Animal Health and Welfare

173 Items

Applied research on effective and economical management practices, and diagnostic and treatment tools, that reduce costs and losses associated with animal health and production-limiting diseases in primary production sectors.

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Invited paper Nutritional benefits of cow's meat and milk on human health

Horacio F. González

119-120
Invited paper Virtual Fencing – A path to precision livestock farming

Sharl Liebergreen

583-584
Invited paper Strategic Perspectives: The Growing Imperative of Social License in Livestock Farming

Marcia del Campo

121-126
Invited paper Viruses, health, and animal production: Toward the continuous construction of a comprehensive food security system.

Rodney Colina

129-130
Interaction between agroecosystems with the diversity and distribution of bird nests

David Amisael Montalvo Cosgalla, Santiago Ramirez Vera, Alfonso J Chay-Canul, Gabriel Guerrero Contreras

557-558
Racial and pigmentary variation in bovine epidermal thickness and its possible impact on susceptibility to ectoparasites

Matías Oscar Lapissonde

337-338
Evolution of litter quality on the degree of footpad and skin lesions in broiler chickens

Sebastián Brambillasca

335-336
Assessment of aflatoxin B1 contamination in animal feed inputs during two seasons in Lurín, Peru.

Ivonne Salazar, Carlos Gómez

331-332
Influence of genetic group on the age of occurrence of diarrhea in calves in the first weeks of life

Júlia Carvalho de Melo, Isabel Cristina Ferreira, Adriano Queiroz de Mesquita, José Ricardo Sobral da Silva, Carlos Frederico Martins

535-536
Goals of dairy farmers for mastitis control and udder health plans

Gustavo Benítez, Pablo Chilibroste, Alejandro Larriestra

919-920
Solute carrier transporters in bovine ocular squamous cell carcinoma (BOSCC)

Nariné Balemian, Tamara Fernández-Calero, Eileen Armstrong, Graciela Pedrana

329-330
Effect of access to shade on the productive performance of finishing lambs under summer conditions

Sabrina Duarte, Celmira Saravia, Andrea Alvarez, Laura Astigarraga, Monica Bertoncelli, Vitor Mangrich, Samara Vitória Lampugnani, Nicolás Zunino, Ignacio Sosa, Victoria Echenique, Patricia

325-326
Broad bean pods as a sustainable alternative for controlling ovine coccidiosis: evaluation of antiparasitic efficacy

Cyntia Airagna Fortes dos Santos, Andressa Carvalho de Sousa, Nítalo André Farias Machado, Thalia Caldas da Silva, Joana Kellany Goncalves de Andrade, Gabrielle de Melo Oliveira, Henrique Nunes Parente, Ivo Alexandre Leme da Cunha

327-328
Future perspectives on heat stress risk for dairy cattle farming in Brazil

Francisca Ingrid Ferreira Cardoso, Cyntia Airagna Fortes dos Santos, Marcos Vinícius da Silva, Nítalo André Farias Machado

983-984
Acute thermoregulatory responses of ewes to winter shearing at mid-gestation

Nítalo André Farias Machado, Daniela Casuriaga, Hosana Andrade, Gustavo Moura, Maria Belén Gastambide, Carolina Ledesma, Juan Redín, Rodolfo Ungerfeld, Aline Freitas-de-Melo

319-320
Estimation of the population density of white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus mexicanus) in three UMAs of the Sierra de Huautla

Laura Karen Trejo Arista, Enrique Cortés Díaz, Giovany Tonatiuh González Bonilla, Aarón Alejandro Molho-Ortiz

513-514
Effect of three levels of mud on the performance and health of lactating Holstein cows

Alejandro La Manna, Mariana Carriquiry, Pablo Chilibroste, Silvina Mas, Federico Graña, Eduardo Vidal, Marcelo Pla, Daniel Talmon, Jessica T. Morales Piñeyrua

315-316
Animal welfare in Peruvian pig farming: challenges of individual and collective housing of pregnant sows

Jose Ulloa, Lucio Francelino Araújo, Cristiane Araujo, Mário Lopes, Melany Y Fernandez Lovon, Raimundo Netto, Vitor Paes, Sara Benavides, Byron Muñoz, Maria Clara Brandaglia, Maria Angelica Gutierrez

313-314
Intensity of sexual behavior in heat-stressed rams (Blackbelly vs. Devil) under tropical conditions

Ethel Caterina García y González

309-310
Study of the gastrointestinal parasite load in a rotational cross of Corriedale and Merino Dohne sheep.

Ana Laura Sánchez, Raúl Ponzoni, Ignacio Rodriguez, Constanza Rodriguez, Washington Bell

301-302
Preliminary study of the effect of Durvillaea antarctica on the ovine intestinal microbiome.

