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Animals Pub Date : 2026-10-01 DOI: 10.3390/ani16193094

Xipeng Li, He Pan, Adnan Mahmood, Xin Wang, Tong Yu, Yuncheng Zhao

{"title":"LSARE-Net: Target-Guided Augmentation and Lightweight Edge Detection for Real-Time Behavior Monitoring of Captive Juvenile Sika Deer.","authors":"Xipeng Li, He Pan, Adnan Mahmood, Xin Wang, Tong Yu, Yuncheng Zhao","doi":"10.3390/ani16193094","DOIUrl":"10.3390/ani16193094","url":null,"abstract":"Real-time machine-vision monitoring of group-housed juvenile sika deer is challenging because targets are often small, densely distributed and partially occluded, while edge deployment requires compact models. This study developed a lightweight system for non-contact behavior recognition under commercial farm-pen conditions. A fixed-camera dataset was constructed with five annotated categories: resting, standing, feeding, social and abnormal. The dataset was limited to one month of recordings from one fixed camera monitoring six juvenile sika deer in a single pen at one farm in Jilin Province, China. To reduce background interference during training, a Multi-target Bionic Foveal Augmentation (MBFA) strategy was proposed to generate target-guided, spatially nonuniform degradation based on the distribution of deer instances, without introducing additional inference cost. A Lightweight Selective Alignment Reorganization and Efficient Detection Network (LSARE-Net) was then designed to enhance local behavioral cues, contextual feature representation, and cross-scale fusion. On the test set, LSARE-Net achieved 91.26% recall, 93.47% mAP@0.5 and 80.24% mAP@0.5:0.95 with 0.70 M parameters and a 1.7 MB model size. After TensorRT conversion, it reached 62.64 FPS on an NVIDIA Jetson AGX Orin. These results demonstrate the feasibility of compact frame-level behavior detection under the evaluated pen conditions. The accompanying prototype organizes detections into behavioral summaries and abnormal-cue records for manual review.","PeriodicalId":7955,"journal":{"name":"Animals","volume":"16 19","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2026-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13663615/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149190774","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}

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Proof of Concept for Open Flow Microperfusion for Intratumoural Drug Administration in Equine Cutaneous Neoplasia. 开放血流微灌注用于马皮肤肿瘤内给药的概念证明。

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Animals Pub Date : 2026-10-01 DOI: 10.3390/ani16193090

Raphael Labens, Paul Reddell, Thomas Birngruber

{"title":"Proof of Concept for Open Flow Microperfusion for Intratumoural Drug Administration in Equine Cutaneous Neoplasia.","authors":"Raphael Labens, Paul Reddell, Thomas Birngruber","doi":"10.3390/ani16193090","DOIUrl":"10.3390/ani16193090","url":null,"abstract":"Intratumoural drug delivery can achieve high local therapeutic exposure while limiting systemic effects, but heterogeneous distribution may compromise treatment efficacy and precision. This proof-of-concept study investigated open flow microperfusion (OFM) as a novel platform for local delivery of tigilanol tiglate (TT), an intratumoural antineoplastic agent with immunomodulatory and vascular-disrupting effects. Four horses with histologically confirmed cutaneous neoplasia (three sarcoids and one squamous cell carcinoma) underwent OFM using TT concentrations of 0.01-0.04 mg/mL delivered at 9 µL/min for 7-24 h over one to three consecutive days. OFM systems were well tolerated and remained functional for up to three days. Localized vascular disruption, polymorphonuclear cell recruitment, oncosis and tissue sloughing developed in association with perfused regions, consistent with recognized TT-induced tissue responses. Two sarcoids exhibited biologic responses that did not result in complete local tumour ablation. Tumour ablation was achieved initially in one squamous cell carcinoma, although deep-seated disease subsequently progressed, while one sarcoid was ablated and remained tumour-free 497 days after treatment. These preliminary findings demonstrate that OFM allows precise, sustained intratumoural TT challenge, resulting in characteristic tissue responses supporting further investigation of this local delivery platform for tumour-targeted therapies.","PeriodicalId":7955,"journal":{"name":"Animals","volume":"16 19","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2026-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13663526/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149191054","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}

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Mapping Habitat Suitability of the Asiatic Black Bear (Ursus thibetanus) in the Kalam Valley, Pakistan: An Ensemble Modelling Approach. 巴基斯坦Kalam山谷亚洲黑熊（Ursus thibetanus）栖息地适宜性的制图：一个集合建模方法。

