Animals : an open access journal from MDPI

Animals (Basel) · ISSN (print) 2076-2615 · 59 papers in corpus
review 2021
doi:10.3390/ani11061516 ·PMID:34071093

In order to control and prevent bovine endometritis, there is a need to understand the molecular pathogenesis of the infectious disease. Bovine endometrium is usually invaded by a massive mobilization of microorganisms, especially bacteria,…

other 2021
doi:10.3390/ani11040963 ·PMID:33808451

Contraception is an important population control method for the colony management of primates housed in captivity. Etonogestrel (ENG) implants (i.e., Implanon®) are a widely used progestin-based contraceptive in common marmosets (Callithrix…

lab-animal 2021
doi:10.3390/ani11102918 ·PMID:34679937

The aim of this study was to standardize a simple, manual platelet-rich plasma (PRP) protocol in Catalonian donkeys using single-spin tube centrifugation as a treatment for jenny endometritis. The objective was to obtain a blood product wit…

review 2021
doi:10.3390/ani11061669 ·PMID:34205204

This report reviews current knowledge of sperm metabolomics analysis using proton nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy (1 H-NMR) with particular emphasis on human and farm animals. First, we present the benefits of NMR over other techniq…

review 2021
doi:10.3390/ani11082304 ·PMID:34438761

Although there are large differences between horses and humans for reproductive anatomy, follicular dynamics, mono-ovulation, and embryo development kinetics until the blastocyst stage are similar. In contrast to humans, however, horses are…

lab-animal 2020
doi:10.3390/ani10122306 ·PMID:33291366

Pain management during in vivo experiments is an animal welfare concern and is in many countries also legally required. In this study, we evaluated C57Bl/6J mice when 3 g/L metamizole or 1 g/L tramadol was provided via drinking water, befor…

other 2020
doi:10.3390/ani10010158 ·PMID:31963407

In this study we determined the causes of mortality and disease in a total of 325 lagomorphs (rabbits and hares) in northern Spain between 2000 and 2018. Risk factors such as the species, age, sex, time of year and origin were also consider…

review 2020
doi:10.3390/ani10040625 ·PMID:32260515

Mares are seasonally polyestric. The breeding season in spring and summer and the winter anestrus are flanked by transitional periods. Endometrial diseases are a frequent cause of subfertility and have an economic impact on the horse breedi…

lab-animal 2019
doi:10.3390/ani9080551 ·PMID:31412668

Female animals living in the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau have lower ovulation rates because of the hypoxic environment, however, the mechanism of hypoxia on animal follicles is unclear. In this study, the effects of hypoxia on bovine follicles we…