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Neurons within the trigeminal mesencephalic nucleus encode for the kinematic parameters of the whisker pad macrovibrissae

Physiological Reports, 2017
It has been recently shown in rats that spontaneous movements of whisker pad macrovibrissae elicited evoked responses in the trigeminal mesencephalic nucleus (Me5). In the present study, electrophysiological and neuroanatomical experiments were performed
Ombretta Mameli, Marcello A. Caria, Francesca Biagi, Marco Zedda, Vittorio Farina   +4 more
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Genome-wide identification of functional enhancers and their potential roles in pig breeding

Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology, 2022
Background The pig is an economically important livestock species and is a widely applied large animal model in medical research. Enhancers are critical regulatory elements that have fundamental functions in evolution, development and disease.
Yinqiao Wu, Yuedong Zhang, Hang Liu, Yun Gao, Yuyan Liu, Ling Chen, Lu Liu, David M. Irwin, Chunhui Hou, Zhongyin Zhou, Yaping Zhang   +10 more
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Mandibular Thickness Measurements as Predictive Tool for Specific Dental Disorders in Alpacas (Vicugna Pacos)

Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2022
BackgroundOral health in alpacas is often neglected until severe dental disease becomes evident under the form of a pronounced mandibular swelling with or without fistulation.
Kirsten Proost, Bart Pardon, Lieven Vlaminck   +2 more
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Nociceptive pain and anxiety in equines: Physiological and behavioral alterations [PDF]

Veterinary World, 2021
Pain and anxiety are two of the most important concerns in clinical veterinary medicine because they arise as consequences of multiple factors that can severely affect animal welfare.
I. Hernández-Avalos, D. Mota-Rojas, J. E. Mendoza-Flores, A. Casas-Alvarado, K. Flores-Padilla, A. E. Miranda-Cortes, F. Torres-Bernal, J. Gómez-Prado, P. Mora-Medina   +8 more
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Calls for Domestic Animals [PDF]

Science, 1888
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Insight into the Candidate Genes and Enriched Pathways Associated with Height, Length, Length to Height Ratio and Body-Weight of Korean Indigenous Breed, Jindo Dog Using Gene Set Enrichment-Based GWAS Analysis

Animals, 2021
As a companion and hunting dog, height, length, length to height ratio (LHR) and body-weight are the vital economic traits for Jindo dog. Human selection and targeted breeding have produced an extraordinary diversity in these traits.
Sunirmal Sheet, Jong-Seok Kim, Min-Jeong Ko, Na-Yeon Kim, Young-Jo Lim, Mi-Rim Park, Seung-Jin Lee, Jeong-Min Kim, Seok-Il Oh, Bong-Hwan Choi   +9 more
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Dental disease in alpacas. Part 1: Prevalence of dental disorders and their mutual relationships

Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine, 2020
Background Dental disease is a troublesome health concern in alpacas. Specifically, the occurrence of tooth root abscesses has been described in veterinary literature.
Kirsten Proost, Bart Pardon, Elke Pollaris, Thijs Flahou, Lieven Vlaminck   +4 more
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Paleogenomics of Animal Domestication [PDF]

, 2018
Starting with dogs, over 15,000 years ago, the domestication of animals has been central in the development of modern societies. Because of its importance for a range of disciplines – including archaeology, biology and the humanities – domestication has been studied extensively.
Evan K. Irving-Pease, Hannah Ryan, Alexandra Jamieson, Evangelos A. Dimopoulos, Greger Larson, Laurent A. F. Frantz   +5 more
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Episode 128: Companion Animals and Domestic Violence with Heather Fraser

, 2019
This week on Knowing Animals we are joined by Heather Fraser. Heather is Associate Professor in Social Sciences at QUT. We discuss Heather’s new book, co-authored by Nik Taylor, called ‘Companion Animals and Domestic Violence: Rescuing Me, Rescuing You ...
Fraser, Heather, O'Sullivan, Siobhan
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Impacts of selenium and vitamin E supplementation on mRNA of heat shock proteins, selenoproteins and antioxidants in broilers exposed to high temperature

AMB Express, 2018
The study was carried out to investigate the effect of dietary selenium (Se) and vitamin E (VE) supplementation on mRNA level of heat shock proteins, selenoproteins, and antioxidant enzyme activities in the breast meat of broilers under summer heat ...
Shahnawaz Kumbhar, Alam Z. Khan, Fahmida Parveen, Zaheer A. Nizamani, Farman A. Siyal, Mohamed E. Abd El-Hack, Fang Gan, Yunhuan Liu, Muhammad Hamid, Sonia A. Nido, Kehe Huang   +10 more
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