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Animals Pub Date : 2026-09-30 DOI: 10.3390/ani16193080

Arshad Ali, Abdur Rahim, Muhammad Farooq, Luciano Bosso

{"title":"Mapping Habitat Suitability of the Asiatic Black Bear (Ursus thibetanus) in the Kalam Valley, Pakistan: An Ensemble Modelling Approach.","authors":"Arshad Ali, Abdur Rahim, Muhammad Farooq, Luciano Bosso","doi":"10.3390/ani16193080","DOIUrl":"10.3390/ani16193080","url":null,"abstract":"The Asiatic black bear (Ursus thibetanus), a large and vulnerable mammal in northern Pakistan, faces increasing threats from habitat loss, tourism, human disturbance, and human-bear interactions. However, spatially explicit information on its potential habitat remains limited. In this study, 126 new Asiatic black bear presence records, collected through bear sign surveys and camera trapping in the Kalam Valley, were combined with an ensemble modelling approach incorporating regression-based, machine-learning, and maximum entropy models to map habitat suitability and identify key areas for conservation planning in northern Pakistan. The resulting ensemble habitat suitability map indicated relatively higher suitability in the northern and north-central portions of the study area, whereas southern areas consistently exhibited lower relative suitability. The binary suitability map classified 1061.22 km2 as suitable habitat, mainly located between 400 and 3500 m above sea level. Variable importance analysis identified the presence of rivers as the most important predictor of habitat suitability, followed by distance to settlements and the vector ruggedness measure. All models showed high values of the AUC, TSS, and Boyce index. Our results provide a spatially explicit and practical basis for habitat protection, field validation, connectivity assessment, and conflict-sensitive conservation planning for the Asiatic black bear in northern Pakistan.","PeriodicalId":7955,"journal":{"name":"Animals","volume":"16 19","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2026-09-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13663381/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149190769","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}

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Gut Microbiota-Mucosal Immune Interactions Underlying Intestinal Homeostasis in Weaned Piglets. 断奶仔猪肠道内稳态的肠道微生物-粘膜免疫相互作用。

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Animals Pub Date : 2026-09-30 DOI: 10.3390/ani16193075

Jieyi Qin, Tiantian Li, Xiao Li, Peiyuan Han, Mingliang Jin, Lei Qiao

{"title":"Gut Microbiota-Mucosal Immune Interactions Underlying Intestinal Homeostasis in Weaned Piglets.","authors":"Jieyi Qin, Tiantian Li, Xiao Li, Peiyuan Han, Mingliang Jin, Lei Qiao","doi":"10.3390/ani16193075","DOIUrl":"10.3390/ani16193075","url":null,"abstract":"The gut microbiota and mucosal immune system undergo extensive remodeling after weaning and jointly influence intestinal homeostasis, resistance to enteric pathogens, and growth performance in piglets. This developmental transition is particularly vulnerable to dietary changes, the loss of maternally derived factors, environmental stressors, and pathogen exposure, all of which can disrupt microbial ecology and mucosal immune regulation. This review examines the reciprocal interactions between the gut microbiota and mucosal immunity in weaned piglets. It describes how microbial communities and their metabolites regulate epithelial barrier integrity, innate and adaptive immune responses, B-cell differentiation, and secretory immunoglobulin A (sIgA) production, with particular emphasis on short-chain fatty acids, tryptophan-derived metabolites, and bile acids. Conversely, host-derived factors, including mucins, antimicrobial peptides, sIgA, cytokines, and inflammation-associated changes in the intestinal microenvironment, are discussed in relation to microbial colonization, spatial distribution, and functional activity. Disruption of these interactions can impair epithelial barrier function, promote excessive inflammation, weaken colonization resistance, and increase susceptibility to enteric infection and post-weaning diarrhea. Finally, this review evaluates nutritional and microbiota-targeted strategies for modulating microbiota-immune interactions and improving intestinal health in weaned piglets.","PeriodicalId":7955,"journal":{"name":"Animals","volume":"16 19","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2026-09-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13663566/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149190847","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}

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Integrating Land-Cover Dynamics and Management Records for Recovery Monitoring of Hainan Eld's Deer in Datian National Nature Reserve. 基于土地覆盖动态与管理记录的大田国家级自然保护区海南鹿群恢复监测

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Animals Pub Date : 2026-09-30 DOI: 10.3390/ani16193086

