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Effect of Supplementary Feeding on Milk Volume, Milk Composition, Blood Biochemical Index, and Fecal Microflora Diversity in Grazing Yili Mares

Animals, 2023
Grazing is a common approach to rearing. We investigated the effects of supplementation during grazing on milk yield and composition, blood biochemistry, and fecal microflora in Yili horses.
Hao Lu, Wenjie Zhang, Shuo Sun, Yingying Mei, Guodong Zhao, Kailun Yang   +5 more
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Description of the skull, braincase, and dentition of Moschognathus whaitsi (Dinocephalia, Tapinocephalia), and its palaeobiological and behavioral implications

The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.
Abstract A subadult Moschognathus whaitsi from the Eastern Cape Province, South Africa, was scanned using synchrotron radiation X‐ray computed tomography (SRXCT). Its subadult state allowed the cranial bones and teeth to be identified and individually reconstructed in 3D.
Tristen Lafferty, Luke A. Norton, Aliénor Duhamel, Julien Benoit   +3 more
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A phosphoprotein gene RT-qPCR assay for detecting all lineages of peste des petits ruminants virus

Frontiers in Microbiology
Peste des petits ruminants (PPR) is a highly contagious disease caused by peste des petits ruminants virus (PPRV). PPRV is classified into four lineages based on the nucleocapsid (N) or fusion (F) genes.
Jiao Xu, Yonggang Zhao, Huicong Li, Qinghua Wang, Jiarong Yu, Yingli Wang, Jingyue Bao, Zhiliang Wang   +7 more
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Inside a duck‐billed dinosaur: Vertebral bone microstructure of Huallasaurus (Hadrosauridae), Upper Cretaceous of Patagonia

The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.
Abstract Dinosaurs evolved a unique respiratory system with air sacs that contributed to their evolutionary success. Postcranial skeletal pneumaticity (PSP) has been used to infer the presence of air sac systems in some fossil archosaurs. While unambiguous evidence of PSP is well documented in pterosaurs and post‐Carnian saurischians, it remains absent
Tito Aureliano, Aline M. Ghilardi, Jonatan Kaluza, Agustín G. Martinelli   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

T. rex cognition was T. rex‐like—A critical outlook on diverging views of the neurocognitive evolution in dinosaurs

The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.
Abstract A recent debate has emerged between Caspar et al. (2024) and Herculano‐Houzel (2023) on inferring extinct dinosaur cognition by estimating brain neuron counts. While thought‐provoking, the discussion largely overlooks the function of cognition, as well as partly neglects the difficulties involved in estimating neuron numbers, which according ...
Thomas Rejsenhus Jensen, Ivo Jacobs, Kristina Kverková, Lona Lalić, Alexandra Polonyiová, Patrik Stehlík, Stephan A. Reber, Mathias Osvath   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

An unusual titanosaur axis from the Upper Cretaceous of Brazil and its significance for sauropod anatomy and systematics

The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.
Abstract The Upper Cretaceous São José do Rio Preto Formation (Bauru Group, southeastern Brazil) has yielded a fragmentary but taxonomically diverse record of titanosaur sauropods, although elements from cervical series remain scarce. Here, we describe a nearly complete sauropod axis from the Vila Ventura Paleontological Area, representing an uncommon ...
Bruno A. Navarro, Jeffrey A. Wilson Mantilla, Jhonata H. A. Martins, Fabiano V. Iori, Leonardo S. Paschoa, Alberto B. Carvalho, Joseli M. Piranha, Hussam Zaher   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Effects of 5,6-dimethylbenzimidazole and cobalt supplementation in high-concentrate diets on rumen fermentation and microorganisms and ruminal metabolome in sheep

BMC Veterinary Research
Background Regular use of high-concentrate diets can improve the growth of animals, especially high-yielding cattle and sheep. However, high-concentrate diets can alter rumen fermentation and microbial community structure, leading to rumen acidosis ...
Zhiqiang Cheng, Rui Zhang, Yiling Jiao, Mengfei Li, Zihao Xu, Long Sun, Wentao Liu, Yaqi Qiu, Fengming Li, Xiaobin Li, Changjiang Zang, Kailun Yang   +11 more
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Comparative cranial biomechanics reveal macroevolutionary trends in theropod dinosaurs, with emphasis on Tyrannosauroidea

The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.
Abstract Tyrannosaurus is viewed as a model organism in vertebrate paleontology, with numerous studies analyzing its feeding biomechanics. Nonetheless, the evolution of this feeding performance has been under‐addressed in Tyrannosauroidea, especially in basal tyrannosauroids. Here we used muscle‐force reconstruction and finite element analysis (FEA) to
Evan Johnson‐Ransom, Paul Gignac, Daniel E. Barta, Ryan N. Felice, Eric Snively   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Effects of Dietary Non-Fibrous Carbohydrate to Neutral Detergent Fiber Ratio on Apparent Digestibility, Fecal Microbiota, and Plasma Metabolomics in Yili Horses

Animals
This study aimed to investigate the effects of dietary NFC/NDF ratio on nutrient apparent digestibility, fecal fermentation parameters, microbial diversity, and plasma metabolomics in Yili horses. Twenty-four healthy Yili horses with similar body weights
Mengfei Li, Zihao Xu, Long Sun, Zhiqiang Cheng, Yingying Yu, Yong Chen, Fengming Li, Changjiang Zang   +7 more
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Inter‐ and intraspecific variation in theropod dinosaur dental microwear and its palaeoecological implications

The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.
Abstract Differences in skull and tooth morphology, stomach contents, and estimated bite force between medium‐to‐large sized (≥100 kg) predatory theropod dinosaurs have long been suspected to correlate with differences in their diets and dietary guilds (e.g., hypercarnivory, piscivory).
Cassius Morrison, James Gregory, Christopher Jackson, Jordan Bestwick, Katlin Schroeder, Samuel J.L. Gascoigne, Paul Bills, Laura B. Porro, Philip D. Mannion, Paul M. Barrett   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source