Salmonella Infantis in broiler farms. Cleaning and disinfection procedures: an issue to explore

2022-02-11T12:28:26+01:00November 16th 2021|Research & Projects, Salmonellosis|

Salmonella Infantis is considered an emerging serovar in Europe and is widespread across the entire poultry foodchain. Currently it is one of the most frequently isolated ...

The strange case of a cat from Arezzo that fell victim to Lyssavirus spillover

2022-02-11T12:28:26+01:00November 2nd 2021|Diseases at the animal/human Interface, Research & Projects|

Towards the end of June 2020, a cat from Arezzo, Central Italy, was diagnosed with a rare case of infection by Lyssavirus. The virus ...

Contact with familiar people modulates horses’ heart rate

2021-11-02T15:52:20+01:00October 19th 2021|Pet therapy (Animal Assisted Interventions), Research & Projects|

Horses have an acknowledged capacity for distinguishing between people they know and people they don’t know. This ability suggests that familiarity level can influence horses’ ...

Euthanasia in beekeeping: a question of animal welfare

2021-11-02T15:52:20+01:00October 5th 2021|Beekeeping & Honey bee health, Research & Projects|

Attention to animal welfare has grown considerably in recent years, appropriately accompanied by regulatory recognition and support for livestock, pets, and animals used for scientific ...

Pinna nobilis: mortality events in Italy and Spain linked to the co-presence of pathogens

2021-10-26T12:29:57+02:00August 20th 2021|Fish, crustacean and mollusc pathology, Research & Projects|

In recent years, mass mortality of the noble pen shell (Pinna nobilis), a marine bivalve mollusc, has been reported in the Mediterranean, with an outbreak ...

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