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Development of a hookworm egg hatching assay to determine the ovicidal effects of anthelminthics
BackgroundFew anthelminthics are currently available, manifesting the urgent need for new treatment options. In vitro profiling of current...
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The Fasciola hepatica egg development and hatching test (EDHT) using commercial drugs: a simple protocol for tackling anthelminthic resistance and promoting cattle productivity
Fasciolosis is an important zoonotic disease caused by the trematode Fasciola hepatica , and it causes great losses in bovine production. The...
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The effect of feeding on different hosts on the egg proteins in Haemaphysalis qinghaiensis tick
The majority of ixodid ticks display host-specificity to varying extents. Feeding on different hosts affects their development and reproduction....
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Genes of Hormone Receptors Affecting Egg Productivity and Reproductive Qualities of Chickens
AbstractThe egg production of chickens is a complex polygenic type of inheritance and is controlled by many genes. The laying performance of chickens...
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Aedes aegypti: egg morphology and embryonic development
BackgroundThe diseases for which Aedes aegypti is a vector are worrisome. The high vector competence of this mosquito, as well as its anthropophilia...
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Egg provisioning explains the penetrance of symbiont-mediated sex allocation distortion in haplodiploids
Maternally transmitted symbionts such as Wolbachia can alter sex allocation in haplodiploid arthropods. By biasing population sex ratios towards...
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Mulberry branch fiber improved lipid metabolism and egg yolk fatty acid composition of laying hens via the enterohepatic axis
BackgroundThe utilization of mulberry branch fiber (MF), the largest by-product of the sericulture industry, is an important issue. Supplementation...
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Pattern and repeatability of ascarid-specific antigen excretion through chicken faeces, and the diagnostic accuracy of coproantigen measurements as compared with McMaster egg counts and plasma and egg yolk antibody measurements in laying hens
BackgroundA coproantigen enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) has recently been proposed for detecting ascarid infections in chickens. The...
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The Chicken and the Egg: Research and Innovation Within Forensic Science
The chicken and the egg causality dilemma, or chicken and egg paradox, is a longstanding idiom that stems from the observation that all chickens...
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Egg White Hydrolysate Mitigates Cadmium-induced Neurological Disorders and Oxidative Damage
We aimed to investigate whether the consumption of Egg White Hydrolysate (EWH) acts on nervous system disorders induced by exposure to Cadmium (Cd)...
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Equine strongylids: Ivermectin efficacy and fecal egg shedding patterns
Equine cyathostomins are ubiquitous in grazing horses around the world and a main target in parasite control programs. Anthelmintic resistance has...
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Human tumor necrosis factor alpha affects the egg-laying dynamics and glucose metabolism of Schistosoma mansoni adult worms in vitro
Several studies have described the effects of human tumor necrosis factor alpha (hTNF-α) on Schistosoma mansoni . hTNF-α affects the worm’s...
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Ovicidal and Pediculicidal Activity of Indigofera suffruticosa Mill. Leaf Oil on Pediculus humanus capitis Egg to Adult Stages
PurposePediculosis capitis, commonly known as head lice infestation, represents a significant health 26 problem for school children worldwide....
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Histological confinement of transglutaminase-mediated nit sheath crosslinking is essential for proper oviposition and egg coating in the human head louse, Pediculus humanus capitis
BackgroundHead louse females secrete liquid gel, which is mainly composed of the louse nit sheath protein 1 (LNSP1) and LNSP2, when they lay eggs....
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A PARTHENOGENESIS allele from apomictic dandelion can induce egg cell division without fertilization in lettuce
Apomixis, the clonal formation of seeds, is a rare yet widely distributed trait in flowering plants. We have isolated the PARTHENOGENESIS ( PAR ) gene...
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Maternal effects drive intestinal development beginning in the embryonic period on the basis of maternal immune and microbial transfer in chickens
BackgroundNutrition drives immunity and health in animals, and maternal immunity benefits offspring. In our previous study, a nutritional...
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Aquatain® causes anti-oviposition, egg retention and oocyte melanization and triggers female death in Aedes aegypti
BackgroundIn arboviral disease systems where the virus can be transmitted from male to female vectors and from one generation to the next, targeting...
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Anopheles aquatic development kinetic and adults’ longevity through different seasons in laboratory and semi-field conditions in Burkina Faso
BackgroundAnopheles mosquitoes are ectothermic and involved in numerous pathogen transmissions. Their life history traits are influenced by several...
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B-cell receptor physical properties affect relative IgG1 and IgE responses in mouse egg allergy
Mutated and unmutated IgE and IgG play different and partly opposing roles in allergy development, but the mechanisms controlling their relative...
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Mechanism of Molecular Activity of Yolkin—a Polypeptide Complex Derived from Hen Egg Yolk—in PC12 Cells and Immortalized Hippocampal Precursor Cells H19-7
Food-derived bioactive peptides able to regulate neuronal function have been intensively searched and studied for their potential therapeutic...
