Pub Date : 2026-02-12DOI: 10.1007/s11250-026-04890-5
Nilgün Aydın, Neslihan Ölmez, Barış Sarı, Zati Vatensever, Gencay Taşkın Taşçı, Şemistan Kızıltepe, Mesut Erdi Işık, Mesut Yi̇ği̇t
{"title":"Molecular detection and phylogenetic characterization of tick-borne pathogens in Anatolian water buffalo (Bubalus bubalis).","authors":"Nilgün Aydın, Neslihan Ölmez, Barış Sarı, Zati Vatensever, Gencay Taşkın Taşçı, Şemistan Kızıltepe, Mesut Erdi Işık, Mesut Yi̇ği̇t","doi":"10.1007/s11250-026-04890-5","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s11250-026-04890-5","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":23329,"journal":{"name":"Tropical animal health and production","volume":"58 2","pages":"106"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2026-02-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12901143/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146167074","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2026-02-12DOI: 10.1007/s11250-026-04907-z
Nitish Gaitri, Subodh Kumar, Pushpendra Kumar, Amit Kumar, Hari Om Pandey
{"title":"Exploring genetic variability and its association with growth traits in Rohilkhandi goats.","authors":"Nitish Gaitri, Subodh Kumar, Pushpendra Kumar, Amit Kumar, Hari Om Pandey","doi":"10.1007/s11250-026-04907-z","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s11250-026-04907-z","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":23329,"journal":{"name":"Tropical animal health and production","volume":"58 2","pages":"99"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2026-02-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146167090","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2026-02-12DOI: 10.1007/s11250-026-04899-w
Nasir Abdallah, Kadriye Kursun, Mikail Baylan
{"title":"The effect of eggshell translucency on egg weight, embryonic development, hatching traits, chick quality, post-hatch growth, carcass, and organ traits in Ross 308 fast growing broiler strains at 7 days of age.","authors":"Nasir Abdallah, Kadriye Kursun, Mikail Baylan","doi":"10.1007/s11250-026-04899-w","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s11250-026-04899-w","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":23329,"journal":{"name":"Tropical animal health and production","volume":"58 2","pages":"94"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2026-02-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146167127","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2026-02-12DOI: 10.1007/s11250-026-04882-5
Diógenes Adriano Duarte Santana, Francieli Rolinski, Leticia Graziela Trombetta, Rafaela Maria Debastiani Göhringer, Tharini Xavier Accioly Kaled, Caroline Ramos Dos Santos, Saulo Henrique Weber, Cristina Santos Sotomaior, Rüdiger Daniel Ollhoff
Gastrointestinal infections significantly impact sheep health and productivity, with diarrhea and parasites particularly threatening lambs. To address these challenges, feed additives offer solutions to enhance animal health and performance. This study aimed to investigate the effects of humic acids (HA) on the gastrointestinal tract and growth of lambs. Forty 1/2 Hampshire Down weaned lambs (aged 100.9 ± 7.1 days; average weight 24.4 ± 3.9 kg) were randomly allocated to two groups (20 each), balanced for weight and sex. The control group (CG) received a basal diet without HA supplementation, while the treatment group (TG) was fed a basal diet plus commercial HA at 500 mg/kg body weight/day for 56 days. Every two weeks, lambs underwent hematological, biochemical, parasitological, immunological, fecal consistency, and performance analyses. After the experimental period, 10 lambs per group were slaughtered. Histological analyses included measuring abomasal mucosa thickness and mucus production in the abomasum, duodenum, jejunum, and ileum. Tissues from the abomasum, duodenum, jejunum, ileum, and cecum were also used for leukocyte counts and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) evaluations, while parasitological analysis consisted of parasite recovery from the abomasum and small intestine. The TG exhibited improved fecal consistency, a decrease in CD8 lymphocytes in the abomasum and duodenum, and reduced platelet counts. In general, hematological, biochemical, parasitological, histological, and performance parameters did not differ significantly between groups. HA fragments were not able to be distinguished with SEM on gastrointestinal mucosa surface. Overall, HA supplementation positively impacted digestive health by mitigating gastrointestinal inflammation.
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Pub Date : 2026-02-04DOI: 10.1007/s11250-026-04895-0
Muhammad Ilyas, Humera Hamid, Naseer Pervaz Qureshi, Mir Zulqarnain Talpur
{"title":"Impact of silage storage method and feeding level on nutrient digestibility, milk production, and profitability in smallholder dairy systems.","authors":"Muhammad Ilyas, Humera Hamid, Naseer Pervaz Qureshi, Mir Zulqarnain Talpur","doi":"10.1007/s11250-026-04895-0","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s11250-026-04895-0","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":23329,"journal":{"name":"Tropical animal health and production","volume":"58 2","pages":"90"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2026-02-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146120372","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2026-02-04DOI: 10.1007/s11250-026-04854-9
Mariana Albuquerque Melo, Cláudia Goulart de Abreu, Silvana Cavalcante Bastos Leite, Ana Sancha Malveira Batista, Daiane Félix Santiago Mesquita, Janete Gouveia de Souza, Kélya Jamilha Braga, Robson Mateus Freitas Silveira
{"title":"Guava residue in poultry diets: an alternative for enhancing sustainability, sensory quality, and economic viability in slow-growing broilers.","authors":"Mariana Albuquerque Melo, Cláudia Goulart de Abreu, Silvana Cavalcante Bastos Leite, Ana Sancha Malveira Batista, Daiane Félix Santiago Mesquita, Janete Gouveia de Souza, Kélya Jamilha Braga, Robson Mateus Freitas Silveira","doi":"10.1007/s11250-026-04854-9","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s11250-026-04854-9","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":23329,"journal":{"name":"Tropical animal health and production","volume":"58 2","pages":"93"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2026-02-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12872647/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146120348","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2026-02-04DOI: 10.1007/s11250-026-04849-6
Afrooz Sharifi, Alireza Jolazadeh
{"title":"Use of post-harvest sugarcane residues as complete feed silage for sheep: effects on nutritional value, fermentation characteristics, and digestibility.","authors":"Afrooz Sharifi, Alireza Jolazadeh","doi":"10.1007/s11250-026-04849-6","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s11250-026-04849-6","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":23329,"journal":{"name":"Tropical animal health and production","volume":"58 2","pages":"87"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2026-02-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146120375","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2026-02-04DOI: 10.1007/s11250-026-04910-4
Roman Mylostyvyi, Veerasamy Sejian, Olena Izhboldina, Roman Sanzhara, Оlena Chernenko, Dmytro Dochkin, Gundula Hoffmann
{"title":"Changes in leukocyte indices of Holstein cows under prolonged heat stress conditions.","authors":"Roman Mylostyvyi, Veerasamy Sejian, Olena Izhboldina, Roman Sanzhara, Оlena Chernenko, Dmytro Dochkin, Gundula Hoffmann","doi":"10.1007/s11250-026-04910-4","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s11250-026-04910-4","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":23329,"journal":{"name":"Tropical animal health and production","volume":"58 2","pages":"91"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2026-02-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146120439","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}