J Glob Antimicrob Resist 2020 Jan 29
Prevalence and characterisation of methicillin-resistant staphylococci from bovine bulk tank milk in England and Wales.
Fisher EA, Paterson GK
To investigate the prevalence and characteristics of methicillin-resistant staphylococci on dairy farms in England and Wales including zoonotic MRSA. ...
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J. Med. Entomol. 2020 Feb 01
Small-Molecule Inhibitors of Inward Rectifier Potassium (Kir) Channels Reduce Bloodmeal Feeding and Have Insecticidal Activity Against the Horn Fly (Diptera: Muscidae).
Li Z, Guerrero F, Pérez de León AA, Foil LD, Swale DR
Bloodmeal feeding by the horn fly, Haematobia irritans (L.), is associated with reduced milk production and blood loss that ultimately prevents weight ...
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J. Appl. Genet. 2020 Jan 31
Metagenomic analysis exploring taxonomic diversity of rumen microbial communities in Vechur and crossbred cattle of Kerala state, India.
Sadan T, Aravindakshan TV, Radhika G, Anand LF, Ally K
Rumen, one of the most productive diverse microbial habitats plays a vital role in the breakdown of feed to produce energy for maintenance and milk pr ...
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BMC Vet. Res.
In vivo model to study the impact of genetic variation on clinical outcome of mastitis in uniparous dairy cows.
Rohmeier L, Petzl W, Koy M, Eickhoff T, Hülsebusch A, Jander S, Macias L, Heimes A, Engelmann S, Hoedemaker M, Seyfert HM, Kühn C, Schuberth HJ, Zerbe H, Meyerholz MM
In dairy herds, mastitis causes detrimental economic losses. Genetic selection offers a sustainable tool to select animals with reduced susceptibility ...
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BMC Genet.
Genome-wide association study on Fourier transform infrared milk spectra for two Danish dairy cattle breeds.
Zaalberg RM, Janss L, Buitenhuis AJ
Infrared spectral analysis of milk is cheap, fast, and accurate. Infrared light interacts with chemical bonds present inside the milk, which means tha ...
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