Time to change focus? Transitioning from higher neonatal to higher stillbirth mortality in São Paulo State, Brazil. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2017 BackgroundDifferential trends in mortality suggest that stillbirths may dominate neonatal mortality in the medium to long run. Brazil has made major efforts to improve data collection on health indicators at granular geographic levels, and provides an ...
Kathryn Andrews +6 more
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Assessment of some inflammatory cytokines and immunologic factors in dairy cows with subclinical ketosis [PDF]
The Iranian Journal of Veterinary Science and Technology, 2021 Altered cytokine profile and weakened immunity along with clinical or subclinical ketosis (SCK) are among the remarkable challenges around parturition.
Negar Karimi +2 more
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New outlook to vitamin D functions in dairy cows: non- classical roles [PDF]
The Iranian Journal of Veterinary Science and Technology, 2021 In addition to the well-studied effects in regulating calcium and phosphorus balance, vitamin D has many non-calcemic effects that include acting as an immune modulator or an antioxidant.
Saba Ahmadi, Mehrdad Mohri
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A Comparison of Bacteriological Culture, Serology, and Quantitative PCR for Detecting Brucellosis in Ewes with a History of Abortion [PDF]
The Iranian Journal of Veterinary Science and Technology, 2023 The zoonotic disease brucellosis is a serious public health and livestock industry concern. In the present study, we used bacteriological culture, RBT, and qPCR to determine the prevalence of brucellosis in the serum and milk samples of sheep with a ...
Mohammad Javad Aminzadeh +5 more
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Effects of single injection of vitamin D3 on some immune and oxidative stress characteristics in transition dairy cows [PDF]
The Iranian Journal of Veterinary Science and Technology, 2020 Recent studies suggest that vitamin D may have preventive and therapeutic effects on autoimmune disease, cancer, and diabetes type 1 and 2 beyond the skeletal condition and calcium metabolism.
Morteza Hassanabadi +2 more
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Veterinary Medicine and Science, 2023 Background High concentrations of NEFA relative to a defined reference or ‘cut‐point’ values before calving can predict the risk of specific or collective periparturient disease events.
Samuel Kia, Mehrdad Mohri, Hesam A Seifi
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Veterinary Medicine and Science, 2022 Background Many studies in dairy cows are towards calcium homeostasis and there is a lack of knowledge about the effect of vitamin D in preventing insulin resistance and improving energy balance in the transition period of dairy cows.
Morteza Hassanabadi +2 more
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PLOS Global Public Health, 2022 Ghana might not meet the SDGs target 3.2 of reducing neonatal mortality to 12 deaths per 1000 live births by 2030. Identifying core determinants of neonatal deaths provide policy guidelines and a framework aimed at mitigating the effect of neonatal ...
Wisdom Kwami Takramah +2 more
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Molecular detection of Toxoplasma gondii infection in aborted fetuses in sheep in Khorasan Razavi province, Iran [PDF]
Iranian Journal of Veterinary Medicine, 2017 Background: Toxoplasma gondii is a significant cause of abortion in sheep and goats in the world. Toxoplasmosis is caused reproduction disorders such as fetal resorption, early embryonic death, mummification, abortion, stillbirth, neonatal and fetal ...
Laleh Danehchin +2 more
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Spatial and temporal patterns of infant mortality and its components in Rio de Janeiro [PDF]
Saúde em Debate, 2023 Objectives. The study aims to assess the trend of neonatal, post-neonatal, and infant mortality from 1996 to 2020 within the metropolitan region of the state of Rio de Janeiro and other regions. Methods.
Nádia Cristina Pinheiro Rodrigues +3 more
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