Alport syndrome is a rare, hereditary renal disease which is the result of a lack of one chain of type IV collagen (α3, α4, and α5). Type IV collagen is a basic structural component of the glomerular basement membrane. ...

Ivermectin is a drug used to fight endo- and exoparasites in animals at regular base in veterinary practice. Basically this substance is safe for mammals. The mechanism of its action is based on dysfunction of nerve ...

Recognizing the signs of aggression in dogs is closely related to the capability of distinguishing the signals which the dog sends to the other individual. In the second part of this article, we will take a closer look ...

One of the most popular methods of feeding dogs is giving them complete commercial feeds. When a decision is made to feed the dog with a dry food, selection of feed should not be made based on its price but in the first ...

The aim of this study was to analyse culling causes and determine reproductive health disorders in Jersey cows in the reproduction period in a herd from the Wielkopolska region. Analyses were conducted on 331 Jersey cows. ...

Modern farming asks many questions which science has answers to. While selecting animals for further breeding, many aspects should be taken under consideration, like an animal's phenotypic and genetic features. Marker-assisted ...

Sporting dog owner should realize that proper nutrition is one of the most important factors influencing the sports results achieved by the dog. In addition to the increased demand for energy and basic nutrients, particular ...

The experiment carried out aimed to examine the effectiveness of two methods of assessment of the parameters of sperm motility in thawed semen depending on the degree of its dilution. The semen was collected from 12 ...

The study was performed to assess the concentrations of heavy metals: cadmium (Cd) and lead (Pb) as well as essential elements: copper (Cu), zinc (Zn) and molybdenum (Mo) in the spleen of moose from Northeastern Poland. ...

The aim of the study was to analyze the frequency of lesions and qualitative changes in deer in Poland in 2015–2018. The results of the sanitary and veterinary examination of roe deer, fallow deer and red deer carried ...