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Charlotte Pommer: Resistance fighter and female pioneer of German anatomy

Anatomical Sciences Education, EarlyView.
Abstract This article examines the biography and unique case of Charlotte Pommer (1914–2004), the only anatomist documented to have left the field during the Nazi period after encountering the regime's victims on the dissection table. While she is known for her resistance activities, newly presented documentation reveals her role as the provisional ...
Tim S. Goldmann
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Vaginal host–microbe signatures linked to placental outcomes in mares

Equine Veterinary Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Ascending placentitis is a leading cause of late‐term pregnancy loss in mares. Although pathogens are presumed to ascend from the caudal reproductive tract, the association between the vaginal microbiome and placentitis has not been systematically examined.
Machteld van Heule, Babiche Heil, Jamie K. Norris, Kristene Gedye, Xiaoxiao Lin, Ward De Spiegelaere, Peter Daels, Pouya Dini   +7 more
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Brucellosis in India: Comparing exposure amongst veterinarians, para-veterinarians and animal handlers

One Health, 2022
The exposure to Brucella species is an occupational hazard for veterinary personnel in India. In our previous study, paraveterinarians and animal handlers were found to be at higher risk of being seropositive. In the present study, we further investigate
Harish K. Tiwari, Vishal Proch, Balbir B. Singh, Kathrin Schemann, Michael Ward, Jaswinder Singh, Jatinder P.S. Gill, Navneet K. Dhand   +7 more
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Cross‐protective effect of a multicomponent fusion protein vaccine during a natural episode of Streptococcus zooepidemicus respiratory disease in ponies

Equine Veterinary Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Streptococcus equi subspecies zooepidemicus is a highly diverse opportunistic pathogen of horses, associated with respiratory disease and endometritis. Objectives To characterise S. zooepidemicus isolates recovered from young ponies during a natural episode of respiratory disease, and to determine if vaccination with Strangvac®, a ...
Romain Paillot, J. Richard Newton, Sonia Gonzalez Medina, Sara Frosth, Lars Frykberg, Margareta Flock, Bengt Guss, Jan‐Ingmar Flock, Andrew S. Waller   +8 more
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Toxoplasma gondii in Goats: A Case Report [PDF]

Veterinary and Comparative Biomedical Research
Toxoplasma gondii is a zoonotic disease agent with the cats as its definitive hosts; it can infect various animals, including sheep, goats, cattle, and birds.
Behrooz Mihandoost, Mohammad Saleh Fathi Saghezchi, Yazdad Yazdandoost Hamedani   +2 more
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Effects of Summer Heat Stress on Physiological Parameters and Reproductive Efficiency of Barbarine Ewes Under Natural Outdoor or Indoor Conditions

Journal of Experimental Zoology Part A: Ecological and Integrative Physiology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Climate change and rising ambient temperatures increasingly challenge sheep production systems in arid and semi‐arid regions, particularly during the summer breeding season. This study evaluated the effects of heat stress and direct solar exposure on physiological responses, metabolic profile, and reproductive performance of Barbarine ewes, a ...
Samia Khnissi, Dorra Aouadi, Hela Chalouati, Mourad Rekik, Imène Ben Salem   +4 more
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Outbreak of caprine abortion by Toxoplasma gondii in Midwest Brazil

Pesquisa Veterinária Brasileira, 2011
An outbreak of abortion by Toxoplasma gondii in goats on a farm in the Brazilian Midwest is reported. Gross lesions were not observed in seven aborted fetuses submitted to the Veterinary Pathology Laboratory, Federal University of Mato Grosso, for ...
Flávio Henrique Bravim Caldeira, Daniel Guimarães Ubiali, Isabela de Godoy, Valéria Dutra, Daniel Moura de Aguiar, Andréia Lima Tomé Melo, Franklin Riet-Correa, Edson Moleta Colodel, Caroline A. Pescador   +8 more
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Unveiling human–wildlife interactions in the context of livestock grazing abandonment and the return of large carnivores, ungulates and vultures: A stakeholder perspective

People and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract Pastoral practices remain a widespread economic activity across European mountain regions. However, the viability of this activity may be threatened by the recovery of large wild vertebrates associated with passive rewilding, leading to the so‐called human–wildlife conflicts.
P. Acebes, F. J. Muñoz‐Gálvez, Z. Iglesias‐González, M. García‐Llorente, D. López‐García   +4 more
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Can qPCR on pooled sheep milk detect brucellosis as part of herd brucellosis control and eradication programs?

BMC Veterinary Research
Background Brucellosis is a zoonotic disease occurring worldwide. Brucella melitensis is the main cause of malta fever in humans and a major cause of abortion in sheep.
Mohammad Javad Aminzadeh, Khadijeh Hashemi, Hamideh Kalateh Rahmani, Narges Khaleghnia, Mohammad Azizzadeh, Pezhman Mirshokraei   +5 more
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The hematological profile changes in Saanen goat kids from birth to 3 months of age

The Iranian Journal of Veterinary Science and Technology, 2018
This study performed to determine hematological parameters in Saanen goats’ kids from birth until 3 months of age. The whole blood specimens were collected from 20 clinically healthy goat kids (15 females and 5 males).
Mahdieh Zaeemi, Mehrdad Mohri, Abbas Ali Naserian   +2 more
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