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Prevotella copri increases fat accumulation in pigs fed with formula diets

Microbiome, 2021
Excessive fat accumulation of pigs is undesirable, as it severely affects economic returns in the modern pig industry. Studies in humans and mice have examined the role of the gut microbiome in host energy metabolism.
Congying Chen, S. Fang, Hong Wei, Maozhang He, Hao Fu, Xinwei Xiong, Yunyan Zhou, Jinyuan Wu, Jun Gao, Hui Yang, Lusheng Huang   +10 more
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Risk factors differ for viable and low viable crushed piglets in free farrowing pens

Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2023
Newborn piglets have a high risk of being crushed by the sow, and this risk implies welfare and economic consequences. The aim of this study was to investigate the importance of differentiating between low viable (secondary crushing losses) and viable ...
Cornelia Spörri-Vontobel, Michael Simmler, Beat Wechsler, Madeleine F. Scriba   +3 more
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Impact of CRAMP-34 on Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilms and extracellular metabolites

Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, 2023
Biofilm is a structured community of bacteria encased within a self-produced extracellular matrix. When bacteria form biofilms, they undergo a phenotypic shift that enhances their resistance to antimicrobial agents.
Shiyuan Wang, Shiyuan Wang, Shiyuan Wang, Chengjun Ma, Chengjun Ma, Chengjun Ma, Jinying Long, Jinying Long, Jinying Long, Peng Cheng, Peng Cheng, Yang Zhang, Yang Zhang, Lianci Peng, Lianci Peng, Lianci Peng, Lizhi Fu, Lizhi Fu, Yuandi Yu, Yuandi Yu, Dengfeng Xu, Dengfeng Xu, Suhui Zhang, Suhui Zhang, Jinjie Qiu, Jinjie Qiu, Yuzhang He, Yuzhang He, Yuzhang He, Hongzao Yang, Hongzao Yang, Hongzao Yang, Hongwei Chen, Hongwei Chen, Hongwei Chen   +34 more
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Storage of boar semen at 17°C without conventional antibiotics in an extender containing an organic bactericidal substance

Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2023
IntroductionFacing the global threat of antimicrobial resistance, the reduction of antibiotic use in semen extenders is a main goal in artificial insemination (AI) of pigs.
Anne-Marie Luther, Thu Quynh Nguyen, Jutta Verspohl, Dagmar Waberski   +3 more
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A High Incidence of Sperm with Cytoplasmic Droplets Affects the Response to Bicarbonate in Preserved Boar Semen

Animals, 2021
Retained cytoplasmic droplets (CD) are the most frequent sperm abnormality in boar semen. A high incidence of CD is associated with subfertility, but the underlaying reasons are not well understood. The storage of extended semen might augment the adverse
Heiko Henning, Anne-Marie Luther, Dagmar Waberski   +2 more
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Temperature limits for storage of extended boar semen from the perspective of the sperm's energy status

Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2022
The optimum storage temperature for liquid-preserved boar semen has been empirically determined to be between 15 and 20°C. Lower temperatures provide an advantage to inhibit bacterial growth, but are regarded as critical due to the high sensitivity of ...
Heiko Henning, Heiko Henning, Quynh Thu Nguyen, Quynh Thu Nguyen, Ulrike Wallner, Dagmar Waberski   +5 more
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A seven-gene-deleted African swine fever virus is safe and effective as a live attenuated vaccine in pigs

Science China Life Sciences, 2020
African swine fever (ASF) is a devastating infectious disease in swine that is severely threatening the global pig industry. An efficacious vaccine is urgently required.
Wei-ye Chen, Dongmin Zhao, Xijun He, Renqiang Liu, Zilong Wang, Xianfeng Zhang, Fang Li, Dan Shan, Hefeng Chen, Jiwen Zhang, Lu Wang, Zhiyuan Wen, Xi-jun Wang, Y. Guan, Jinxiong Liu, Z. Bu   +15 more
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Assessment of Chilling Injury in Boar Spermatozoa by Kinematic Patterns and Competitive Sperm-Oviduct Binding In Vitro

Animals, 2022
Sensitive detection of chilling injury in boar spermatozoa is required to evaluate novel hypothermic preservation concepts. The study’s aim was to examine whether analyses of motility patterns and sperm binding in a competitive oviduct explant assay ...
Heiko Henning, Jennifer Franz, Julia Batz-Schott, Xuyen Le Thi, Dagmar Waberski   +4 more
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Regulation of conceptus development and attachment in pigs.

Journal of reproduction and fertility. Supplement, 2020
Implantation/placentation in domestic pigs is preceded by synthesis of oestrogen by the conceptus to maintain functional corpora lutea throughout pregnancy and a rapid morphological transformation of conceptuses from spherical to long filamentous thread ...
R. Geisert, J. Yelich
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The Combination of Serum and Oral Fluid Cortisol Levels and Welfare Quality Protocol^® for Assessment of Pig Welfare on Intensive Farms

Agriculture, 2023
Animal welfare is important; therefore, veterinarians and other animal welfare experts try to use different tools for pig welfare assessment. Several welfare protocols are available for pig welfare assessment, and one of the most used is Welfare Quality (
Jan Plut, Tomaž Snoj, Irena Golinar Oven, Marina Štukelj   +3 more
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