Suppression of appetite, or hypophagia, is among the most recognizable effects of disease
in livestock, with the potential to impair growth, reproduction, and lactation. The continued …

Four multiparous lactating cows (175 to 220 d in milk [DIM]) were used in a 4× 4 Latin
square design to assess the effects of four doses (0.0, 0.5, 1.0, and 1.5 μg/kg of body weight) …

Appetite is a complex process that results from the integration of multiple signals at the
hypothalamus. The hypothalamus receives neural signals; hormonal signals such as leptin …

Background: Obesity is a growing health problem and associated with immune dysfunction.
Sepsis is defined as systemic inflammatory response syndrome that occurs during infection …

Objective: Evaluations of plasma leptin and ghrelin levels and their relations with circulating
levels of proinflammatory mediators, stress hormones, and biochemical markers of …

Background: Endocrine dysregulation of hormones of energy metabolism is well
documented in critically ill humans, but limited information exists in septic foals. The purpose …

Three studies were conducted to evaluate the effects of supplemental fat and salt (sodium
chloride) on DMI, daily water intake (DWI), body temperature, and respiration rate (RR) in …

As a day animal with sensitivity to inflammation similar to that of humans, the sheep may
highly outperform the rodent model in inflammation studies. Additionally, seasonality makes …

Fifty-one Jersey bull calves (5±1d old) were assigned to 1 of 3 milk replacers to determine
the effects of increasing doses of n-3 fatty acids from fish oil on the acute phase response …

In well-managed dairy herds some environmental pathogens including Gram-negative (GN)
strains (E. coli and others) have been recognized recently as the predominant causative …