Effects of housing conditions on health and gut microbiome of female cynomolgus monkeys and improvement of welfare by checking menstruation under socially housed condition by Yunpeng Yang, Yong Lu, Changshan Gao, Yanhong Nie, Hongfei Wang, Yufei Huang, Haiyan Dong, Qiang Sun

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Minimal hepatic encephalopathy: Characteristics and comparison of the main diagnostic modalities by Nikola Mumdzhiev, Rumen V. Tenev, Mariana P. Radicheva

“…Here we describe the most frequently used tests: Psychometric Hepatic Encephalopathy Score (PHES), Continuous Reaction Time (CRT), Inhibitory Control Test (ICT), Stroop test, Animal Naming Test (ANT), critical flicker frequency (CFF) and electroencephalography (EEG) using characteristics such as: creation specificity, neurocognitive domains, computerized vs. pencil and paper, translatability, time to perform, learning effect, affecting factors, local norms, copyright, medical equipment and need for specific training. …”
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Deep Learning based Individual Cattle Face Recognition using Data Augmentation and Transfer Learning by Caner Koç, Kamil Ekinci, Ömer Ertuğrul, Dilara Gerdan Koc, Havva Eylem Polat

“…The process of identifying individual animals can be hindered by ear tags that fall off, and the ability to identify them over a long period of time becomes impossible when tags are missing. …”
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Sustainable Agricultural Management of Land Using Technology for Soil and Water Conservation within the Central Rift Valley, Central Ethiopia by Tesfaye Birhan, Wondimagegnehu Tekalign

“…Agroforestry, followed by grass strip and area closure, was the most commonly implemented vegetative measure. Besides, animal manure, followed by animal parking, was the most implemented agronomic measure. …”
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In Vitro Antioxidant, Anti-inflammatory, and In Vivo Anticolitis Effects of Combretin A and Combretin B on Dextran Sodium Sulfate-Induced Ulcerative Colitis in Mice by Mbiantcha Marius, Dawe Amadou, Atsamo Albert Donatien, Ateufack Gilbert, Yousseu Nana William, Khalid Rauf, Mehreen Arif, Fanta Yadang Sabine Adeline, Njoku Isaac Saint, Hamza Dar, Naeem Ur Rehman, Izhar Ahmad

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Goats who stare at video screens – assessing behavioural responses of goats towards images of familiar and unfamiliar con- and heterospecifics by Deutsch, Jana, Lebing, Steve, Eggert, Anja, Nawroth, Christian

“…We here present a looking time approach to study goat perception and cognition, without the need to extensively train animals and no reliance on learned contingencies. …”
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Boosting the Motor Outcome of the Untrained Hand by Action Observation: Mirror Visual Feedback, Video Therapy, or Both Combined—What Is More Effective? by Florian Bähr, Alexander Ritter, Gundula Seidel, Christian Puta, Holger H. W. Gabriel, Farsin Hamzei

“…In the first experiment, healthy participants trained either with MVF or without mirror feedback while in the second experiment, participants either trained with VT or observed animal videos. …”
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Managing the airway catastrophe: longitudinal simulation-based curriculum to teach airway management by Lily H. P. Nguyen, Ilana Bank, Rachel Fisher, Marco Mascarella, Meredith Young

“…Methods Residents participated in four different simulation-based training modules using animal models, cadavers, task trainers, and crisis scenarios using high fidelity manikins. …”
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Food Safety Practice and Its Associated Factors among Meat Handlers in North Shewa Zone, Oromia, Ethiopia by Samuel Chane Teferi

“…Conclusions. Food hygiene training before employment and awareness creation for meat handlers should be strengthened. …”
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Neuroprotective Effect of Leaf Extract of Moringa Oleifera And Fenofibrate on Learning and Memory in Wistar Rats Subjected to Water Immersion Restraint Stress by Stephen, Olawale Ajayi, Iliya, Ezekiel, Iliya, Andesire, Agnes, Igimi Odey, Ajayi, Damilola Ife, Ejike, Daniel Eze

“…After administration for one month, changes in animal cognition were assessed in the Novel Object Recognition Task. …”
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Alternative Therapeutic Intervention for Individuals with Rett Syndrome by Meir Lotan

“…This paper reviews the following interventions: animal-assisted therapy, such as dolphin therapy and dog-assisted therapy; auditory integration training; hyperbaric chamber; manual therapy, such as acupuncture/acupressure, aromatherapy, craniosacral therapy, Mayo facial release, Treager massage, chiropractor, and Reiki; mental modification techniques, such as Lovas and cognitive rehabilitation; motoric interventions, such as advanced biomechanical rehabilitation, patterning/Doman-DeLacato approach, and yoga. …”
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Predicting Insemination Outcome in Holstein Dairy Cattle using Deep Learning by Mohammad Alishahi, Mahdi Ravakhah

“…The integration of predicting models in the existing systems in animal husbandry increases its practical application as a decision support tool for animal farmers. …”
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Predicting egg production rate and egg weight of broiler breeders based on machine learning and Shapley additive explanations by Hengyi Ji, Yidan Xu, Ganghui Teng

“…In each dataset, data from a single poultry house were divided into a training set and a validation set in an 8:2 ratio, and data from the remaining two poultry houses were combined to form the test set. …”
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Assessment of Biosecurity Status in Commercial Chicken Farms Found in Bishoftu Town, Oromia Regional State, Ethiopia by Abdulbari Ismael, Adem Abdella, Shihun Shimelis, Asamenew Tesfaye, Yimer Muktar

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Prevalence of bovine fasciolosis and direct financial losses in cattle slaughtered in Bamenda and Bafoussam abattoirs, Western Highlands, Cameroon by Heinendez Merrius Atanga, Ngum Helen Ntonifor, Oumar Mahamat

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Development of an Efficient and Generalized MTSCAM Model to Predict Liquid Chromatography Retention Times of Organic Compounds by Mengdie Fan, Chenhui Sang, Hua Li, Yue Wei, Bin Zhang, Yang Xing, Jing Zhang, Jie Yin, Wei An, Bing Shao

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Assessing One Health integration in Somalia’s school curriculum for future pandemic preparedness by Ahmed Abdulkadir Hassan-Kadle, Aamir Muse Osman, Abas Mohamed Sharif

“…Challenges such as inadequate OH training and resources (86.8%) were cited, while 96.2% emphasized the importance of interdisciplinary collaboration. …”
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Importance of Cheese Whey Processing: Supplements for Sports Activities – a Review by Patricia Fassina, Gabriela Quadros Nunes, Fernanda Scherer Adami, Márcia Inês Goettert, Claucia Fernanda Volken de Souza

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IMPACT ON THE LIVELIHOOD OF RURAL FARMERS DUE TO THE ADOPTION OF MODERN AGRICULTURAL TOOLS AND TECHNOLOGY IN NEPAL by Binisha Paudel, Sunil Regmi

“…It also acknowledges and aware the local people about the existence and use of various tools and technology and provides the training and skills to employ these tools at the local level. …”
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Beef Quality Identification Using Thresholding Method and Decision Tree Classification Based on Android Smartphone by Kusworo Adi, Sri Pujiyanto, Oky Dwi Nurhayati, Adi Pamungkas

“…Beef is one of the animal food products that have high nutrition because it contains carbohydrates, proteins, fats, vitamins, and minerals. …”
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