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Equine models in translational medicine: A comparative approach to human health

Animal Models and Experimental Medicine, EarlyView.
This diagram summarizes and contrasts rodent and equine models, outlining their strengths, limitations, and applications. Horses offer naturally occurring diseases, genetic and physiological similarities to humans, and suitability for longitudinal and clinical‐scale studies.
Shayan Boozarjomehri Amnieh, Katarzyna Ropka‐Molik   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

Assessment of livestock slaughtered for food and meat inspection issues in selected abattoirs in Benue State, Nigeria

Cogent Food & Agriculture, 2015
In recent times, many zoonotic diseases have emerged with serious negative consequences on humans. In the light of this, ante-mortem inspections were conducted, using body condition scoring to assess the health status of livestock presenting for ...
Kundu Shima, Idusiye Mosugu, Ternenge Apaa   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Seroprevalence of brucellosis and associated risk factors among abattoir workers in Bauchi State, Nigeria

The Pan African Medical Journal, 2020
INTRODUCTION: brucellosis is a reemerging and neglected zoonotic disease. It is an occupational bio-hazard and a public health problem. The objective of the study was to determine the seroprevalence of brucellosis and its risk factors among abattoir ...
Philip Bobu Igawe, Emmanuel Okolocha, Grace Sabo Kia, Istifanus Bugun Irmiya, Muhammad Shakir Balogun, Patrick Nguku   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Qualitative welfare risks of cows offered to a Dutch mobile slaughter unit

Frontiers in Animal Science, 2023
In the Netherlands, a pilot was initiated of a mobile slaughter unit (MSU) for the killing of cull dairy cattle not fit for transport but suitable for slaughter, in order to save valuable meat.
Winanda W. Ursinus, Annika M. Voogt, Johan H. Bongers, Dick T. H. M. Sijm   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Morphological and morphometric aspects of the equine aortic valve: New insights for comparative studies in mammals

The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.
Abstract New data on the equine aortic valve obtained using advanced techniques is especially important given the greater availability of animal models for translational research. Here we characterized the morphological and morphometric aspects of the equine aortic valve from 60 healthy hearts collected at equine abattoirs.
Vitor Pires Pereira, Victoria Brondani de Oliveira, Carlos Eduardo Seyfert, Luciano de Morais‐Pinto   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

CARCASSES AND OFFAL CONDEMNATION AT KOM-ELNOUR ABATTOIR IN DAKAHLIA PROVINCE, EGYPT: MAJOR CAUSES AND ECONOMIC LOSS

Slovenian Veterinary Research, 2023
An abattoir survey was conducted from October 2020 to September 2021 to identify the primary reasons for offal and carcass condemnation of slaughtered animals in Dakahlia province, Egypt, as well as to estimate their economic loss.
Abdallah Fikry A. Mahmoud, Abd El-Salam E. Hafez, Rania Helmy M. Shata, Emad Ibrahim Ghazaly, Rasha M. El Bayomi , Refaat Atef M. Ras , Karima Abdallah Eissa , Mona Mohammed I. Abdel Rahman   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Knowledge synthesis: Animal health and welfare in organic pig production - Final Report COREPIG [PDF]

, 2011
This report reviews the available information on the welfare of pigs when maintained according to organic standards in Europe. It begins by overviewing the populations of organic pigs in different countries at the time of writing (2007), the organic ...
Bochicchio, David, Bonde, Marianne, Edwards, Sandra, Früh, Barbara, Hegelund, Lene, Heinonen, Mari, Leeb, Christine, Lindgren, Kristina, Lubac, Stanislas, Maupertuis, F., Mejer, Helena, Prunier, Armelle, Roepstorff, Allan, Rousing, Tine, Sundrum, Albert, Sundrum, Albert, Werne, Steffen, Wiberg, Sophia   +17 more
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Determining the Prevalence and Seasonality of Fasciola hepatica in Pasture-based Dairy herds in Ireland using a Bulk Tank Milk ELISA [PDF]

, 2015
This study was financed by both the Irish dairy levy and Merial.peer-reviewedBackground Fasciola hepatica is a helminth parasite of global importance in livestock, with major economic impact. However information on F.
Bloemhoff, Yris, Danaher, Martin, Forbes, Andrew, Good, Barbara, Morgan, Eric, Mulcahy, Grace, Sayers, Riona, Sekiya, Mary   +7 more
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Unraveling ovarian histology: The key morphological aspects that spur the development of the Fossa ovarii in equine

The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.
Abstract The equine ovary exhibits unique structural and developmental features that distinguish it from those of other domestic species, including the presence of an ovulation fossa and an inversion of cortical and medullary layers. This study aimed to investigate the morphostructural development of the equine fetal ovary, with particular emphasis on ...
Laura Ver Goltz, Silvio Pires Gomes, Bruno Cesar Schimming, Fabio Cesar Magioli Abdala, Maria Angélica Miglino, Tais Harumi de Castro Sasahara   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Salmonella Infection Level in Danish Indoor and Outdoor Pig Production Systems measured by Antbodies in Meat Juice and Faecal Shedding on-farm and at Slaughter [PDF]

, 2007
The prevalence of Salmonella shedding was compared in 34 organic, conventional outdoor, and indoor pig herds. Individual faecal and meat juice samples from 30-50 pigs per herd were analysed for presence of Salmonella, and Salmonella antibodies ...
Bonde, M., Sørensen, J.T.
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