"journal":{"name":"Veterinary Quarterly","volume":"44 1","pages":"1-49"},"PeriodicalIF":7.9,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11536681/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142559377","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}
Veterinary QuarterlyPub Date : 2024-12-01Epub Date: 2024-01-30DOI: 10.1080/01652176.2023.2300943
Md Nazmul Hasan, Md Mahfuzur Rahman, Al Asmaul Husna, Daiki Kato, Takayuki Nakagawa, Mohammad Arif, Naoki Miura
{"title":"Hypoxia-related Y RNA fragments as a novel potential biomarker for distinguishing metastatic oral melanoma from non-metastatic oral melanoma in dogs.","authors":"Md Nazmul Hasan, Md Mahfuzur Rahman, Al Asmaul Husna, Daiki Kato, Takayuki Nakagawa, Mohammad Arif, Naoki Miura","doi":"10.1080/01652176.2023.2300943","DOIUrl":"10.1080/01652176.2023.2300943","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Hypoxia may promote tumor progression, and hypoxically altered noncoding RNA (ncRNA) expression may play a role in metastasis. Canine oral melanoma (COM) frequently metastasizes, and ncRNA expression under hypoxia may be clinically significant. We aimed to elucidate ncRNA fragments whose expression is altered by hypoxia in COM-derived primary KMeC and metastatic LMeC cell lines using next-generation sequencing to validate these results in qRT-PCR, and then compare expression between metastatic and non-metastatic COM. The NGS analysis and subsequent qRT-PCR validation were performed using hypoxic and normoxic KMeC and LMeC cells, and clinical samples [tumor tissue, plasma, and plasma-derived extracellular vesicles] obtained from dogs with metastatic or non-metastatic melanoma were analyzed with qRT-PCR. Y RNA was significantly decreased in metastatic LMeC cells versus primary KMeC cells in hypoxic and normoxic conditions. The expression of Y RNA was decreased in dogs with metastatic melanoma versus those with non-metastatic melanoma for all clinical sample types, reflecting the pattern found with hypoxia. Receiver operating characteristic analysis demonstrated that Y RNA level is a promising biomarker for discriminating metastatic from non-metastatic melanoma in plasma [area under the curve (AUC) = 0.993, <i>p</i> < 0.0001] and plasma-derived extracellular vesicles (AUC = 0.981, <i>p</i> = 0.0002). Overall, Y RNA may be more resistant to hypoxic stress in the metastatic than the non-metastatic state for COM. However, further investigation is required to elucidate the biological functions of Y RNA under hypoxic conditions.</p>","PeriodicalId":51207,"journal":{"name":"Veterinary Quarterly","volume":"44 1","pages":"1-8"},"PeriodicalIF":7.9,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10829814/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139576188","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}
Veterinary QuarterlyPub Date : 2024-12-01Epub Date: 2024-07-03DOI: 10.1080/01652176.2024.2373287
Asmaa T Y Kishawy, Reham A Abd El-Wahab, Fatma Eldemery, Mona Mohammed I Abdel Rahman, Saleh Altuwaijri, Rasha M M Ezz-Eldin, Ehab M Abd-Allah, Shimaa Zayed, Zohair S Mulla, Rasha B El Sharkawy, Shereen Badr, Wessam Youssef, Doaa Ibrahim
{"title":"Insights of early feeding regime supplemented with glutamine and various levels of omega-3 in broiler chickens: growth performance, muscle building, antioxidant capacity, intestinal barriers health and defense against mixed <i>Eimeria spp</i> infection.","authors":"Asmaa T Y Kishawy, Reham A Abd El-Wahab, Fatma Eldemery, Mona Mohammed I Abdel Rahman, Saleh Altuwaijri, Rasha M M Ezz-Eldin, Ehab M Abd-Allah, Shimaa Zayed, Zohair S Mulla, Rasha B El Sharkawy, Shereen Badr, Wessam Youssef, Doaa Ibrahim","doi":"10.1080/01652176.2024.2373287","DOIUrl":"10.1080/01652176.2024.2373287","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Early nutritional management approach greatly impacts broilers' performance and resistance against coccidiosis. The current study explored the impact of post-hatch feeding with a combination of glutamine (Glut) and different levels of omega-3 on broiler chickens' growth performance, muscle building, intestinal barrier, antioxidant ability and protection against avian coccidiosis. A total of six hundred Cobb 500 was divided into six groups: first group (fed basal diet and unchallenged (control) and challenged (negative control, NC) groups were fed a basal diet without additives, and the other groups were infected with <i>Eimeria spp</i> and supplemented with 1.5% Glut alone or with three different levels of omega-3 (0.25, 0.5 and 1%) during the starter period. Notable improvement in body weight gain was observed in the group which fed basal diet supplemented with glut and 1% omega 3 even after coccidia infection (increased by 25% compared challenged group) while feed conversion ratio was restored to control. Myogeneis was enhanced in the group supplemented with Glut and omega-3 (upregulation of myogenin, MyoD, mechanistic target of rapamycin kinase and insulin like growth factor-1 and downregulating of myostatin genes). Groups supplemented with Glut and higher levels of omega-3 highly expressed occluding, mucin-2, junctional Adhesion Molecule 2, b-defensin-1 and cathelicidins-2 genes. Group fed 1% Glut + omega-3 showed an increased total antioxidant capacity and glutathione peroxidase and super oxide dismutase enzymes activities with reduced levels of malondialdehyde, reactive oxygen species and H<sub>2</sub>O<sub>2</sub>. Post-infection, dietary Glut and 1% omega-3 increased intestinal interleukin-10 (IL) and secretory immunoglobulin-A and serum lysozyme, while decreased the elevated inflammatory mediators comprising interleukin IL-6, tumor necrosis factor-alpha, nitric oxide (NO) and inducible NO synthase. Fecal oocyst excretion and lesions score severity were lowered in the group fed 1% Glut and omega 3. Based on these findings, dietary Glut and omega-3 supplementation augmented restored overall broilers' performance after coccidial challenge.</p>","PeriodicalId":51207,"journal":{"name":"Veterinary Quarterly","volume":"44 1","pages":"1-20"},"PeriodicalIF":7.9,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11225632/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141499607","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}
