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The Effect of Environment and Husbandry Practices on Sheep Welfare

17/11/2025 - The amount of attention paid to the welfare of animals and their maintenance conditions has grown considerably in recent years. This paper examines the effects of extensive and intensive housing...

Selenitetriglyceride-Induced Modulation of Selected Cellular and Humoral Immune Parameters in Kamieniecka Sheep

21/11/2025 - With the aim to investigate the immunomodulatory potential of selenitetriglycerides (SeTG), a new lipophilic Se (IV) compound, 30 sheep (15 sheep/treatment) were used in a completely random design to...

High Sorption Efficiency of Purified Clinoptilolite-Tuff for Aflatoxins B1 and M1: A Case Study in Plant-Based Beverages and Milk

21/11/2025 - Aflatoxins (Afs) belong to the most hazardous mycotoxins. Their detrimental effects on humans and higher animals are widely known, and actions are poised to avoid their synthesis already in the...

Vegetable Leaf Fermentation Improves Nutritional Quality of Sheep Feed, Enhancing Growth Performance and Intestinal Health

10/11/2025 - The utilization of proper fermentation techniques is a widely recognized, efficacious approach in animal husbandry for enhancing the feed quality. However, research on vegetable waste, particularly...

Study on the Function of ID2 Gene in Granulosa Cells of Ovaries of Hetian Sheep and Its Correlation Analysis with Lambing Traits

12/11/2025 - Reproductive efficiency is a key determinant of sheep productivity, yet Hetian sheep remain limited by relatively low fecundity despite their adaptability to harsh environments. The inhibitor of DNA...

The European Union summary report on surveillance for the presence of transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSE) in 2024

- ABSTRACTThis report presents results of surveillance on transmissible spongiform encephalopathies in bovines, sheep, goats, cervids and other species, and genotyping in sheep and goats, carried out...

Explainable AI for Predicting Latent Period and Infection Stage Progression in Tomato Fungal Diseases

14/11/2025 - Accurate prediction of the latent period and disease progression in tomato fungal infections is critical for enabling timely interventions and effective disease management. Unlike existing AI-based...

Smartphone?Based Monitoring Identifies the Importance of Farm Size and Soil Type for Coffee Tree Productivity at a Large Geographic Scale

- ABSTRACTSmartphone?based monitoring has been increasingly applied to coffee crops for multiple tasks, such as predicting coffee tree productivity. However, its implementation remains limited to...

Two-Stage Machine Learning-Based GWAS for Wool Traits in Central Anatolian Merino Sheep

03/11/2025 - Wool traits such as fiber diameter, fiber length, and greasy fleece yield are economically significant characteristics in sheep breeding programs. Traditional genome-wide association studies (GWAS)...

Evaluation of Total Eosinophil Counts, Serum Allergen-Specific IgE and Related Cytokines in Dogs with Atopic Dermatitis

05/11/2025 - Canine atopic dermatitis (AD) is a chronic allergic skin disease in which various immunological markers have been investigated. While peripheral eosinophil counts, serum allergen-specific...

From Sensors to Sustainability: Integrating Welfare, Management, and Climate Resilience in Small Ruminant Farm Systems

08/11/2025 - In recent years, animal welfare has become a high priority in livestock production systems owing to the pressure to balance environmental sustainability, productivity, and ethics as demand continues...

Safety evaluation of the food enzyme triacylglycerol lipase from the pregastric tissues of calves, kids and lambs

- AbstractThe food enzyme triacylglycerol lipase (triacylglycerol acylhydrolase; EC 3.1.1.3) is prepared from the pregastric tissues of calves, kids and lambs by DSM Food Specialties B.V. No issue of...

Antibiotic Resistance Genes in Food Animal Production: Environmental Implications and One Health Challenges

09/11/2025 - Antibiotics have revolutionized medicine and animal production, yet their extensive use has accelerated the emergence and spread of antimicrobial resistance (AMR). Beyond clinical contexts, livestock...

Effects of Different Levels of Lycium ruthenicum Leaves on Rumen Fermentation, Amino Acids, Fatty Acids and Rumen Bacterial Diversity in Sheep

27/10/2025 - Lycium ruthenicum leaves (LRL), as an agricultural by-product rich in bioactive compounds, can be used as an unconventional feedstuff in animal diets and have the potential to improve animal health....

Thiamine Diphosphate Supplementation as a Heat-Stress Mitigation Strategy for Hair Male and Female Lambs in Feedlot: Physiological Responses, Growth Performance, and Carcass Traits

29/10/2025 - Twenty Dorper &times; Katahdin lambs (10 males and 10 females) were distributed in a 2 &times; 2 factorial arrangement under a randomized complete block design to evaluate the effects...

Nationwide Investigation of Respiratory Problemsin Sheep Lambs and Goat Kids in Greece

30/10/2025 - This study, carried out as part of a large countrywide investigation into the sheep and goat industries in Greece, focused on respiratory problems of lambs and kids in Greece. The work was performed...

In vitro screening of nutrients regulating sheep intramuscular angiogenesis, adipogenesis, and lipid deposition using an organoid model

27/10/2025 - The deposition of intramuscular fat (IMF) in livestock can enhance the flavor and tenderness of meat products, significantly increasing consumer satisfaction. To achieve this industrial trait, this...

Appraisal of the Use of Proteomics Methodological Approaches and Technologies on Sheep and Goat Research and Clinical Work

20/10/2025 - This paper describes a detailed evaluation of published works, in which proteomics methodological approaches and technologies were used to advance knowledge about small ruminants. The specific...

A Scoping Review of Antimicrobial Therapy in Leptospira Infections in Domestic Animals

20/10/2025 - Leptospirosis, caused by Leptospira spp., affects multiple domestic species and can result in significant economic and public health impacts. This scoping review, conducted following the PRISMA 2020...

Machine-Milking Practices, Animal Welfare-Related Reactions and Quality of Milk Produced in Dairy Sheep Farms

23/10/2025 - There is a scarcity of relevant information in the international literature regarding the welfare of dairy ewes during the milking process and the potential impact on the quality of the produced...

Primer-Dependent Insights into Rumen Microbiota and Methanogen Shifts Induced by Orange Peel Secondary Feed in Dairy Sheep

20/10/2025 - Ruminant livestock production faces rising challenges related to feed costs, sustainability, and methane (CH4) emissions, with the rumen microbiome playing a central role. This study evaluated the...

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