John Quiñones Diaz, Rommy Díaz, Rodrigo Huaiquipan, Ailin Martinez, Matias Cortes, Nestor Sepúlveda

775-776
Productive response of supplemented steers on natural pasture in summer

Martina Verdaguer, Pablo Rovira

773-774
Carcass characteristics of Santa Inês lambs fed corn silage rehydrated with different solutions

Julia Almeida Cruz, Thaís Campos de Freitas, Leandro Tamashiro Oda, Gabriela Valentin Da Cruz, Sergio Rodrigo Fernandes, Fernando Augusto Grandis, Valter Harry Bumbieris Junior, Edson Luis De Azambuja Ribeiro

103-104
Bovine ethology from the perspective of nutrition

Cesar Uron, Wilson A Sánchez Hernandez, Darly Brineth Chiquillo Bacca

297-298
Diet selection and feed intake by lambs under intermittent suckling and fed with total mixed ration containing three levels of crude protein

Julia Almeida Cruz, Antonio Carlos Polonio, João Victor Ferreira Machado, Gabriela Valentin da Cruz, Thiago Henrique Guidelli, Giovana Camila Silva, Fernando Augusto Grandis, Sergio Rodrigo Fernandes

771-772
Postural behavior evaluation of Wagyu and Wagyu x Holstein steers in confinement

Juan Manuel Strauch, Bautista Vincent, Federica Marin, Micaela Botta, Andres Rogberg, Mariana Carriquiry, Ana Carolina Espasandin

293-294
Influence of calving season on the metabolic status and milk production of Holstein cows in pastoral dairy systems in Uruguay

Karen Cruz Freitas, Diego Ubios, Andrea Fernández, Grethel Ruprechter, Alejandro Mendoza, Gustavo Gastal

481-482
Modulation of the microbiome and fecal characteristics in dairy cows supplemented with multistrain probiotics (Bacillus subtilis, B. licheniformis and Pediococcus acidilactici).

Isabela Pérez Núñez

475-476
Supplementation with agar-agar and its influence on pH, color, lipid oxidation, CRA, and lipid profile of sheep meat

Matias Cortes, Rommy Diaz, Rodrigo Huaiquipan , Ailin Martinez, Nestor Sepulveda, John Quiñones

99-100
Animal welfare in Uruguayan meat packing plants

Marcia del Campo, Augusto Borca, Valeria Villalba, Iván Pereira, Juan Manuel Soares de Lima, Gustavo Brito, Santiago Luzardo, Guillermo de Souza, Manuela del Campo

287-288
Uruguayan production systems and painful practices

Marcia del Campo, Juan Manuel Soares de Lima, Fabio Montossi, Gustavo Brito, Santiago Luzardo

285-286
Animal welfare assessment in Uruguay

Marcia del Campo, Juan Manuel Soares de Lima, Fabio Montossi, Gustavo Brito, Santiago Luzardo

283-284
A Hematological profile of Creole goats in the southern highlands of Peru and its variation due to seasonal and dietary factors

Edwin Mendoza Alacute, Michael Ramos Huamán, Aníbal Rodríguez Vargas, Jhony Soca Jorge, Juan Carlos Cruz Luis, Emmanuel Alexander Sessarego Dávila

275-276
Growth index, sectorial weight gain, and body symmetry indicators in the Buffalypso (Bubalus bubalis) in Panama

Josue Vanegas, Edil Enrique Arauz Santamaria, Jose Norato, Alirio Colmnares, Yocelyn Rodriguez, Gustavo Crudeli, Exequiel Patiño

461-462
Preliminary Evidence of Heat Stress Effect on Placentome Morphometry in Beef Cows

Carlos Batista, Florencia Presentado, Victoria Pereira, Celmira Saravia, Richard Möller, Elize van Lier, Ricardo Rodríguez-Palma, Gimena Silvestri, Andrea Alvarez-Oxiley

265-266
Evaluation of the effect on Rhipicephalus microplus tick counts in Holstein steers treated with the natural additive Factor P.

