Archaeological and genetic evidence concerning the time and mode of wild horse (Equus
ferus) domestication is still debated. High levels of genetic diversity in horse mtDNA have …

Ten Holstein heifers, 15-16 months old, were used to evaluate the effects of high air temperature
and restricted feeding on nutritional and metabolic status. Heifers were divided into 2 …

The aim of the study was to compare the effects of heat stress and feed restriction on hormonal
secretion (progesterone, oestradiol-17β, luteinizing hormone, follicle-stimulating hormone…

Background To date, genome-scale analyses in the domestic horse have been limited by
suboptimal single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) density and uneven genomic coverage of …

The horse is an optimal model organism for studying the genomic response to exercise-induced
stress, due to its natural aptitude for athletic performance and the relative homogeneity …

Equid herpesvirus 5 (EHV-5) infection was detected in a farm in Italy by the use of a semi-nested
polymerase chain reaction (PCR) targeting glycoprotein B of EHV-5 on nasal swabs …

Since its domestication, about 5000 years ago, the donkey (Equus asinus) has been
extensively used as a work or draft animal in agricultural activities and for the transportation of …

The application of molecular diagnostic techniques along with nucleotide sequence
determination to permit contemporary phylogenetic analysis of European field isolates of equine …

The male:female ratio of developing bovine embryos produced and allowed to develop in
vitro and in vivo was determined retrospectively from the cytogenetic analysis of 804 embyos. …

Athletic performance is both a stress factor and an adaptive response to exercise that may
be modulated by training, reduce inflammation and help prevent disease. Studies on the …