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Evolutionary Biology
A. L. B. A. REY-IGLESIA, J. E. A. N. N. E. HJORT, T. E. R. E. S. A. L. SILVA, B. A. Y. A. R. B. A. A. T. A. R. BUUVEIBAATAR, M. U. N. K. H. N. A. S. T. DALANNAST, T. U. M. E. N. D. E. M. B. E. R. E. L. ULZIISAIKHAN, B. U. Y. A. N. A. A. CHIMEDDORJ, G. O. N. C. A. L. O. ESPREGUEIRA-THEMUDO, P. A. U. L. A. F. CAMPOS
Summary: This study characterized the genetic diversity of the Mongolian saiga for the first time using mitochondrial DNA and microsatellite markers, and genetically compared it with the common saiga. The results showed that the Mongolian saiga has very low genetic diversity at both the mitochondrial and autosomal levels, but there is no separation between the subpopulations in Mongolia, indicating that conservation corridors are promoting contact between different herds.
BIOLOGICAL JOURNAL OF THE LINNEAN SOCIETY
(2022)
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Veterinary Sciences
Yue Wang, Yusheng Qin, Wei Zhao, Fusheng Yao, Wenjing Wang, Xiao Hu, Linghua Cheng, Lei An, Jianhui Tian
Summary: Sildenafil dietary supplementation improves the reproductive performance of sows and gilt and enhances the growth performance of neonatal piglets. Sildenafil supplementation during the mid-to-late gestation period shows the most significant improvement in litter performance.
FRONTIERS IN VETERINARY SCIENCE
(2022)
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Agriculture, Dairy & Animal Science
Jingfeng Peng, Yunfei Hou, Shici Wu, Zicong Li, Zhenfang Wu
Summary: The maternal Rlim allele is necessary for normal development of female mouse embryos. Inactivating the maternal Rlim allele in female embryos led to a higher proportion of male offspring but reduced litter size, which couldn't be compensated by superovulation. This study provides a potential approach for sex selection in livestock and prevention of sex-associated hereditary diseases in humans.
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Ecology
Kendra E. Walters, Joia K. Capocchi, Michaeline B. N. Albright, Zhao Hao, Eoin L. Brodie, Jennifer B. H. Martiny
Summary: Recent evidence suggests that dispersal is a key driver of microbiome assembly, but our understanding of the rates and taxonomic composition of microbial dispersal in natural environments is limited. This study found that different dispersal routes transport distinct bacterial communities that influence the composition of the surface soil microbiome to varying degrees.
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Agriculture, Dairy & Animal Science
Keiven Mark B. Ampode, Hong-Seok Mun, Eddiemar B. Lagua, Veasna Chem, Hae-Rang Park, Young-Hwa Kim, Chul-Ju Yang
Summary: This study investigated the effects of increased feeding allowance during the late gestation period on the reproductive performance and farrowing behavior of primiparous and multiparous sows. The results showed that high feeding allowance significantly increased the total number of born piglets, milk yield, and piglet birthweight. Sows with a low feeding allowance had a higher backfat thickness loss. Stillborn piglets, mortality rate, and re-estrus days were lower in sows with a high feeding allowance. Increasing feeding allowance during the late gestation period positively influenced sows' reproductive performance and piglets' growth performance during the lactation phase.
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Agriculture, Dairy & Animal Science
Patthawan Juthamanee, Padet Tummaruk
Summary: Insufficient colostrum consumption within 24 h after birth is a major problem, leading to increased neonatal piglet mortality. Risk factors affecting colostrum consumption in piglets include body weight at birth, cumulative birth interval, and litter size.
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Agriculture, Dairy & Animal Science
Yosua Kristian Adi, Rafa Boonprakob, Roy N. Kirkwood, Padet Tummaruk
Summary: This study analyzed data from a commercial swine herd in Thailand to explore the impact of sow and litter characteristics on piglet birth weight and the incidence of stillbirth. The study found that piglet birth weight was influenced by birth order ranking and the number of piglets born per litter, and stillbirth incidence was associated with litter size and parity number of the sow.