Lauriston Fernandes, Luis Ferreira, Wellington Araujo, Ricardo Andrade, Renan Bin, Rafael Paranhoz, Isabel Santos

263-264
Multivariate analysis of hematological and immunological responses in Quarter horses supplemented with Amazonian tucumã oil (Astrocaryum vulgare) and probiotics

Ilza Moreira, Murilo Reis, Matheus Silva, Amanda Santos, Evelin Beato, Pedro Ermita, Pedro Quevedo, Jefferson Gandra, Erika Gandra

261-262
Multivariate evaluation of physiological response and heat emission in Quarter horses supplemented with Amazonian Tucumã oil (Astrocaryum vulgare)

Murilo Reis, Ilza Moreira, Matheus Silva, Amanda Santos, Evelin Baeto, Pedro Ermita, Pedro Quevedo, Jefferson Gandra, Erika Gandra

259-260
Skin temperatures of sheep synchronized with progestogens under heat stress conditions in a tropical environment

Ethel Caterina García y González

257-258
Evaluation of the behavior of sick sheep and their immune response to the administration of lipopolysaccharide as an infection model

Andrea Jaqueline Pérez Nieva, Reyes Vázquez, Virginio Aguirre Flores, Fernando Iván Flores Pérez, Magdala Zulema Figueroa Suárez, Jesús Martínez Bernatche, Mariana Pedernera Romano

255-256
Feeding behavior of lambs under intermittent suckling management and fed with three crude protein levels in the total mixed ration

Julia Almeida Cruz, João Victor Ferreira Machado, Antonio Carlos Polonio, Thiago Henrique Guidelli, Fernando Luiz Massaro Junior, Sergio Rodrigo Fernandes, Fernando Augusto Grandis

253-254
Application of data science to estimate the health risk of African swine fever introduction and occurrence in Colombia

Fausto Moreno

721-722
Multivariate analysis of hematological and immunological responses in quarter horses supplemented with Amazonian tucumã oil (Astrocaryum vulgare) and probiotics

Ilza Samara Lima Moreira, Murilo Geovane Passos dos Reis, Matheus Pereira da Silva, Amanda Monteiro dos Santos, Evellin Andrade Beato, Pedro Ancelmo Nunes Ermita, Erika Rosendo de Sena Gandra, Jefferson Rodrigues Gandra

243-244
Nematophagous fungi administered in an aqueous suspension on parasitological parameters in lambs infected with gastrointestinal nematodes

Isael Hernandez, Roberto González Garduño

241-242
Reducing enteric methane in dairy cows: lessons learned from initial sniffer measurements in Uruguay.

Elena Peñagaricano, Hugo Naya

967-968
Intravenous Glucose Tolerance Test Reveals Altered Glycemic Response in Dairy Cows with Metritis

Manoela Furtado, Maurilio Solorio Ochoa, Isadora Born, Yamila Pérez Gil, Laura Antunes de Souza Nogueira, Juliano Peres Prietsch, Leonardo Marins, Karen Freitas, Thaís Casarin da Silva, Rodrigo de Almeida, Eduardo Schmitt, Alejandro Mendoza, Eliza Rossi Komninou, Gustavo Desire Antunes Gastal, Marcio Nunes Corrêa

231-232
Hematological response of nursery piglets supplemented with probiotics

Janaira Cristina Silva de Souza, Maria Eduarda Santos Mendes Espíndola, Graziella Nunes de Oliveira Rodrigues, Layne Gabrielly de Almeida Oliveira, Rejane dos Santos Sousa, Jefferson Rodrigues Gandra, Joana Patrícia Lira de Sousa, Érika Rosendo de Sena Gandra

233-234
Effects of inhalation of ACALMA® essential oil blend in lactating cows on hematological parameters

Geovana Sartori, Beatriz Chinelatto Santos, Sandra Maria Simonelli, Rafael Fagnani, Odimári Calixto

445-446
Characterization of the ruminal microbiota of lambs at the taxonomic level of genus under diets with garlic and rosemary essential oils

Annelise Ducati Ferreira dos Santos, Beatriz Chinelatto Santos, Elias Rodrigues Cavalheiro Junior, Nelson Maurício Lopera Barrero, Odimári Pricila Prado Calixto

441-442
Strategic use of probiotics in piglet nutrition

Ana Sylvia Gomes dos Santos, Hellen Cristina Ferreira Barbosa, Syannys Soyws Pereira da Silva, Milca Welame da Silva, Pedro Henrique Cantanhede, Jefferson Rodrigues Gandra, Joana Patrícia Lira de Sousa, Érika Rosendo de Sena Gandra

699-700
Probiotics and thermal well-being of piglets in the nursery phase in the amazonian climate

Ana Sylvia Gomes dos Santos, Eshilly Cabral Sousa, Carlos Eduardo Carneiro, Mayana Penha Souza Costa, Janaína Ramos da Cruz, Jefferson Rodrigues Gandra, Érika Rosendo de Sena Gandra

225-226
Variability in body condition score and reproductive parameters associated with calving season in pastoral dairy systems in Uruguay

Karen Cruz Freitas, Diego Ubios, Alejandro Mendoza, Gustavo Gastal

427-428
The conditions of cattle shipment and its relationship with animal welfare and meat quality

Jennifer Castro Machiarena

219-220
Pre-partum blood count profile of Holstein heifers and cows receiving Bovine Calming Substance

