Biology & Life sciences - Table of Contents

June 30, 2021

Effects of mannan oligosaccharides on growth performance, nutrient digestibility, ruminal fermentation and hematological parameters in sheep

Chen Zheng, Juwang Zhou, Yanqin Zeng, Ting Liu

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.11631 PubMed 34249497

June 18, 2021

Dynamics of rumen bacterial composition of yak (Bos grunniens) in response to dietary supplements during the cold season

Anum Ali Ahmad, Jian Bo Zhang, Zeyi Liang, Chao Yang, Qudratullah Kalwar, Tariq Shah, Mei Du, Ishaq Muhammad, Juanshan Zheng, Ping Yan, Xue-Zhi Ding, Ruijun Long

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.11520 PubMed 34178446

June 30, 2021

Whole blood fatty acid concentrations in the San Cristóbal Galápagos tortoise (Chelonoidis chathamensis)

Khushboo Dass, Gregory A. Lewbart, Juan Pablo Muñoz-Pérez, Maryuri I. Yépez, Andrea Loyola, Emile Chen, Diego Páez-Rosas

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.11582 PubMed 34249492

June 30, 2021

Heterogeneity of gut microbial responses in healthy household dogs transitioning from an extruded to a mildly cooked diet

Jirayu Tanprasertsuk, Justin Shmalberg, Heather Maughan, Devon E. Tate, LeeAnn M. Perry, Aashish R. Jha, Ryan W. Honaker

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.11648 PubMed 34249503

June 25, 2021

Feasibility of melting fingerprint obtained from ISSR-HRM curves for marine mammal species identification

Wannapimol Kriangwanich, Kittisak Buddhachat, Anocha Poommouang, Siriwadee Chomdej, Chatchote Thitaram, Patcharaporn Kaewmong, Kongkiat Kittiwattanawong, Korakot Nganvongpanit

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.11689 PubMed 34239781

June 10, 2021

First record of Trichinella in Leopardus guigna (Carnivora, Felidae) and Galictis cuja (Carnivora, Mustelidae): new hosts in Chile

Diana Maritza Echeverry, AnaLía Henríquez, Pablo Oyarzún-Ruiz, Maria Carolina Silva-de la Fuente, Rene Ortega, Daniel Sandoval, Carlos Landaeta-Aqueveque

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.11601 PubMed 34178469

June 1, 2021

Early maternal separation is not associated with changes in telomere length in domestic kittens (Felis catus)

Mikel Delgado, C.A. Tony Buffington, Melissa Bain, Dana L. Smith, Karen Vernau

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.11394 PubMed 34141465

June 9, 2021

Antiviral efficacy of short-hairpin RNAs and artificial microRNAs targeting foot-and-mouth disease virus

Anabella Currá, Marco Cacciabue, María José Gravisaco, Sebastián Asurmendi, Oscar Taboga, María I. Gismondi

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.11227 PubMed 34178434