Schistosomiasis is an often-neglected tropical disease caused by blood flukes (helminths). The World Health Organization estimates that over 250 million people require preventive treatment for schisto...
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According to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, there were approximately 10.3 million horses living in the United States in 2022. The horse industry has a $122 billion annual...
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The UW researcher developed an automated imaging system that records images of cattle over time, processes those images to determine change of volume over time, and provides a negative energy balance ...
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UW-Madison researchers have developed and validated a novel “parasitome” method to accurately characterize parasites in samples. Like published metabarcoding protocols, the new method consists of ...
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The present invention relates to novel IBV vaccines containing novel modified S and N antigens from avian coronaviruses. The modifications include: S has a modified transmembrane domain for better sec...
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Described is an intra-mammary teat sealant and a corresponding method of forming a physical barrier in the teat canal of a non-human animal for prophylactic treatment of mammary disorders during the a...
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Method and kits for diagnosing propensity to non-contact cranial cruciate ligament rupture (CCLR) in a dog are described. The method includes isolating genomic DNA from a dog and then analyzing the ge...
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The present disclosure relates to the use of pharmaceutical agents to manipulate serotonin in animal mammary glands. Use of the serotonin agents results in increased PTHrP levels, resulting in the rel...
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Described herein are interleukin-10 receptor-2 peptides, antibodies that bind the peptides, compositions including the peptides and antibodies and methods of use of the peptides and antibodies. The in...
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Described herein are methods of preventing and/or treating inflammation in a barrier surface structure in an individual in need thereof by orally administering to the individual an anti-inflammatory a...
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Methods for diagnosing propensity to exhibit acquired peripheral neuropathy in dogs are described. The methods and kits test dogs for presence of a disease-associated genomic variant. Presence of the ...
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Mycobacterial-specific biomarkers and methods of using such biomarkers for diagnosis of mycobacterial infection in a mammal are disclosed.
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Reaping billion dollar losses every year, coccidiosis is a common protozoan infection of agricultural animals that targets the digestive system. Its symptoms include weight loss, diarrhea and suppress...
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Low-grade chronic inflammation underpins many diseases affecting both human and animal health. It remains largely undiagnosed and undertreated worldwide. Preen oil, secreted by the uropygial gland o...
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The United States cattle industry includes about 40 million beef and dairy cows. At some point in their lives the majority of calves will graze and be exposed to parasitic worms known as helminthes. W...
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Peripheral neuropathies are a diverse group of diseases marked by degeneration of the peripheral nervous system. These diseases affect both humans and animals. In humans, the most common form is Charc...
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Selection intensity for higher milk production in dairy cattle has contributed to a decline in fertility, posing a challenge to dairy producers. Despite technological advances, the pregnancy rate of c...
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According to the Centers for Disease Control, a canine influenza A H3N2 virus was responsible for an outbreak of dog flu reported in the Chicago area in 2015 that has since spread across 25 states. Te...
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According to the Centers for Disease Control, a canine influenza A H3N2 virus caused an outbreak of dog flu reported in the Chicago area in 2015 that has since spread across 25 states. Research by the...
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Bovine mastitis is a persistent inflammation of the udder usually caused by bacterial infections. It can be spread through contact with contaminated milking equipment or other materials. The only trea...
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Microsporum canis is a skin fungal pathogen that causes dermatophytosis (ringworm) most commonly in cats and dogs. Dermatophytosis clinical trials are lengthy and complicated because the nature of the...
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A heat-stressed cow exhibits problematic behaviors like standing, panting, thirst and diminished appetite. These reactions cause serious side effects: the cow will produce much less milk, become less ...
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Johne’s disease, or paratuberculosis, is a chronic and usually fatal wasting disease that is found worldwide and impacts more than half of the dairy herds in the U.S. alone. It costs the ruminant in...
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Blastomyces dermatitidis is a soil fungus found throughout the world, and is especially prevalent in the river valleys and Great Lakes region of the United States. If spores are inhaled, blastomycosis...
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More than half a million people develop severe sepsis and 215,000 die each year, costing billions of dollars in the Unites States alone. Sepsis is a type of severe inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS...
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