Milene Lopes Dos Santos, Maria Carolina Narval de Araújo, Manoela Furtado, Laura Valadão Vieira, Cristiane Amanda de Oliveira, Leonardo Marins, Viviane Rohrig Rabassa, Uriel Secco Londero, Francisco Augusto Burkert Del Pino, Marcio Nunes Corrêa

211-212
Zootechnical and reproductive parameters in first-time females of improved guinea pigs fed with levels of 0 to 1.5% of mineral salts in their diet

Jordano Jhair Venegas, Patricia Falconí Salas

679-680
Rational weaning as a strategy to promote animal welfare in Braford breeds

Guillermina Dutra, Sofía Stolovas, Carlos Batista

203-204
Main causes of the annual culling of female bovine and their bioproductive implications in specialized dairy farms in Panama

Ingrid Saldaña, Edil E. Arauz, Neftali Aparicio, Reinaldo de Armas

201-202
Typing of the somatic, reproductive and lactopoietic profile of the Jersey breed in the first three lactations according to altitude and ITH in a tropical climate

Edil E. Arauz, Blas Mela Navarro, José I. Norato

199-200
Biothermal and cardiorespiratory alterations and modification of passive thermolysis in Fleckvieh bulls housed under tropical heat stress

Edil E. Arauz, Eduardo E. Araúz Yángúez, Luis Edil Cuevas, Jacob Franco, Amy Santamaría, Reinaldo De Armas Tabuada, Gerardo Sandoya, Arturo G. Fuentes, Héctor D. Cedeño

197-198
Research on some animal welfare practices in dairy cattle

Mariana Daniela Saborido, Martin Bonamy, Andrés Baldo, Roberto Jose Vaca

195-196
Effect of Andiroba (Carapa guianensis Aublet) oil on parasitism and blood and biochemical profiles of sheep

Érika Gandra, João Cavalcante, Esther Chipaia, Wanderson Lopes, Janaira Sousa, Pedro Quevedo, Rejane Sousa, Jefferson Gandra

191-192
Systematic clinical monitoring in dairy cows during the postpartum period

Luis Albornoz, Stephanie Lara

183-184
Effect of Water Restriction on Physiological Parameters and Reproductive Hormones in Suffolk Down Ewes in Chile

Lina Maria Correa Estrada

179-180
Heat stress during gestation in ewes impairs memory and learning in lambs

Ana Vitoria Reis Silva, Camila de Moraes Raymundo, Melisa Montaño Villarroel, Daniely Cardoso Silva, Mônica Machado Barbosa , Andreza Bordim de Oliveira, Graziela Zacariotto Sussai, Isabelle Cristina da Silva Fernandes, Franciele Neuza Bizinoto, Fábio Luís Henrique

131-132
Rational weaning as a strategy to promote animal welfare in Braford breeds

Guillermina Dutra, Sofia Stolovas Facchín, Carlos Batista

163-164
Impact of using a genomic model (ssGBLUP) vs. a traditional model (PBLUP) on the accuracy of breeding values for parasite resistance in Australian Merino in Uruguay

Ana Claudia Guillenea, Brenda Vera, Gabriel Ciappesoni

625-626
Effect of supplementation and access to shade on the performance and well-being of steers on natural pasture in summer

Martina Verdaguer, Pablo Rovira

161-162
Behavioral and physiological responses to tail docking with rubber rings in weaned twin lambs housed with either docked or undocked siblings

Daniela Casuriaga, Rodolfo Ungerfeld, Gabriel Ciappesoni, Aline Freitas-de-Melo

159-160
Hematological Responses of Brahman, Gyr, and Romosinuano Cattle to the Colombian Lowland Tropical Environment

Rafael Otero-Arroyo, Matheus Soares da Silva Ferreira, Darwin Hernández-Herrera

157-158
Assessment of adaptive and physiological trait expression in one-year-old male calves from Braford, Brangus, Tulianguy, Hereford, and Angus breeds in northern Uruguay

Paula Batista

155-156
A social facilitator cow can minimize behavioral and physiological changes of weaning distress in calves?

María Eugênia Andrighetto Canozzi, Vanessa Peripolli, Juan Pablo Damián, Abigail Lucero, Catherin Springer, Gastón Ruete, Jimena Carrasco, Graciela Quintans

153-154
How the introduction of a social facilitator cow before weaning affect calf behavior?

