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Mastitis in dairy goats from the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil: profiles of farms, risk factors and characterization of bactéria

Pesqui. vet. bras; 38 (9), 2018
ABSTRACT: The Zona da Mata of Minas Gerais has a specialized goat milk production chain. Goat milk is superior in quality compared with milk of other domestic species, and the demand for milk and milk products for the public has increased. Data on dairy goat breeding in Minas Gerais are scarce and relati...

Effects of all-trans retinoic acid on goat dermal papilla cells cultured in vitro

Background: All-trans retinoic acid (ATRA), a vitamin A-derived active metabolite, exerts important functions in hair biology. Previous studies indicated that excess ATRA hampered hair follicle morphogenesis and cyclic regeneration in adulthood, but other studies stated that ATRA promoted hair growth. De...

Anthelmintic effect of Cassia fistula and Combretum leprosum protein fractions against goat gastrointestinal nematodes

Abstract In this study, we evaluated the ovicidal and larvicidal activity of protein preparations obtained from Cassia fistula L. and Combretum leprosum Mart. leaves on the gastrointestinal parasites of goats. Protein preparations were obtained after the extraction of C. fistula L. and C. leprosum Mart....

Avaliação das condições físicas e sanitárias das fazendas de produção de leite caprino na área rural da região metropolitana de Natal, RN
Evaluation of the physical and sanitary conditions of goat milk farms in the rural area of the metropolitan region of Natal, RN

Hig. aliment; 32 (276/277), 2018
A caprinocultura leiteira no Nordeste é uma atividade que tem grande contribuição para a agricultura familiar. Diante desse cenário esta pesquisa objetivou realizar uma avaliação das fazendas de leite caprino na área rural da região metropolitana de Natal-RN, visando verificar as condições do s...

Overexpression of CDC25C affects the cell cycle of ovarian granulosa cells from adult and young goats

Background: CDC25 is a dual-specificity phosphatase that was first identified in the yeast Schizosaccharomyces pombe as a cell cycle-defective mutant. Although CDC25 is involved in the cell cycle of ovarian granulosa cells, the CDC25 signaling pathway has not been clarified fully. To explore the role of ...

Seroepidemiology of Neospora caninum among goats (Capra hircus) in the state of Paraíba, northeastern Brazil

Although goat dairy farms in Brazil may have a higher risk of infection by Neospora caninum than beef farms, risk factor evaluation on a representative population remains to be fully established in Brazil. Accordingly, this study aimed to establish the occurrence of anti-N. caninum antibodies and factors...

Duplex nested-PCR for detection of small ruminant lentiviruses

Braz. j. microbiol; 49 (supl.1), 2018
Abstract Small ruminant lentiviruses (SRLV) have high genetic variability which results in different viral strains around the world. This create a challenge to design sensible primers for molecular diagnosis in different regions. This work proposes a protocol of duplex nested-PCR for the precise diagnosi...

Anethole reduces oxidative stress and improves in vitro survival and activation of primordial follicles

Braz. j. med. biol. res; 51 (8), 2018
Primordial follicles, the main source of oocytes in the ovary, are essential for the maintenance of fertility throughout the reproductive lifespan. To the best of our knowledge, there are no reports describing the effect of anethole on this important ovarian follicle population. The aim of the study was ...

Identification of key genes and pathways involved in response to pain in goat and sheep by transcriptome sequencing

Biol. Res; 51 (), 2018
PURPOSE: This aim of this study was to investigate the key genes and pathways involved in the response to pain in goat and sheep by transcriptome sequencing. METHODS: Chronic pain was induced with the injection of the complete Freund's adjuvant (CFA) in sheep and goats. The animals were divided into four...

Investigation of some morphological traits of boer X hair F1 crossbred and pure hair goat kids raised in semiintensive conditions

Int. j. morphol; 35 (4), 2017
SUMMARY: The aim of the study was to determine various morphological characteristics from birth to the age of 150th day of Boer x Hair goat F1 crossbred (BH) kids and pure Hair goat (HG) kids raised in semi-intensive conditions and reveal factors such as the effects of genotype, dam age, dam's live weigh...