REPRODUCTION IN DOMESTIC ANIMALS
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Syed Moshfiqur Rahman, Annachiara Malin Igra, Julie Y. Essig, Eva-Charlotte Ekstrom, Kristian Dreij, Mercedes Trask, Christian Lindh, Shams El Arifeen, Anisur Rahman, Annette M. Krais, Maria Kippler
Summary: This study aimed to investigate the impact of early gestational exposure to PAHs on child anthropometry from birth to 10 years. The findings from 1295 mother-child pairs in Bangladesh showed that maternal urinary PAH metabolites were positively associated with newborn weight and length, especially in boys. Longitudinal analysis also indicated a positive association with boys' weight and height-for-age Z-scores, but no associations were observed in girls.
ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH
(2023)
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Environmental Sciences
Cecilie S. Uldbjerg, Youn-Hee Lim, Marianna Krause, Hanne Frederiksen, Anna-Maria Andersson, Elvira Brauner
Summary: This study found that prenatal exposure to bisphenol A (BPA) and methyl paraben (MeP) may have negative effects on birth size, with a possible sex difference. These findings need to be replicated in larger studies due to the small sample size.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2022)
Article
Agriculture, Dairy & Animal Science
Metehan Kutlu, Dursun Ali Dinc
Summary: This study aimed to investigate the effects of double-dose GnRH injections on the induction of oestrus and reproductive performance parameters in Awassi ewes during the non-breeding season. The results showed that there were no significant differences in oestrus rates, conception rates, multiple pregnancy rates, and litter sizes among the groups. Double-dose GnRH injections did not increase progesterone concentration and had no significant effects on reproductive performance parameters.
TROPICAL ANIMAL HEALTH AND PRODUCTION
(2021)
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Ecology
Barbara Fischer, Nicole D. S. Grunstra, Eva Zaffarini, Philipp Mitteroecker
Summary: Comparing pelvic sex differences across modern humans and chimpanzees reveals a similar pattern despite differences in magnitude of pelvis shape dimorphism, suggesting that this pattern did not evolve de novo in modern humans but was present in the last common ancestor of humans and chimpanzees.
NATURE ECOLOGY & EVOLUTION
(2021)
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Agriculture, Dairy & Animal Science
Habib Syaiful Arif Tuska, Gretania Residiwati, Mieke Van Eetvelde, Karel Verdru, Maya Meesters, Budiono, Osvaldo Bogado Pascottini, Ann Van Soom, Geert Opsomer
Summary: Breed type and breeding season have a significant impact on the morphometrics of neonatal BB calves, with spring-born calves tending to have larger body size.
TROPICAL ANIMAL HEALTH AND PRODUCTION
(2022)
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Ecology
Sarah M. Chinn, Timothy Smyser, James C. Beasley
Summary: Skewed sex ratios at birth are commonly observed in wild populations, but the extent to which parents can modulate offspring sex ratio for their own fitness remains unclear. In this study on wild pigs, we found evidence that factors such as wild boar ancestry, maternal age and condition, and resource availability may weakly contribute to male-biased sex ratio. However, adjusting litter size appeared to be the primary reproductive characteristic manipulated in wild pigs to increase fitness, rather than adjusting offspring sex ratio.
ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION
(2023)
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Environmental Sciences
Jiufeng Li, Xi Qian, Yanqiu Zhou, Yuanyuan Li, Shunqing Xu, Wei Xia, Zongwei Cai
Summary: The study revealed sex-specific and trimester-specific relationships of DEHP exposure to offspring growth. In males, DEHP exposure in different trimesters showed varying impacts on fetal growth, birth size, and growth at 6, 12, and 24 months. In females, DEHP exposure had different associations with birth length and BMI at different time points, indicating trimester-specific effects.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2021)
Review
Ecology
Sandra A. Heldstab
Summary: Rodents exhibit a wide range of variation in reproductive seasonality, with factors such as habitat seasonality and life-history adaptations playing crucial roles. Intraspecific variation in reproductive seasonality is particularly high in rodents, and various factors are strongly associated with reproductive seasonality.