María Eugênia Andrighetto Canozzi, Vanessa Peripolli, Abigail Lucero, Catherin Springer, Gastón Ruete, Jimena Carrasco, Graciela Quintans

151-152
Assessment of Production and Health of Dairy Cows in Confinement Systems in the Southern Region of Espírito Santo, Brazil

Ueldiane Quintiliano Lins, Aparecida de Fátima Madella de Oliveira, Roberta de Lima Valença, Rafael Assis Torres de Almeida, Marco Tulio Costa Almeida

149-150
Genome-wide association study for seropositivity to Bovine Leukosis, Bovine Viral Diarrhea, and Neosporosis in BON cattle from Colombia

Juan Carlos Rincon Florez

617-618
Effect of a thermoconducting environmental enrichment on surface body temperature in rabbits under conditions of the Colombian lowland tropics

Diego Carrillo-Gonzalez, Adrián Medina, Darwin Hernández-Herrera, Yasser Y Lenis

867-868
Physiological response of rabbits to a thermoducting environmental enrichment during variable environmental stress conditions.

Diego Carrillo-González, Adrián Medina, Darwin Hernández, Yasser Lenis

145-146
Validation of a non-invasive thermographic method for determining body temperature of rabbits in tropical production systems

Diego Carrillo-Gonzalez, Raisa Baldovino, Adrian Medina Montes, Darwin Hernández-Herrera, Yasser Y Lenis

593-594
Postmortem identification of Haemonchus contortus in a Santa Ines sheep. Concepcion, Paraguay

Ana Carolina Cabañas Ramírez, Isabelino Delgado Aponte, Griselda Meza Ocampos

143-144
Aspiration bronchopneumonia in a bull diagnosed by field necropsy

Ana Carolina Cabañas Ramírez, Isabelino Delgado Aponte

137-138
Clinical-anatomy-pathological report of natural poisoning with fruits and seeds of red timbo (Enterolobium contortisiliquum) in two cattle from the departments of Concepción and San Pedro, Paraguay

Isabelino Delgado Aponte, Ana Carolina Cabañas Ramírez, Cyntia Teresita Desvars Aquino, Pedro Javier Villalba Paniagua

135-136
Reference values for the white blood cell series in nursing South American fur seal pups (Arctocephalus australis) from Lobos Island, Uruguay

Martín Lateulade, María Mercedes Otegui, Beatriz Mernies, Bibiana Cuñarro, Virginia Méndez, Martín Lima, Alejandra Larrea, Enrique Páez

369-370
Bacterial contamination of Propofol vials at three post-opening time points

Joseline A. Márquez, Christian I. Ortiz, Katherine Solano León, Marcela E. Abril

151-153
Implementation of an animal welfare and responsible pet ownership program in educational institutions in Cuenca

Doménica M. Arias, María N. Gonzalez, Josué A. González, Katherine Solano León, Marcela E. Abril

155-158
Environmental enrichment with music during milking: effect on production, milk quality and cow behaviour

Gabriela Garay, Mildred Sarango, Karla Dávila, Dalia Narváez, Luis Ayala

137-143
Neospora caninum in the Andean Community of Nations

Jaime E. Maldonado, Cristina L. Pérez

87-100
Key urgent and elective surgeries in dairy cattle: Strategies for management and resolution

Raúl Alberto Sánchez Nodarse

79-86
Implementation of a health plan for the control of bovine leukosis in a dairy farm in Cuenca, Ecuador

Omar S. Andrade, Gonzalo Castro Jerez, Jaime Santiago Loja Pacho, Andrés Norberto Haro Haro, Marco Antonio Picón Saavedra, Jorge Bolivar Dután Sanango, María Elena Aucancela Yunganaula, Juan Carlos Ramónez Cárdenas, Andrea Elizabeth Vintimilla Rojas

127-130
Estimation of the temperature-humidity index (TIH) for bovine production systems in Morona Santiago, preliminary result.

Carlos D. Congo, Edgar J. Chuquimarca, Néstor F. Torres, Nelly G. Quezada, Juan P. Garzón

131-135
Beef cattle: do we really want them that docile?

Ana Clara Gonzalez, Héctor Ricardo Ferrari

117-119
Good livestock practices to promote animal welfare in Carora crossbred cattle grazing in the Venezuelan Andean foothills

Darisbel del Valle Cegarra-Quintero, Daniel Antonio Perdomo-Carrillo, María Aidée García-Linares, Miguel F. Perea-Brugal, José Arnoldo Piña-Monsalve, Alejandro José Barreto-Bastidas, Fernando Pedro Perea Ganchou

199-210
Effect of the combination of meloxicam and lidocaine during Saanen kids castration on physiological and behavioral parameters

Gabriela Marcela Martínez, Luis Adrián Colque Caro, Víctor Humberto Suárez

311-317
Description of histopathological findings in lambs intoxicated with selenium by intraruminal boluses

Midori Jocelyn Hernádez Serratos, Germán Isauro Garrido Fariñas, Mireya Juárez Ramírez, Jorge Luis Tórtora Pérez, Elein Hernández Trujillo, Víctor Manuel Díaz Sánchez