Tianao Chen, Chenxingyu Duan, Chuan Chen, Xiaoxian Liu, Yiting Zheng, Xiaofeng Luan

{"title":"Integrating Land-Cover Dynamics and Management Records for Recovery Monitoring of Hainan Eld's Deer in Datian National Nature Reserve.","authors":"Tianao Chen, Chenxingyu Duan, Chuan Chen, Xiaoxian Liu, Yiting Zheng, Xiaofeng Luan","doi":"10.3390/ani16193086","DOIUrl":"10.3390/ani16193086","url":null,"abstract":"Datian National Nature Reserve is a principal conservation site for the endangered Hainan Eld's deer (Rucervus eldii hainanus). We integrated annual 10 m land-cover maps (2017-2025) as well as the statutory reserve redline, management fence, external ring and reserve management records to examine how these complementary sources can support recovery monitoring at the protected-area scale. Inside the redline, the combined area of trees, grass and shrub/scrub declined during 2017-2021 and partially recovered during 2021-2025. An exploratory land-cover screening index changed from 0.675 to 0.666 and then to 0.667, showing modest variation under the specified rule-based scoring scheme. External rings contained higher proportions of crops and built area and were treated as surrounding land-use context rather than a measured edge-effect gradient. Available annual monitoring counts fluctuated between 336 and 425 individuals, and two releases added 93 deer after the respective annual surveys. Probable python predation accounted for 68.3% of recorded deaths during 2020-2025; attributions were based on available carcass evidence and field observations. Systematic occurrence records and spatially complete locations for releases and mortality events were unavailable, so fine-scale habitat selection, release-site suitability and mortality hotspots could not be assessed. This assessment provides a practical baseline for recovery monitoring, whereas assessing habitat use and demographic processes requires dedicated field data.","PeriodicalId":7955,"journal":{"name":"Animals","volume":"16 19","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2026-09-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13663527/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149190963","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}

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MAPK Signaling Contributes to Primary Follicle Development in Zebrafish (Danio rerio). MAPK信号传导有助于斑马鱼的初级卵泡发育。

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Animals Pub Date : 2026-09-30 DOI: 10.3390/ani16193078

Guangjing Zhang, Jing Huang, Xiudan Yuan, Yunpeng Fan, Fangyuan Peng, Wen Fu, Jinhui Liu, Wenbin Liu, Liangyue Peng, Yamei Xiao

{"title":"MAPK Signaling Contributes to Primary Follicle Development in Zebrafish (Danio rerio).","authors":"Guangjing Zhang, Jing Huang, Xiudan Yuan, Yunpeng Fan, Fangyuan Peng, Wen Fu, Jinhui Liu, Wenbin Liu, Liangyue Peng, Yamei Xiao","doi":"10.3390/ani16193078","DOIUrl":"10.3390/ani16193078","url":null,"abstract":"Folliculogenesis is essential for fish reproduction, but the role of ERK signaling during early primary follicle development in teleosts remains unclear. Here, we reanalyzed and integrated previously published transcriptomic and DNA methylation datasets from four primary follicle subtypes in zebrafish to identify MAPK-related candidate genes. No new sequencing was performed. Additional qRT-PCR and immunohistochemical analyses examined gene expression and the localization of total ERK and JNK proteins, respectively. Zebrafish were also exposed to the ERK inhibitor SCH772984 from 25 to 60 days post-fertilization to assess changes in ovarian development. The reanalysis identified MAPK-related genes with stage-associated differences in expression and DNA methylation. SCH772984 exposure was associated with reduced ovarian ERK phosphorylation and a lower proportion of advanced follicles. These results support a role for ERK signaling in the progression of early ovarian follicles in zebrafish. These observations derive from a single ERK inhibitor at nominal exposure; complementary assays could strengthen the evidence for target specificity.","PeriodicalId":7955,"journal":{"name":"Animals","volume":"16 19","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2026-09-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13663377/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149190700","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}

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Single-Step Genomic Reaction Norm and ssGWAS Reveal Heat-Load-Dependent Genetic Architecture of Age at Puberty in Yorkshire Gilts. 单步基因组反应规范和ssGWAS揭示了约克郡后备母猪青春期年龄的热负荷依赖遗传结构。

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Animals Pub Date : 2026-09-30 DOI: 10.3390/ani16193085

