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Domestic animal genetics

PLOS Genetics, 2021
Domestication of wild animal and plant species may be considered the largest genetic experiment in human history. Human selection for specific traits and targeted breeding over hundreds or thousands of generations has shaped very special populations that provide unique opportunities for research.
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High-frequency ultrasound, computed tomography and computed tomography arthrography of the cranial cruciate ligament, menisci and cranial meniscotibial ligaments in 10 radiographically normal canine cadaver stifles

BMC Veterinary Research, 2019
Background Bilateral non-traumatic cranial cruciate disease is frequently seen in originally unilateral cruciate pathology. Untreated cranial cruciate ligament disease and concurrent meniscal lesions cause progressive osteoarthritis and pain of the ...
Elke Van der Vekens, Evelien de Bakker, Evelien Bogaerts, Bart J. G. Broeckx, Richard Ducatelle, Kaatje Kromhout, Jimmy H. Saunders   +6 more
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Topical use of 5% acyclovir cream for the treatment of occult and verrucous equine sarcoids: a double-blinded placebo-controlled study

BMC Veterinary Research, 2017
Background Previous studies mention the use of topical acyclovir for the treatment of equine sarcoids. Success rates vary and since the bovine papillomavirus (BPV) lacks the presence of a kinase necessary to activate acyclovir, there is no proof of its ...
Maarten Haspeslagh, Mireia Jordana Garcia, Lieven E. M. Vlaminck, Ann M. Martens   +3 more
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Susceptibility of ferrets, cats, dogs, and different domestic animals to SARS-coronavirus-2

bioRxiv, 2020
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) causes the infectious disease COVID-19, which was first reported in Wuhan, China in December, 2019.
Jianzhong Shi, Zhiyuan Wen, Gongxun Zhong, Huanliang Yang, Chong Wang, Renqiang Liu, Xijun He, Lei Shuai, Ziruo Sun, Yubo Zhao, Libin Liang, Pengfei Cui, Jinliang Wang, Xianfeng Zhang, Y. Guan, Hualan Chen, Z. Bu   +16 more
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Scintigraphic tracking of 99mTechnetium-labelled equine peripheral blood-derived mesenchymal stem cells after intravenous, intramuscular, and subcutaneous injection in healthy dogs

Stem Cell Research & Therapy, 2021
Background Mesenchymal stem cell treatments in dogs have been investigated as a potential innovative alternative to current conventional therapies for a variety of conditions. So far, the precise mode of action of the MSCs has yet to be determined.
Charlotte Beerts, Carlien Brondeel, Glenn Pauwelyn, Eva Depuydt, Liesa Tack, Luc Duchateau, Yangfeng Xu, Jimmy H. Saunders, Kathelijne Peremans, Jan H. Spaas   +9 more
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BMAL1 but not CLOCK is associated with monochromatic green light-induced circadian rhythm of melatonin in chick pinealocytes

Endocrine Connections, 2019
The avian pineal gland, an independent circadian oscillator, receives external photic cues and translates them for the rhythmical synthesis of melatonin.
Shuhui Ma, Zixu Wang, Jing Cao, Yulan Dong, Yaoxing Chen   +4 more
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Melanopsin-mediated optical entrainment regulates circadian rhythms in vertebrates

Communications Biology, 2023
Melanopsin (OPN4) is a light-sensitive protein that plays a vital role in the regulation of circadian rhythms and other nonvisual functions. Current research on OPN4 has focused on mammals; more evidence is needed from non-mammalian vertebrates to fully ...
Deng Pan, Zixu Wang, Yaoxing Chen, Jing Cao   +3 more
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The Domestication of Animals [PDF]

Scientific American, 1914
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Endocrine Control of Postnatal Growth in Poultry

The Journal of Poultry Science, 2005
This paper provides an overview on the role of several endocrine factors in the regulation of the somatic growth (skeletal muscle and bone development) and body composition in meat-type poultry.
Eddy Decuypere, Johan Buyse
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Zoonotic Tick-Borne Pathogens in Temperate and Cold Regions of Europe—A Review on the Prevalence in Domestic Animals

Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2020
Ticks transmit a variety of pathogens affecting both human and animal health. In temperate and cold regions of Europe (Western, Central, Eastern, and Northern Europe), the most relevant zoonotic tick-borne pathogens are tick-borne encephalitis virus ...
A. Springer, A. Glass, Anna-Katharina Topp, C. Strube   +3 more
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