Animals, Vol. 14, Pages 1410: The Expression and Epigenetic Characteristics of the HSF2 Gene in Cattle-Yak and the Correlation with Its Male Sterility Animals doi: 10.3390/ani14101410 Authors: Qinhui Yang Yumian Xie Bangting Pan Yuying Cheng Yanjin Zhu Xixi Fei Xupeng Li Jun Yu Zhuo Chen Jian Li Xianrong Xiong Aberrant expression of the heat shock proteins and factors was revealed to be closely associated with male reproduction. Heat shock factor 2 (HSF2) is a transcription factor that is involved in the regulation of diverse developmental pathways. However, the role and the corresponding mole ..read more

Animals, Vol. 14, Pages 1404: Doppler Ultrasonographic Assessment of Abdominal Aortic Flow to Evaluate the Hemodynamic Relevance of Left-to-Right Shunting Patent Ductus Arteriosus in Dogs Animals doi: 10.3390/ani14101404 Authors: Anne E. van de Watering Sophie A. M. van Rossem Marco Baron Toaldo Niek J. Beijerink Alma H. Hulsman Viktor Szatmári Giorgia Santarelli In this multicenter, prospective, observational study, abdominal aortic flow was examined with pulsed-wave Doppler ultrasound in dogs with a left-to-right shunting patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) and in apparently healthy dogs. Forty-e ..read more

Animals, Vol. 14, Pages 1407: CYP24A1 and TRPC3 Gene Expression in Kidneys and Their Involvement in Calcium and Phosphate Metabolism in Laying Hens Animals doi: 10.3390/ani14101407 Authors: Letícia Alves Salmória Adriana Mércia Guaratini Ibelli Fernando de Castro Tavernari Jane de Oliveira Peixoto Marcos Antônio Zanella Morés Débora Ester Petry Marcelino Karine Daenquele Silva Pinto Arlei Coldebella Diego Surek Vicky Lilge Kawski Mônica Corrêa Ledur Ca and P homeostasis across the egg-laying cycle is a complex process involving absorption in the small intestine, reabsorption/excretion in the k ..read more

Animals, Vol. 14, Pages 1405: Reproductive Activity of Socorro Island Merino Ewes and Their Crosses with Pelibuey under Heat Stress Conditions Animals doi: 10.3390/ani14101405 Authors: Arturo César García-Casillas Omar Francisco Prado-Rebolledo María Isabel Carrillo-Díaz José Luis Zepeda-Batista Carlos Eduardo Barajas-Saucedo Juan Augusto Hernández-Rivera An experiment was carried out to evaluate the effect of spring and autumn seasons on the reproductive activity of Merino Socorro Island ewes and their crosses with Pelibuey under heat stress (HS) conditions in the tropics. All ewes (n = 80) w ..read more

Animals, Vol. 14, Pages 1406: Shape Evolution in Two Acts: Morphological Diversity of Larval and Adult Neoaustraranan Frogs Animals doi: 10.3390/ani14101406 Authors: Diego Almeida-Silva Florencia Vera Candioti Phenotypic traits can evolve independently at different stages of ontogeny, optimizing adaptation to distinct ecological contexts and increasing morphological diversity in species with complex life cycles. Given the relative independence resulting from the profound changes induced by metamorphosis, niche occupation and resource utilization in tadpoles may prompt evolutionary responses th ..read more

Animals, Vol. 14, Pages 1408: Automated Detection and Counting of Wild Boar in Camera Trap Images Animals doi: 10.3390/ani14101408 Authors: Anne K. Schütz Helen Louton Mareike Fischer Carolina Probst Jörn M. Gethmann Franz J. Conraths Timo Homeier-Bachmann Camera traps are becoming widely used for wildlife monitoring and management. However, manual analysis of the resulting image sets is labor-intensive, time-consuming and costly. This study shows that automated computer vision techniques can be extremely helpful in this regard, as they can rapidly and automatically extract valuable informatio ..read more

Animals, Vol. 14, Pages 1409: Increased Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate in Dogs: Frequency in Routine Clinical Practice and Association with Hematological Changes Animals doi: 10.3390/ani14101409 Authors: Saverio Paltrinieri Roberta Ferrari Donatella Scavone Carolina Pieroni Daniela Diamanti Filippo Tagliasacchi (1) Background: the erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) has been reported to increase in some infectious or inflammatory diseases in dogs, but no information on the frequency of increases in a routine clinical setting exists. The aim of this study was to assess the frequency of an incr ..read more

Animals, Vol. 14, Pages 1411: Enhancing Growth and Gut Health in Squabs: The Impact of Fermented Mixed Feed Animals doi: 10.3390/ani14101411 Authors: Changfeng Xiao Xin Li Zhizhao Ding Hongcai Zhang Wenwei Lv Changsuo Yang Daqian He Lihui Zhu The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of fermented mixed feed (FMF) (soybean meal–rapeseed meal–corn bran (6:3:1, m/m/m)) on the growth performance, intestinal microbial communities, and metabolomes of squabs. One hundred and eighty 1-day-old squabs were randomly allocated to two groups, each containing six repli ..read more

Animals, Vol. 14, Pages 1403: Efficacy of a Lidocaine-Impregnated Elastrator Band for Castration and Tail Docking in Lambs Animals doi: 10.3390/ani14101403 Authors: Steven M. Roche Brenda J. Ralston Barbara Olson Brendan D. Sharpe Crystal Schatz Kendall Beaugrand Joseph A. Ross Madeleine A. Broomfield Nicolas Allan Merle Olson The primary objective of this study was to demonstrate the non-inferiority between lidocaine-impregnated ligation bands (LLBs) and control bands (CBs) with respect to the efficacy of castration and tail docking. Secondary objectives were to compare castration and tail-do ..read more

Animals, Vol. 14, Pages 1397: Earliest Mule Remains from Early Bronze Age Central Anatolia Animals doi: 10.3390/ani14101397 Authors: Can Yümni Gündem This paper discusses the discoveries of early donkey and the earliest mule remains in Central Anatolia from the site Derekutuğun. This site represents the remains of a village dating back to the Early Bronze Age and Assyrian Trade Colonies period, associated with mining. The archaeofaunal assemblage was studied by the author and his team using classical archaeozoological methods. The dental remains of the Equidae found at Derekutu&am ..read more