Chong Zhang, Jinglei Si, Xiaoxiao Song, Youen Xiao, Wenzhou Wang, Borong Liang, Shaoyun Li, Peiqing Cong, Yaosheng Chen, Xiaohong Liu

{"title":"Single-Step Genomic Reaction Norm and ssGWAS Reveal Heat-Load-Dependent Genetic Architecture of Age at Puberty in Yorkshire Gilts.","authors":"Chong Zhang, Jinglei Si, Xiaoxiao Song, Youen Xiao, Wenzhou Wang, Borong Liang, Shaoyun Li, Peiqing Cong, Yaosheng Chen, Xiaohong Liu","doi":"10.3390/ani16193085","DOIUrl":"10.3390/ani16193085","url":null,"abstract":"Heat stress adversely affects porcine reproduction, but genetic variation in the response of age at puberty (AP) to heat exposure remains poorly characterized in gilts. We analyzed 4438 AP records from Yorkshire gilts using adjusted meteorological data and compared three heat-exposure gradients across five prepubertal windows. Pedigree- and single-step genomic reaction-norm models were fitted, followed by single-step genome-wide association analyses of the intercept and slope. Among the 15 exposure scenarios, the best-fitting model used the proportion of sustained heat-stress days in the 14-day window before first observed estrus; a one-standard-deviation increase in this measure was associated with a 7.64-day increase in AP. Both reaction-norm models detected significant genetic variance for environmental sensitivity (p < 0.001). The genomic intercept-slope genetic correlation was -0.524, and genetic variances and correlations varied across the exposure gradient. GEBVs rankings at the 10th and 90th percentiles of the exposure gradient were negatively correlated (Spearman's ρ = -0.742), and the most favorable 10% of gilts did not overlap between these two exposure levels. Intercept and slope window contributions were strongly correlated (Spearman's ρ = 0.822), although component-specific regions were also detected. Functional annotation highlighted candidate genes and biological processes related to neuroendocrine regulation, ovarian development, mitochondrial and redox homeostasis, and cellular stress responses. These findings reveal genetically heterogeneous heat sensitivity in AP, supporting environment-specific genomic evaluation for reproductive robustness in gilts.","PeriodicalId":7955,"journal":{"name":"Animals","volume":"16 19","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2026-09-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13663369/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149190801","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}

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Two New Novophytoptus Species (Acariformes, Eriophyoidea) from Chile and a Novel Hypothesis on the Functioning of the Eriophyoid Digestive System. 智利两新种（鞘翅目，蛇形总科）及蛇形消化系统功能的新假说。

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Animals Pub Date : 2026-09-30 DOI: 10.3390/ani16193083

Philipp E Chetverikov

{"title":"Two New Novophytoptus Species (Acariformes, Eriophyoidea) from Chile and a Novel Hypothesis on the Functioning of the Eriophyoid Digestive System.","authors":"Philipp E Chetverikov","doi":"10.3390/ani16193083","DOIUrl":"10.3390/ani16193083","url":null,"abstract":"Endoparasitism is a highly specialized form of symbiosis, prominently manifested among phytophagous eriophyoid mites in the genus Novophytoptus Roivainen 1947. These mites have been traditionally thought to be restricted to the subepidermal lacunae of herbaceous monocots of the order Poales, which they penetrate to feed and reproduce. Based on surveys in Chile, two new species of Novophytoptus are described: N. cyperin. sp. from Cyperus eragrostis (Cyperaceae) and N. eryngiin. sp. from Eryngium paniculatum (Apiaceae), with the latter representing the first record of Novophytoptus from a eudicot host. In accordance with the concept of \"ecological fitting\", this unexpected association can be explained by the morphological similarity of E. paniculatum leaves with sedges, suggesting that convergent host morphology may drive host-switching between phylogenetically distant plant taxa across Eriophyoidea. Beyond taxonomy, modeling of Novophytoptus revealed a high volumetric disproportion (211-fold) between the microcapillary oesophagus and the massive midgut, along with a high body surface-area-to-volume ratio (~0.134 µm-1). Combined with structural constraints of musculature and intestine morphology, these findings challenge the traditional concept of mechanical pharyngeal pumping in Eriophyoidea. Alternatively, fluid ingestion is hypothesized to be driven by a synergy of an endodermal osmotic gradient and cuticular transpiration.","PeriodicalId":7955,"journal":{"name":"Animals","volume":"16 19","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2026-09-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13663375/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149190939","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}