357-362
Different incubation temperatures of Cobb-500 fertile eggs and their effect on weight loss and chick weight performance

Vicente Alejandro Intriago Muñoz, Freddy Antonio Coveña Rengifo, Robert Ignacio Zambrano Loor

403-409
Detection of cutaneous habronemosis and its treatment in working equids of a rural community in Oaxaca, Mexico

Carlos Hernández López , Brayan Enoch Guerrero Tello, Obed Jordan García Cortés

349-355
Wellness evaluation of dancing horses from a training center in Pungarabato, Guerrero, Mexico

Joaquín U. Jaimes de la Sancha, Mayte Pérez Rodríguez, Saúl Rojas Hernández, Jaime Olivares Pérez, Miguel A. Damián Valdez, Eduardo E. Robledo Reyes, Fredy Quiroz Cardoso

343-347
Nutritional and functional properties of lentil (Lens culinaris), broad bean (Faba vicia L.) and chickpea (Cicer arietinum) as an alternative in animal feed.

Eder Noé Nambo Santiago, José Herrera-Camacho, Berenice Yahuaca-Juárez

103-108
Hemogram in Bos taurus x Bos indicus cattle infested with ticks

José Vicente Velázquez-Morales, Alvaro Alejandro-Gallegos, José Luis Ponce-Covarrubias, Miguel Paul Conde-Hinojosa, Marcos Perez Sato, Edgar Valencia

339-342
Response to selective deworming in sheep of different breed types under continuous grazing in the humid tropics

Daniela Olarte-Garduza, Carlos Luna-Palomera, Fernando Sanchez-Dávila, Nadia Florencia Ojeda-Robertos

333-337
Vaginally use of iButton loggers to measure body temperature in grazing red deer (Cervus elaphus)

Lorenzo Alvarez Ramirez, Gabriela Arteaga-Salazar, Alejandra Sánchez-Cervantes

187-194
Hematological reference values in Chelydra acutirostris turtles in captivity

Flora B. Neves, María Silvana Méndez, Guillermo E. Guevara

115-117
Necropsy technique in large animals

Benjamín Doncel Díaz

13-20
Rabies, a very current ancestral disease

Elizabeth Loza Rubio

5-11
Use of intrauterine ozone therapy to treat subclinical endometritis in repeating service cows

Bryan M. Romero-Aguilar, Jhonny A. Narváez-Terán, Carlos Ortuño-Barba

71-74
Infectious diseases of cattle diagnosed between 2020 and 2022 in the southern highlands of Ecuador

Jaime E. Maldonado, Cristina C. Pérez

63-65
Swayback in two kids: Case report

Daisy E. Zúñiga, Mireya Juarez R., Luary Martínez, Gerardo Salas, René Rosiles

59-61
Risk factors that influence the frequency of bovine brucellosis in herds of Azuay, Ecuador

Juan Carlos Ramónez Cárdenas, Marco Alberto Ramónez Cárdenas, Edison Alfonso Mainato Aguayza, Gabriela Sofía Garay Peña

57-58
Obtaining recombinant proteins from Neospora caninum expressed in Escherichia coli

Antonio J. Vallecillo Maza, Jaime E. Maldonado-Rivera

55-56
Clinoptilolite supplementation in the basal diet reduces the somatic cells of multiparous dairy cows during the transition period

Marco R. Narváez, Nelson X. Mendoza, Diego A. Galarza, Fernando P. Perea, Juan P. Garzón

51-54
Effect of the temperature-humidity index on milk production, milking frequency and behavior of cows in pasture-based automatic milking systems

Dianela Anahi Costamagna, Guillermo Toffoli, Perla Ester Leva, Lautaro Mendez, Miguel Ángel Taverna

9-13
Hematological and biochemical reference values for the Brazilian Pony breed

Miguel Alejandro Silva Rua, Wilder Hernando Ortiz Vega, Aylton Bartholazzi Junior, Luís Fonseca Matos, Celia Raquel Quirino

1-7
Animal health

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Comparison between hair (St. Croix) and wool (Targhee and Dorset) lambs regarding the effect of heat stress on food and water intake, digestive function, and nitrogen balance

G. M. J. Horton, Abner A. Rodríguez

79-92
Energy deficiency or chronic ketosis in prepartum breeding cows

Ricardo L. Sager

113-124
Welfare assessment of horses ridden in the Costa Rica National Horse Parade

Ana Margarita Arias Esquivel, Luis A. Villalobos-Villalobos , Carissa L. Wickens, Erika Camacho

311-319
Severity of breast myopathies and their relationship with productive, physiological and behavioral welfare indicators in broilers Miopatías y bienestar de los pollos de engorde