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Marlee A. Tucker, Katrin Boehning-Gaese, William F. Fagan, John M. Fryxell, Bram Van Moorter, Susan C. Alberts, Abdullahi H. Ali, Andrew M. Allen, Nina Attias, Tal Avgar, Hattie Bartlam-Brooks, Buuveibaatar Bayarbaatar, Jerrold L. Belant, Alessandra Bertassoni, Dean Beyer, Laura Bidner, Floris M. van Beest, Stephen Blake, Niels Blaum, Chloe Bracis, Danielle Brown, P. J. Nico de Bruyn, Francesca Cagnacci, Justin M. Calabrese, Constanca Camilo-Alves, Simon Chamaille-Jammes, Andre Chiaradia, Sarah C. Davidson, Todd Dennis, Stephen DeStefano, Duane Diefenbach, Iain Douglas-Hamilton, Julian Fennessy, Claudia Fichtel, Wolfgang Fiedler, Christina Fischer, Ilya Fischhoff, Christen H. Fleming, Adam T. Ford, Susanne A. Fritz, Benedikt Gehr, Jacob R. Goheen, Eliezer Gurarie, Mark Hebblewhite, Marco Heurich, A. J. Mark Hewison, Christian Hof, Edward Hurme, Lynne A. Isbell, Rene Janssen, Florian Jeltsch, Petra Kaczensky, Adam Kane, Peter M. Kappeler, Matthew Kauffman, Roland Kays, Duncan Kimuyu, Flavia Koch, Bart Kranstauber, Scott LaPoint, Peter Leimgruber, John D. C. Linnell, Pascual Lopez-Lopez, A. Catherine Markham, Jenny Mattisson, Emilia Patricia Medici, Ugo Mellone, Evelyn Merrill, Guilherme de Miranda Mourao, Ronaldo G. Morato, Nicolas Morellet, Thomas A. Morrison, Samuel L. Diaz-Munoz, Atle Mysterud, Dejid Nandintsetseg, Ran Nathan, Aidin Niamir, John Odden, Robert B. O'Hara, Luiz Gustavo R. Oliveira-Santos, Kirk A. Olson, Bruce D. Patterson, Rogerio Cunha de Paula, Luca Pedrotti, Bjorn Reineking, Martin Rimmler, Tracey L. Rogers, Christer Moe Rolandsen, Christopher S. Rosenberry, Daniel I. Rubenstein, Kamran Safi, Sonia Said, Nir Sapir, Hall Sawyer, Niels Martin Schmidt, Nuria Selva, Agnieszka Sergiel, Enkhtuvshin Shiilegdamba, Joao Paulo Silva, Navinder Singh, Erling J. Solberg, Orr Spiegel, Olav Strand, Siva Sundaresan, Wiebke Ullmann, Ulrich Voigt, Jake Wall, David Wattles, Martin Wikelski, Christopher C. Wilmers, John W. Wilson, George Wittemyer, Filip Zieba, Tomasz Zwijacz-Kozica, Thomas Mueller
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
M. P. G. Hofman, M. W. Hayward, M. Heim, P. Marchand, C. M. Rolandsen, J. Mattisson, F. Urbano, M. Heurich, A. Mysterud, J. Melzheimer, N. Morellet, U. Voigt, B. L. Allen, B. Gehr, C. Rouco, W. Ullmann, O. Holand, n H. Jorgensen, G. Steinheim, F. Cagnacci, M. Kroeschel, P. Kaczensky, B. Buuveibaatar, J. C. Payne, I Palmegiani, K. Jerina, P. Kjellander, O. Johansson, S. LaPoint, R. Bayrakcismith, J. D. C. Linnell, M. Zaccaroni, M. L. S. Jorge, J. E. F. Oshima, A. Songhurst, C. Fischer, R. T. Mc Bride, J. J. Thompson, S. Streif, R. Sandfort, C. Bonenfant, M. Drouilly, M. Klapproth, D. Zinner, R. Yarnell, A. Stronza, L. Wilmott, E. Meisingset, M. Thaker, A. T. Vanak, S. Nicoloso, R. Graeber, S. Said, M. R. Boudreau, A. Devlin, R. Hoogesteijn, J. A. May-Junior, J. C. Nifong, J. Odden, H. B. Quigley, F. Tortato, D. M. Parker, A. Caso, J. Perrine, C. Tellaeche, F. Zieba, T. Zwijacz-Kozica, C. L. Appel, I