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Pangolin-Associated Viruses: Diversity, Evolutionary Adaptation, and Zoonotic Spillover Risks. 穿山甲相关病毒：多样性、进化适应和人畜共患溢出风险。

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Animals Pub Date : 2026-09-30 DOI: 10.3390/ani16193077

Cheng Yu, Yaoming Wu, Xiaoya Huang, Fanghui Mao, Xuelin Wang, Rongquan Zheng, Xiaoyong Chen

{"title":"Pangolin-Associated Viruses: Diversity, Evolutionary Adaptation, and Zoonotic Spillover Risks.","authors":"Cheng Yu, Yaoming Wu, Xiaoya Huang, Fanghui Mao, Xuelin Wang, Rongquan Zheng, Xiaoyong Chen","doi":"10.3390/ani16193077","DOIUrl":"10.3390/ani16193077","url":null,"abstract":"Pangolin-associated viruses have received considerable attention because of their diversity and potential zoonotic relevance, yet the evidence remains fragmented. This review evaluates the diversity, evolutionary adaptation, and zoonotic spillover risks of pangolin-associated viruses. Diverse RNA and DNA viruses, such as coronaviruses, paramyxoviruses, astroviruses, parvoviruses, and papillomaviruses, have been detected in pangolins, showing substantial taxonomic and genomic variation. Studies of selected pangolin-associated viral groups have documented sequence variation and identified signals of recombination or reassortment. Some pangolin coronaviruses can use human receptors and replicate in human-derived cells, organoids, or transgenic animal models. Several viruses known to infect humans have also been detected in pangolin samples, although conclusive evidence of natural spillover from pangolins to humans is lacking. Most studies examine Sunda and Chinese pangolins from illegal trade or rescue centers, relying largely on nucleic acid detection and sequence analysis. Habitat disruption, wildlife trafficking, long-distance transport and captive-rescue operations may increase cross-host-pathogen exposure. Future work should prioritize surveillance of wild pangolin populations of known provenance and integrate virus isolation, tissue localization, serology, and functional assays to support pangolin conservation and reliable zoonotic-risk evaluation.","PeriodicalId":7955,"journal":{"name":"Animals","volume":"16 19","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2026-09-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13663512/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149190943","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}

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Measuring the Rider-Horse Dyad Across Olympic Equestrian Disciplines: A Scoping Review of Methodological Gaps and Priorities for Show Jumping. 测量骑手和马的二元横跨奥林匹克马术学科：一个范围审查的方法差距和优先考虑障碍赛。

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Animals Pub Date : 2026-09-30 DOI: 10.3390/ani16193076

Hui Huang, Zhongjie Yan, Xinrong Chen

{"title":"Measuring the Rider-Horse Dyad Across Olympic Equestrian Disciplines: A Scoping Review of Methodological Gaps and Priorities for Show Jumping.","authors":"Hui Huang, Zhongjie Yan, Xinrong Chen","doi":"10.3390/ani16193076","DOIUrl":"10.3390/ani16193076","url":null,"abstract":"(1) Background: Rider-horse coordination underpins equestrian performance; yet, its definition, quantitative indicators, and measurement methods remain inconsistent across Olympic disciplines. This scoping review mapped the constructs, metrics, and measurement approaches in dressage, show jumping, eventing, and transferable equestrian contexts, with show jumping as the principal application context. (2) Methods: Following PRISMA-ScR guidance and a Population-Concept-Context framework, Web of Science Core Collection, Scopus, and PubMed were searched from database inception to 10 September 2026. Evidence was charted by discipline, measurement domain, measurement configuration, and synchronisation status. (3) Results: A total of 121 evidence sources were included. Among 108 empirical or methodological studies, 47 were kinematic/biomechanical, 23 performance/statistical, 15 behavioural/welfare-related, 13 kinetic/pressure/interface, and 10 neuromuscular/physiological. Only 12 used synchronised rider-horse time-series or event-based measurements, and none of the show-jumping studies met the strict synchronisation criterion. Coordination was commonly inferred from single-partner signals, interface measures, or aggregate performance outcomes. (4) Conclusions: The key limitation is not sensor availability, but the lack of validated dyadic methods. Future show-jumping studies should use common time bases, predefined biomechanical events, paired variables, and prospective validation, while integrating behavioural and clinical evidence when interpreting welfare-related outcomes.","PeriodicalId":7955,"journal":{"name":"Animals","volume":"16 19","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2026-09-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13663439/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149190703","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}

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