Preterm neonates are at risk to acquire infections. In addition to the high mortality associated with sepsis, these patients are at risk for long-term disabilities, particularly neurodevelopment impairment. Several ...

Considering the representativeness of dairy cattle in our country, the concern about the mortality rates of the animals increases each time. Regarding to calf mortality, the Respiratory Distress Syndrome (RDS) has an ...

Se realizó necropsia y examen histopatológico a 26 fetos de abortos espontáneos y 13 neonatos bovinos. El 53,8% de los fetos presentó lesiones inflamatorias; el 38,4% no evidenció lesiones macro o microscópicas y el 11,5% ...

Se realizó necropsia y examen histopatológico a 26 fetos de abortos espontá- neos y 13 neonatos bovinos. El 53,8% de los fetos presentó lesiones inflamatorias; el 38,4% no evidenció lesiones macro o microscópicas y el 11,5% ...

We previously conducted two randomized controlled trials with bovine lactoferrin (bLF) for the prevention of lateonset sepsis (LOS) in infants with a birth weight <2500 g (Study 1) and <2000 g (Study 2). The aim of this ...

Neonatal calf diarrhea (NCD) is a complex disease that affects calves, especially in the first month of life, and is responsible for high economic losses, being a major health challenge in beef and dairy cattle herds. ...

Bovine leukemia virus (BLV) is the causative agent of enzootic bovine leukosis (EBL). Although efficient eradication programs have been successfully implemented in most European countries and Oceania, BLV infection rates ...

The aim of the present study was to characterize changes in acute phase protein levels according to the occurrence of rotavirus diarrhea in calves in the first month of life. Blood and fecal samples were taken before ...