Axsom, W. T. Bean, B. Cristescu, S. Periquet, K. J. Teichman, S. Karpanty, A. Licoppe, V Menges, K. Black, T. L. Scheppers, S. C. Schai-Braun, F. C. Azevedo, F. G. Lemos, A. Payne, L. H. Swanepoel, B. Weckworth, A. Berger, A. Bertassoni, G. McCulloch, P. Sustr, V Athreya, D. Bockmuhl, J. Casaer, A. Ekori, D. Melovski, C. Richard-Hansen, D. van de Vyver, R. Reyna-Hurtado, E. Robardet, N. Selva, A. Sergiel, M. S. Farhadinia, P. Sunde, R. Portas, H. Ambarli, R. Berzins, P. M. Kappeler, G. K. Mann, L. Pyritz, C. Bissett, T. Grant, R. Steinmetz, L. Swedell, R. J. Welch, D. Armenteras, O. R. Bidder, T. M. Gonzalez, A. Rosenblatt, S. Kachel, N. Balkenhol
Article
Agriculture, Dairy & Animal Science
Julie K. Young, Julie Golla, John P. Draper, Derek Broman, Terry Blankenship, Richard Heilbrun
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Petra Kaczensky, Sanchir Khaliun, John Payne, Bazartseren Boldgiv, Bayarbaatar Buuveibaatar, Chris Walzer
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Kyle Joly, Eliezer Gurarie, Mathew S. Sorum, Petra Kaczensky, Matthew D. Cameron, Andrew F. Jakes, Bridget L. Borg, Dejid Nandintsetseg, J. Grant C. Hopcraft, Bayarbaatar Buuveibaatar, Paul F. Jones, Thomas Mueller, Chris Walzer, Kirk A. Olson, John C. Payne, Adiya Yadamsuren, Mark Hebblewhite
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2019)
Article
Ecology
Dejid Nandintsetseg, Chloe Bracis, Peter Leimgruber, Petra Kaczensky, Bayarbaatar Buuveibaatar, Badamjav Lkhagvasuren, Buyanaa Chimeddorj, Shiilegdamba Enkhtuvshin, Ned Horning, Takehiko Y. Ito, Kirk Olson, John Payne, Chris Walzer, Masato Shinoda, Jared Stabach, Melissa Songer, Thomas Mueller
Article
Microbiology
Eirini S. Soilemetzidou, Erwin de Bruin, Kathrin Eschke, Walid Azab, Nikolaus Osterrieder, Gabor A. Czirjak, Bayarbaatar Buuveibaatar, Petra Kaczensky, Marion Koopmans, Chris Walzer, Alex D. Greenwood
VETERINARY MICROBIOLOGY
(2020)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
John C. Payne, Bayarbaatar Buuveibaatar, Diana E. Bowler, Kirk A. Olson, Chris Walzer, Petra Kaczensky
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2020)
Article
Agriculture, Dairy & Animal Science
Julie K. Young, D. Layne Coppock, Jacopo A. Baggio, Kerry A. Rood, Gidey Yirga
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Martina Burnik Sturm, Steve Smith, Oyunsaikhan Ganbaatar, Bayarbaatar Buuveibaatar, Boglarka Balint, John C. Payne, Christian C. Voigt, Petra Kaczensky
Summary: Increasing livestock numbers are affecting resource availability for wild ungulates, potentially negatively impacting their fitness. The Mongolian Gobi serves as a refuge for threatened ungulates, but concerns are rising due to high livestock numbers. Analysis using different methodologies reveals shifts in dietary niche and highlights the importance of understanding resource partitioning in ungulates.
