Due to climate change, increased frequency and intensity of heat waves in the future is expected. A research has studied the effects of heat stress on the production of Murciano-Granadina dairy goats and the effects of adding soybean oil and propylene glycol to their diet. The results show...
The important impact on fertility, growth and disease that the mineral status of living things has is often underestimated in wildlife. The results of a study on macro and trace mineral concentrations in liver samples show that Pyrenean chamois...
An estimated 10% of dogs suffer atopic dermatitis, a common type of allergy for which there are few treatments. One of them is the use of the immunosuppressant cyclosporine, which administered orally is very effective, but also causes side effects which...
Bovine besnoitiosis is an emergent, chronic and debilitating disease caused by the parasite Besnoitia besnoiti. It affects cattle and wild European bovidae, but many aspects of its epidemiology are unknown. For the first time a...
A genetic study of influenza virus circulating in pigs in the north-east of Spain during the period 2006-2007 reveals their belonging to three family subtypes of influenza virus. Most were genetically related to other European strains, indicating...
A study to assess social learning in piglets for accepting new foods shows that these animals can change their feeding behaviour by this mechanism, but also highlights the importance of familiarity among piglets. The transfer of...
