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Advances in Ruminant Disease Prevention and Control: Second Edition
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Advances in Ruminant Disease Prevention and Control: Second Edition

A special issue of Animals (ISSN 2076-2615). This special issue belongs to the section "Veterinary Clinical Studies".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (25 November 2024) | Viewed by 2277

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Dr. Tumen Wuliji

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Professor of Animal Science, Small Animal Research Facility, College of Agriculture, Environmental & Human Sciences, Lincoln University of Missouri, 1220 Chestnut Street, Jefferson City, MO 65012, USA
Interests: ruminant disease; parasites in ruminants; infectious disease detection; laminitis and foot rot outbreak monitoring; genetic marker-assisted selection
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Dear Colleagues,

Small and large ruminants are the main domestic livestock species for meat, milk, agrifood, and fiber production for world-wide consumption and trade. However, these livestock sectors were subjected to various disease and health risks inflected by viral, bacterial, fungal, and parasitic pathogens during animal breeding, management, and marketing, which may impede production, processing, supply, and product safety. Therefore, advancements in investigation, development, and implantation of disease outbreak monitoring, control, and prevention are critical for ruminant animal welfare, health, and product safety. This Special Issue will focus on and update on disease monitoring, control, and prevention systems and new technologies developed effectively in ruminant species, including cattle, sheep, goats, camels, camelids, and farmed deer. These articles are required to be specific to the topic of a specific disease, pathogen, or parasitism, including but not limited to Johne’s disease, brucellosis, laminitis, and helminthiasis that effect animal health or impede production, and/or specific livestock species. New biotechnology, herd health surveillance, rapid or real-time diagnostic methodology, and systematic evaluation studies will be considered for publication. There was no limit to the scope or size of the original research, investigation, and studies, which can be of significance on a state, region, country, or world scale. Specific topical, comprehensive review articles with new merit can also be considered for publication. All manuscripts are thoroughly reviewed through a single-blind peer-review process.

Dr. Tumen Wuliji
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Keywords

  • ruminant livestock
  • cattle
  • sheep
  • goat
  • camelid
  • disease
  • pathogen
  • parasite

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An Automated Sprinkler Cooling System Effectively Alleviates Heat Stress in Dairy Cows
by En Liu, Liping Liu, Zhili Zhang, Mingren Qu and Fuguang Xue
Animals 2024, 14(17), 2586; https://doi.org/10.3390/ani14172586 - 5 Sep 2024
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(1) Background: Heat stress detrimentally restricted economic growth in dairy production. In particular, the cooling mechanism of the spraying system effectively reduced both environmental and shell temperatures. This study was designed to investigate the underlying modulatory mechanism of an automatic cooling system in [...] Read more.
(1) Background: Heat stress detrimentally restricted economic growth in dairy production. In particular, the cooling mechanism of the spraying system effectively reduced both environmental and shell temperatures. This study was designed to investigate the underlying modulatory mechanism of an automatic cooling system in alleviating heat-stressed dairy cows. (2) Methods: A total of 1208 multiparous dairy cows was randomly allocated into six barns, three of which were equipped with automatic sprinklers (SPs), while the other three were considered the controls (CONs). Each barn was considered a replicate. (3) Results: Body temperatures and milk somatic cell counts significantly decreased, while DMI, milk yield, and milk fat content significantly increased under SP treatment. Rumen fermentability was enhanced, embodied by the increased levels of total VFA, acetate, propionate, and butyrate after SP treatment. The rumen microbiota results showed the relative abundances of fiber-degrading bacteria, including the Fibrobacters, Saccharofermentans, Lachnospira, Pseudobutyrivibrio, Selenomonas, and Succinivibrio, which significantly increased after receiving the SP treatment. (4) Conclusions: This study demonstrated that SP effectively alleviated heat stress and improved production performances and milk quality through modulating the rumen microbiota composition and fermentation function of dairy cows. Full article
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Enzymic Activity, Metabolites, and Hematological Responses in High-Risk Newly Received Calves for “Clinical Health” Reference Intervals
by Octavio Carrillo-Muro, Daniel Rodríguez-Cordero, Pedro Hernández-Briano, Paola Isaira Correa-Aguado, Carlos Aurelio Medina-Flores, Luis Arturo Huerta-López, Francisco Javier Rodríguez-Valdez, Alejandro Rivera-Villegas and Alejandro Plascencia
Animals 2024, 14(16), 2342; https://doi.org/10.3390/ani14162342 - 14 Aug 2024
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Enzymic activity, metabolites, and hematological responses for reference intervals (RIs) establish ranges of physiological normality, which are useful for diagnosing diseases and physiological alterations. Within the same species, RIs vary according to age, gender, productive and physiological states, and environmental factors including health [...] Read more.
Enzymic activity, metabolites, and hematological responses for reference intervals (RIs) establish ranges of physiological normality, which are useful for diagnosing diseases and physiological alterations. Within the same species, RIs vary according to age, gender, productive and physiological states, and environmental factors including health management and nutrition. RIs have been extensively studied in dairy calves during a critical stage of life (from birth up to first 90 days of age). A critical stage for feedlot calves is their arrival at the feedlot, but no reports determine RIs for different enzymic activity, metabolites, and hematological responses during their initial period at the feedlot. Consequently, a total of 461 high-risk crossbreed beef calves, received on three different dates, were examined upon arrival at the feedlot. Of these, 320 calves (148.3 ± 1.3 kg body weight) whose “clinical health” was evaluated were included in the study. Blood samples were taken upon arrival and on days 14, 28, 42, and 56 to determine the following parameters: enzymic activity, metabolites, electrolytes, white blood cells, platelets, and red blood cells. Enzymic activity, metabolites, and complete blood count were determined by automated analyzers. The freeware Reference Value Advisor Software was used to calculate the non-parametric values of RIs. This study is the first to establish RIs for different enzymic activity, metabolites, and hematological responses in high-risk newly received calves during their initial period at the feedlot. This information will be useful for veterinary clinical practice and research related to the health and welfare of high-risk newly received calves during their initial period at the feedlot. Full article
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