Rethinking our understanding of the pathogenesis of necrotic enteritis in chickens [PDF]
For decades, low doses of antibiotics have been used widely in animal production to promote growth. However, there is a trend to reduce this use of antibiotics in feedstuffs, and legislation is now in place in Europe to prohibit their use in this way. As
Van Immerseel, Filip +3 more
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COVID-19 and the small intestine
The SARS-CoV-2 virus enters the body through the angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE-2), which is the entry point of the virus into the cell. The most dense fabric of ACE-2 is the lungs.
Sergei D. Bakharev +4 more
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Toxin-neutralizing antibodies protect against Clostridium perfringens-induced necrosis in an intestinal loop model for bovine necrohemorrhagic enteritis [PDF]
Background: Bovine necrohemorrhagic enteritis is caused by Clostridium perfringens type A. Due to the rapid progress and fatal outcome of the disease, vaccination would be of high value. In this study, C.
Deprez, Piet +10 more
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Potential Role of Clostridium Difficile and Clostridium Perfringens as A Cause af Diarrhea in Horses
Diarrhea is a major clinical problem affecting foals and horses at different ages which can be fatal and cause great economic losses particularly in foals.
Eman ,F. Farag +2 more
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Progress and problems in vaccination against necrotic enteritis in broiler chickens [PDF]
Necrotic enteritis in broilers is caused by Clostridium perfringens type A strains that produce the NetB toxin. Necrotic enteritis is one of the gastrointestinal diseases in poultry that has gained worldwide importance during the last decade due to ...
Ducatelle, Richard +4 more
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Norovirus in Captive Lion Cub (Panthera leo)
African lions (Panthera leo) are susceptible to viral diseases of domestic carnivores, including feline calicivirus infection. We report the identification of a novel enteric calicivirus, genetically related to human noroviruses of genogroup IV, in a ...
Vito Martella +14 more
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Can antibiotics for enteritis or for urinary tract infection disrupt the urinary microbiota in rats?
BackgroundTo establish antibiotic preregimes and administration routes for studies on urinary microbiota.Methods and materialsAntibiotics for enteritis (Abx-enteritis) and UTIs (Abx-UTI) were administered via gavage and/or urinary catheterisation (UC ...
Fengping Liu +16 more
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Gene expression of pro-inflammatory (IL-8, IL-18, TNF-α, and IFN-γ) and anti-inflammatory (IL-10) cytokines in the duodenum of broiler chickens exposed to lipopolysaccharides from Escherichia coli and Bacillus subtilis [PDF]
Background and Aim: Intestinal infections are associated with Gram-negative bacteria like Escherichia coli. When eliminated by treatments during replication, E.
Sandra Paola Rodríguez +2 more
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Is there any function for colicinogeny in the post-weaning diarrhoea of piglets?
Using seven experimental approaches, we attempted to solve the question of possible participation of colicinogeny and colicin-sensitivity in the pathology of the post-weaning diarrhoeic enteritis of piglets. In our research, both enterotoxic E.
J. Trcka, J. Smarda
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Starch is an inexpensive feed ingredient that has been widely used in fish feed. However, starch utilization by carnivorous fish is limited and excess starch is detrimental to the health of the organism.
Xiaoli Huang +10 more
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