Veterinary QuarterlyPub Date : 2024-12-01Epub Date: 2024-07-04DOI: 10.1080/01652176.2024.2371609
Chenjian Li, Md Abul Kalam Azad, Qian Zhu, Yating Cheng, Jue Gui, Bo Song, Zhenlei Zhou, Xiangfeng Kong
{"title":"Differences in intestinal and renal Ca and P uptake in three different breeds of growing-finishing pigs.","authors":"Chenjian Li, Md Abul Kalam Azad, Qian Zhu, Yating Cheng, Jue Gui, Bo Song, Zhenlei Zhou, Xiangfeng Kong","doi":"10.1080/01652176.2024.2371609","DOIUrl":"10.1080/01652176.2024.2371609","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This study investigated the differences in bone growth and turnover and calcium (Ca) and phosphorus (P) uptake among three different breeds of growing-finishing pigs. Ninety healthy Duroc, Xiangcun black (XCB), and Taoyuan black (TYB) pigs (30 pigs per breed) at 35 day-old (D) with the average body weight (BW) of their respective breed were assigned and raised to 185 D. The results showed that Duroc pigs had higher bone weight and length than the XCB and TYB pigs at 80, 125, and 185 D and the bone index at 185 D (<i>p</i> < 0.05). Duroc pigs had higher bone mineral densities (femur and tibia) compared with the other two breeds at 80 D and 125 D, whereas TYB pigs had higher mineral content and bone breaking load (rib) compared with the other two breeds at 185 D (<i>p</i> < 0.05). The bone morphogenetic protein-2 and osteocalcin concentrations were higher, and TRACP5b concentration was lower in serum of TYB pigs at 125 D (<i>p</i> < 0.05). Meanwhile, 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D<sub>3</sub>, parathyroid hormone, thyroxine, and fibroblast growth factor 23 concentrations were higher in serum of TYB pigs at 185 D (<i>p</i> < 0.05). The TYB pigs had higher apparent total tract digestibility of P at 80 D and 185 D and bone Ca and P contents at 185 D in comparison to the Duroc pigs (<i>p</i> < 0.05). Furthermore, gene expressions related to renal uptake of Ca and P differed among the three breeds of pigs. Collectively, Duroc pigs have higher bone growth, whereas TYB pigs have a higher potential for mineral deposition caused by more active Ca uptake.</p>","PeriodicalId":51207,"journal":{"name":"Veterinary Quarterly","volume":"44 1","pages":"1-16"},"PeriodicalIF":7.9,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11229737/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141535933","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}
Veterinary QuarterlyPub Date : 2024-12-01Epub Date: 2024-01-16DOI: 10.1080/01652176.2023.2300965
Thanh Trung Nguyen, Thi Ngan Mai, Sinh Dang-Xuan, Hung Nguyen-Viet, Fred Unger, Hu Suk Lee
{"title":"Emerging zoonotic diseases in Southeast Asia in the period 2011-2022: a systematic literature review.","authors":"Thanh Trung Nguyen, Thi Ngan Mai, Sinh Dang-Xuan, Hung Nguyen-Viet, Fred Unger, Hu Suk Lee","doi":"10.1080/01652176.2023.2300965","DOIUrl":"10.1080/01652176.2023.2300965","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>As COVID-19 has shown, pandemics and outbreaks of emerging infections such as Zika, Nipah, monkeypox and antimicrobial-resistant pathogens, especially emerging zoonotic diseases, continue to occur and may even be increasing in Southeast Asia. In addition, these infections often result from environmental changes and human behaviour. Overall, public health surveillance to identify gaps in the literature and early warning signs are essential in this region. A systematic review investigated the prevalence of emerging zoonotic diseases over 11 years from 2011 to 2022 in Southeast Asia to understand the status of emerging zoonotic diseases, as well as to provide necessary actions for disease control and prevention in the region. During the 2011-2022 period, studies on pigs, poultry, ruminants, companion animals and wildlife in Southeast Asia were reviewed thoroughly to assess the quality of reporting items for inclusion in the systematic review. The review was performed on 26 studies of pigs, 6 studies of poultry, 21 studies of ruminants, 28 studies of companion animals and 25 studies of wildlife in Southeast Asia, which provide a snapshot of the prevalence of the emerging zoonotic disease across the country. The findings from the review showed that emerging zoonotic diseases were prevalent across the region and identified a few zoonotic diseases associated with poultry, mainly stemming from Cambodia and Vietnam, as high priority in Southeast Asia.<b>Clinical relevance</b>: Appropriate prevention and control measures should be taken to mitigate the emerging zoonotic diseases in Southeast Asia.</p>","PeriodicalId":51207,"journal":{"name":"Veterinary Quarterly","volume":"44 1","pages":"1-15"},"PeriodicalIF":6.4,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10795789/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139479647","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}