Nutritional status plays a vital role in regulating ovary activity. This regulation is mediated by the hypothalamus–pituitary–gonad axis and by effects exerted directly on the ovary. Therefore, to achieve the best reproductive performance, it is essential to know how the nutritional status affects the secretion of GnRH, gonadotrophins, and sex steroid hormones. Adequate body reserves and energy balance are crit...
The effect of breed and semen washing on conception rate of Portuguese goats artificially inseminated
The effect of eCG dose and storage time of cooled semen on the conception rate of Portuguese Churra Galega Bragançana ewes.
Small ruminant lentiviruses (SRLV) are a group of viruses that infect and transmit among ovine species. SRLV infection inflict progressive and longstanding infections, the majority as asymptomatic or developing late onset clinical signs. SRLV infection is a serious problem on ovine production, not only for animals’ wellbeing as well to the herd efficiency. Among other exams, laboratorial methods, essentially, a...
O presente Manual de Produção e Sanidade Avícola sistematizou os conhecimentos conferidos nas formações ao longo do projeto Ianda Guiné! Galinhas constitui-se como uma ferramenta para avicultores, empreendedores, veterinários, técnicos da Direção de Pe- cuária, paraveterinários, estudantes de engenharia agronómica, zootécnica entre outras variantes relacionadas com a saúde e produção animal, e todos os interess...
O Guia vai orientar o leitor na interpretação da informação que acompanha os medicamentos veterinários, bem como na implementação de medidas conducentes à criação de barreiras para diminuir os riscos de introdução e disse- minação de agentes causadores de doenças nas explorações avícolas.
Small ruminant lentivirus (SRLV) is a group of viruses that infect and transmit among ovine and caprine species. This disease is debilitating, progressive and longstanding disease, associated to high economic losses in livestock farms. Diagnosis is largely made with laboratory methods however and not being a common daily practice. Imaging examination can be a useful tool for the diagnosis of SRLV lesions. Imag-...
The success of artificial insemination (AI) depends on the equipment used, especially regarding the facilitation of artificial insemination technicians’ work and the positioning of insemination guns in the genital tract of animals. This study aimed to evaluate how vaginal specula and artificial insemination technicians affected the fertility rates of timed artificially inseminated Serrana Transmontano goats (wh...
Evidence-based practice is an important aspect of veterinary nursing allowing nurses to make informed decisions and provide a better standard of care to patients and owners (Evidence-Based Practice in Veterinary Nursing), which associated with practice-based it’s ideal to identify problems and areas for improvements in the quality of veterinary care (Batt-Williams & Wade, 2022). Under ideal conditions students ...
A recolha de sinais vitais ajuda a avaliar a saúde geral de um animal. Alterações dos parâmetros normais são frequentemente sinais de patologias. A monitorização da frequência cardíaca, da frequência respiratória e da temperatura corporal faz parte de todos os contextos clínicos importantes, do exame físico na consulta de rotina ou vacinação ao intraoperatório ou internamento. O enfermeiro veterinário é um memb...