The progression from gestation into lactation represents the transition period, and it is
accompanied by marked physiological, metabolic, and inflammatory adjustments. The entire …

Various internal and external factors negatively affect the homeostatic equilibrium of
organisms at the molecular to the whole-body level, inducing the so-called state of stress …

Accurately quantifying activated immune system energy requirements in vivo is difficult, but a
better understanding may advance strategies to maximize animal productivity. Study …

For dairy cattle, the first several weeks of lactation represent the highest-risk period in their
lives after their own neonatal period. Although more than 50% of cows during this period are …

Polyphenols are secondary plant metabolites which have been shown to exert antioxidative
and antiinflamma tory effects in cell culture, rodent and human studies. Based on the fact …

Using plant essential oils (EOs) contributes to the growing number of natural plants'
applications in livestock. Scientific data supporting the efficacy of EOs as anti-inflammatory …

Recent significant progress in culture-independent techniques, together with the parallel
development of-omics technologies and data analysis capabilities, have led to a new …

Abstract In the One Health context, Integrated Wildlife Monitoring (IWM) merges wildlife
health monitoring (WHM) and host community monitoring to early detect emerging …

The acute phase response is a complex systemic early-defence system of reactions
activated by trauma, infection, tissue damage, inflammation, stress or neoplasia. One of the …

The transition period is the most critical phase in the life of high yielding dairy cows. Within a
few weeks, cows are submitted to many challenges (physiological, nutritional, psychological …