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Novel CRISPR/Cas13-based assay for detection of bovine coronavirus associated with severe diarrhea in calves
Bovine coronavirus (BCoV) is one of the important causes of diarrhoea in cattle. The virus is responsible for the high fatality rate associated with...
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Quantitative trait locus analysis of gray leaf spot resistance in the maize IBM Syn10 DH population
Key messageThe exploration and dissection of a set of QTLs and candidate genes for gray leaf spot disease resistance using two fully assembled...
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Factors influencing haulout behaviour of non-breeding weddell seals (Leptonychotes weddellii) at Cape Royds, Antarctica
The Weddell seal ( Leptonychotes weddellii ) is a fast-ice obligate species that plays an important role as both predator and prey within the...
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A study on bioremoval of a neonicotinoid insecticide, imidacloprid, by a newly isolated Acremonium sclerotigenum
A neonicotinoid insecticide, imidacloprid (IMI), has been widely used by seed treatment to control the sucking and biting insects since the nineties....
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Home range overlaps of the brushtail possum (Trichosurus vulpecula): implications for disease transmission
Understanding how bovine tuberculosis (TB) is maintained in wildlife reservoirs is critical for the management of this disease impacting cattle in...
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Exploring motion using geometric morphometrics in microscopic aquatic invertebrates: ‘modes’ and movement patterns during feeding in a bdelloid rotifer model species
BackgroundMovement is a defining aspect of animals, but it is rarely studied using quantitative methods in microscopic invertebrates. Bdelloid...
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Grape seed oil in the diet of primiparous Jersey cows before and after parturition: effects on performance, health, rumen environment, and milk quality
The objective of the study was to determine whether adding grape seed oil (GSO) to the diet of primiparous Jersey breeds during the transition period...
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Organic carbon-based amendments effectively reclaim post-tin mining site via modified soil organic carbon characteristics
PurposeThe complex process of post-mining land reclamation poses a great challenge in combatting land degradation and food insecurity. In this study,...
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Effects of Alphacypermethrin selection on fitness traits of Culex quinquefasciatus (Diptera: Culicidae)
Culex quinquefasciatus Say 1823 (Diptera: Culicidae), a vector of lymphatic filariasis and various arboviruses, is the most abundant mosquito owing...
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Determination of Resistance Levels of National Potato Cultivars and Clones Against Golden Cyst Nematode Pathotype Ro2/3 via Phenotypic and DNA Marker-Assisted Characterization
Potato ( Solanum tuberosum L.) is one of our important agricultural products, which is the main food source for people in Türkiye, as well as all over...
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Reactive nitrogen species act as the enhancers of glutathione pool in embryonic axes of apple seeds subjected to accelerated ageing
Main conclusionReactive nitrogen species mitigate the deteriorative effect of accelerated seed ageing by affecting the glutathione concentration and...
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Genetic parameters of body weight traits in Mithun (Bos frontalis) using animal model
Mithun ( Bos frontalis ), a domestically raised herbivore, holds significant economic importance for the farming community of Northeast India. This...
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Impact of population behavioural responses on the critical community size of infectious diseases
The critical community size (CCS) is the minimum closed population size in which a pathogen can persist indefinitely. Below this threshold,...
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Phylogenetic analysis of virulent strains of the Newcastle disease virus isolated from deceased chickens in Tanzania's Morogoro and Iringa regions
BackgroundNewcastle disease (ND) is a viral disease affecting a wide range of bird species and has a considerable financial impact on the world's...
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No experimental evidence of an adaptive antioxidative response induced by trace metals exposure in feral pigeons
Trace metals produced by anthropogenic activities in particular in urban environments, such as lead and zinc, can induce oxidative damage in exposed...
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Genetic Dissection of Major Rice QTLs for Strong Culms and Fine Map** of qWS5 for Breeding Application in Transplanted System
BackgroundRice is one of the major staples that feeds about one half of the global populations, and it is important to identify the genetic loci for...
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The excito-repellent activity of five essential oils extracted from local plants against dengue and malaria vectors in Burkina Faso
Using chemical insecticides remains the main way to prevent and manage dengue and malaria, two main mosquito-borne diseases. However, the vectors of...
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First Report of Bothynus striatellus (Coleoptera: Melolonthidae) Damaging Lucerne Crops in Argentina
We report for the first time that larvae of the genus Bothynus Hope (Coleoptera: Melolonthidae) caused economic damage to lucerne ( Medicago sativa ...