Rebeca María Zamora Sanabria, Alma Vásquez-Delgado, Jorge Elizondo-Salazar, Jorge Camacho-Sandoval, María del Pilar Castañeda-Serrano

239-251
Detection of anthelmintic resistance in nematodes infecting dairy heifers in Puerto Rico

Lorraine López-Soberal, Aníbal Ruiz-Lugo, Melvin Pagán-Morales, Esbal Jiménez-Cabán, Guillermo Ortiz-Colón

35-41
Fascioliasis effects on the metabolic profile in Creole cattle in México Fascioliasis by Fasciola hepatica in Creole cattle

Ricardo Enrique Caicedo Rivas, Mariana Paz-Calderón, Alfonso Benavides, Alejandra Leal Pérez

59-65
Efecto del comportamiento materno-filial en ovinos tropicales sobre peso vivo inicial de las crías Comportamiento materno-filial ovinos en ovinos tropicales

Cristina Arocha, Dayana Perez, Daniel Vargas, Fredy Enrique Garcia Castro, Leyla Rios de Alvarez

11-20
Seroconversion to BVDV in cows coinfected with BLV and BHV-1: basis of colostrogenesis and effect of persistent infection caused by BVDV

Derling Pichardo-Matamoros, Jorge Alberto Elizondo-Salazar, Carlos Jiménez-Sánchez

39-51
Animal health/Salud animal/ Saúde animal

Managing Editor
Animal health and Welfare

Managing Editor
A new perspective in perinatal lamb mortality

Fernando Dutra Quintela
Nutritional management alternatives to improve survival of newborn lambs

Georgget Elizabeth Banchero Húnziker
Diseases associated with porcine circovirus type 2

Marlon O. Torres Arrescurrenaga
Importance of animal welfare in bovine production

Néstor Sepúlveda, Carmen Gallo, Rodrigo Allende
Avian Influenza: Ethiology, Epidemiology, Vaccines and Risk of a Pandemia

Carlos Jiménez Sánchez
Importance and preventive control of avian aflatoxicosis

Marcelino J. Araníbar
Diagnostic of animal brucellosis. Implementation of new technologies

L. Sanmartino, M. Schust, E. Piazza, E. Salustio, S. Conde
Salmonella, Campylobacter, and E. coli in dairy farms: current trends and implications for raw milk consumption.

Alvaro Garcia
Emerging mammary pathogens: Mycoplasma and Prototheca, with special reference to Chile

Juan Kruze
Animal welfare and sustainability of livestock transport

Carmen Gallo
Animal health/Salud animal/ Saúde animal

Managing Editor
Enviroment/Medio ambiente/Meio Ambiente

Managing Editor
Animal behaviour and welfare/Comportamiento y bienestar animal/Comportamento e bem-estar animal

Managing Editor
Animal welfare in livestock farming and communication with society: the case of pictures

Gesa Busch
Salud animal - Carteles

Managing Editor
Salud animal - Orales

Managing Editor
Comportamiento y bienestar animal

Managing Editor
Infrared thermography as a tool for the detection of sub-clinical mastitis in bovine dairy cattle

Jaime Enrique Curbelo Rodríguez, Abel David Almeida Montenegro, Guillermo Ortiz Colón, Héctor Luis Sánchez Rodríguez, Esbal Jiménez Cabán
Effects of heat stress on milk yield of primiparous Holstein cows at regional scale using large data bases

Gabriela Silvia Cruz, Jorge I. Urioste, Celmira G. Saravia
Ecology and Ethology of Domestic Animals abstracts

Managing Editor
Animal welfare and sustainable livestock production

José Agustín Orihuela
Trabajos Cortos: Salud y Bienestar Animal

Assistant Editor
El bienestar animal en las etapas previas a la faena y su impacto en la calidad del producto

Marcia del Campo
Programación fetal en el cordero: efecto de la restricción en la nutrición intrauterina

Raquel Perez Clariget, Maria Jose Abud, Javier Ithurralde, Patricia Genovese, Andrea Alvarez Oxiley, Victoria Riaño, Maximiliano Torres, Sebastián Montaldo, Sergio Ramírez, Álvaro López, Alejandro Bielli
Nanobiosensores y salud animal.