Article
Ecology
Saeideh Esmaeili, Brett R. Jesmer, Shannon E. Albeke, Ellen O. Aikens, Kathryn A. Schoenecker, Sarah R. B. King, Briana Abrahms, Bayarbaatar Buuveibaatar, Jeffrey L. Beck, Randall B. Boone, Francesca Cagnacci, Simon Chamaille-Jammes, Buyanaa Chimeddorj, Paul C. Cross, Nandintsetseg Dejid, Jagdag Enkhbyar, Ilya R. Fischhoff, Adam T. Ford, Kate Jenks, Mahmoud-Reza Hemami, Jacob D. Hennig, Takehiko Y. Ito, Petra Kaczensky, Matthew J. Kauffman, John D. C. Linnell, Badamjav Lkhagvasuren, John F. McEvoy, Joerg Melzheimer, Jerod A. Merkle, Thomas Mueller, Jeff Muntifering, Atle Mysterud, Kirk A. Olson, Manuela Panzacchi, John C. Payne, Luca Pedrotti, Geir R. Rauset, Daniel Rubenstein, Hall Sawyer, John D. Scasta, Johannes Signer, Melissa Songer, Jared A. Stabach, Seth Stapleton, Olav Strand, Siva R. Sundaresan, Dorj Usukhjargal, Ganbold Uuganbayar, John M. Fryxell, Jacob R. Goheen
Summary: The study found that selection for intermediate forage biomass is associated with smaller ungulates, regardless of body size or digestive system. Meanwhile, selection for proximity to surface water is stronger for equids compared to ruminants, regardless of body size.
Review
Biodiversity Conservation
B. G. Parker, M. Khanyari, H. Ambarli, B. Buuveibaatar, M. Kabir, G. Khanal, H. R. Mirzadeh, Y. Onon, M. S. Farhadinia
Summary: This study provides an overview of trophy hunting characteristics in Asia, including the number of countries with hunting programs, the target species, hunting areas, and permit prices. The findings reveal variations in these characteristics among countries, highlighting the need for further research on the ecological and socioeconomic impacts of trophy hunting. The study also emphasizes the importance of evaluating the contributions of trophy hunting to conservation efforts and the post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework, as well as examining public perceptions of trophy hunting.
ANIMAL CONSERVATION
(2023)
Editorial Material
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Byoung-Won Park, Young Woo Park, Bo Da Nam, Seong Soon Kwon
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Veterinary Sciences
Ariunbaatar Barkhasbaatar, Martin Gilbert, Amanda E. Fine, Enkhtuvshin Shiilegdamba, Batchuluun Damdinjav, Bayarbaatar Buuveibaatar, Bodisaikhan Khishgee, Christine K. Johnson, Connie Y. H. Leung, Ulaankhuu Ankhanbaatar, Dulam Purevtseren, James M. Tuttle, Jonna A. K. Mazet, Joseph S. Malik Peiris, Losolmaa Jambal, Munkhduuren Shatar, Tuvshintugs Sukhbaatar, Sarah H. Olson
Summary: This study collected a total of 10,222 fecal samples from wild birds in Mongolia between 2009-2013 and 2016-2018, and identified 175 low-pathogenicity avian influenza viruses of 29 subtype combinations. During these time periods, the viruses were more frequently detected in the fall season (August to October) compared with the early summer (April to July). The study demonstrates the use of a cost-effective fecal sampling approach for monitoring avian influenza in wild bird populations and contributes to our understanding of the prevalence and ecology of these viruses in Mongolia, a country with a globally important habitat for large concentrations of migratory water birds.
VETERINARY MEDICINE AND SCIENCE
(2023)
Article
Immunology
Mathieu Pruvot, Amanda E. Fine, Charlotte Hollinger, Samantha Strindberg, Batchuluun Damdinjav, Bayarbaatar Buuveibaatar, Buyanaa Chimeddorj, Gantulga Bayandonoi, Bodisaikhan Khishgee, Batkhuyag Sandag, Jamiyankhuu Narmandakh, Tserenjav Jargalsaikhan, Batzorig Bataa, Denise McAloose, Munkhduuren Shatar, Ganzorig Basan, Mana Mahapatra, Muni Selvaraj, Satya Parida, Felix Njeumi, Richard Kock, Enkhtuvshin Shiilegdamba
EMERGING INFECTIOUS DISEASES
(2020)