Valeria Grazu, Jesus Martinez de la Fuente, Lorena Betancor
Seroprevalence and risk factors associated with Trichinellosis in swine productions of western Puerto Rico

Natalia Cerón, Esbal Jiménez, Fred Soltero, Noelia Moyeno
Effect of tannins-rich plants to control gastrointestinal nematodes in Zebu cows grazing in a sub-tropical sylvopastoral system

Miguel Angel Galina Hidalgo, L. J. Pineda, E. Olvera, R. M. Ortiz, Alfredo Cuellar, E. Galinado
Session VII Animal Welfare and Meat Quality

Managing Editor
Session IV Meat Safety Pathogen and Chemical Contaminations and Interventions

Managing Editor
Neem oil (Azadirachta indica a. Juss) for lice (Anoplura) control in goats from Falcón state, Venezuela

Eva Valle Salazar, Carlos Marín Rodríguez, Gustavo Morales
Pathology affecting Crocodylus acutus (Cuvier, 1807) in the Sabanalamar hatchery, Cuba

Manuel Rubio Limonta, Raquel Silveira Coffigny, Yaraima Aguilera Soto, Mayleé Pozo Escobar, Norma Gonzalez Herrate
Farm animal welfare indicators: a critical review

Juan Pablo Damián, Rodolfo Ungerfeld
Salud Animal

Editor Index
Comportamiento y Bienestar Animal

Editor Index
Routes of applying Closantel as a gastrointestinal anthelmintic in sheep

Maria Juliana Ribeiro Lacerda, V. V. B. Rocco, K. C. Guimarães, P. P. S. Souza, L. H. Fernandes
Evaluation of thermal comfort in a silvipastoral system in a tropical environment

Lusimar L. G. G. da Silva, Alexander Silva de Resende, Paulo Francisco Dias, Sebastião Manhães Souto, Bruno Campbell de Azevedo, Marcia de Souza Vieira, Aline Alves Colombari, Anatoly Queiroz Abreu Torres, Patricia Morais da Matta, Thaisi Bertoldi Perin, Antonio Franco
Use of an herbal dewormer for the control of gastric intestinal tract nematodes in meat goats

Jean-Marie Luginbuhl, Silvana Pietrosemoli, J. M. Howell
Animal health abstracts

Managing Editor
Integral farming systems using goats as the base: quail manure as a feeding protein source to post weaning goat kids

Alfredo Coronado, Fidel A. Pariacote
Goat parasites control using watery extract of Neem seeds (Azadirachta indica A Juss)

Eva del V. Salazar, Fidel Pariacote
SA 10. New method for avian coccidiosis control: I: in vitro and II: Efficacy of a disinfectant composed by citric extracts in a floor-pen trial with broilers in Venezuela

Rita Tamasaukas, Hector Ruiz, Wilfredo Theis, Vasco De Basilio, Jorge Herrera, Aixa Aguirre, Noris Roa
SA 09. Preliminary sanitary diagnosis of dual-purpose cattle at the Moroturo valley, Lara state, Venezuela

Silvio Omar Nieto
SA 08. Serum haematological survey in bovine tripanosensitiveness of two agroecological units of Aroa valley

Espartaco Sandoval, Emir Espinoza, Nersa Gonzalez, Gustavo Morales, William Montilla
SA 07. Radiological study of bovine foot disorders at the farm

Robert Cruz, Dionel Garcia, Manuel Alvarado, Ulises Jimenez, Disney R. Pino
SA 06. Integrated control of Strongylosis of small ruminants in the humid tropics: a component of animal production system that required a pluridiciplinary approach

G. Aumont, H. Archimede, G. Hostache, N. Mandonnet, G. N´Zobadila
SA 05. Populational dynamics of Boophilus microplus Canestrini, 1887 (Acari: Ixodidae) in dual purpose bovines at Las Yaguas, Lara State, Venezuela

Tonny Quijada, Jose A. Contreras, Alfredo Coronado
SA 04. Potpartum bacteriological isolation in crossbred cows with normal and pathological postpartum

H. Cermeño, Omar Alfredo Colmenares, Nora Guerrero, Pedro Bastidas, Aura Scaramelli
SA 03. Bacteria in the posterior respirator tract of healthy calves

Ulises Jimenez, Fernando Pedro Perea Ganchou, Hugo Fernandez, Jesus Anciani, Luis Tudares
SA 02. Prevalence of leptospirosis by season in dual-purpose cattle in the municipality of Torres, parrish Las Mercedes, Lara state

S. Godoy, O. Mosquera, Cecilia M. Sanchez
SA 01. Eficacy of Ricobendazole on gastrointestinal helminths control

Alfredo Jose Coronado, Franklin Mujica, Heriberto Barreto
Performance and indicators of thermal stress in Holstein x Guzerá female calves fed mild replacer and probiotic in a semi-arid region of Brazil

P. O. Lima, A. A. Moura, Magda Maria Guilhermino
Behavior of young bulls in confinement housed separately or in group

Jair de Araújo Marques, Daniele Maggioni, José Jorge dos Santos Abrahão, Ivanor Nunes do Prado, Gustavo de Arruda Bezerra, Simony Marta Bernardo Lugão