Publications by authors named "D Britti"
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- The hepatitis E virus (HEV) is a rising public health concern primarily caused by contaminated food or water and has sporadic human-to-human transmission through transfusions or transplants.
- Domestic pigs are the primary reservoirs for the virus, while wild boars contribute minimally due to their smaller populations and limited product consumption, making their role in disease spread often underestimated.
- The review aims to provide a comprehensive analysis of HEV, focusing on wild boars and emphasizing an interdisciplinary "One Health" approach, drawing on various scientific literature to discuss epidemiology, transmission, clinical implications, and infection control measures.
Currently, in dairy farming, there is growing concern for the welfare of calves during the critical period between the separation from their dams and weaning. During weaning, rationed feeding is a practice used to improve feed efficiency and control the calves' growth, but it could also have negative consequences associated with hunger and feed restriction behavior. One such consequence could be the performance by calves of stereotyped behaviors indicative of poor welfare, such as non-nutritive oral behaviors.
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- Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a major global health issue that requires new approaches to tackle infectious diseases.
- The study explores the antimicrobial properties of various plant species from the biodiverse Mediterranean, identifying promising candidates and their phytochemical constituents.
- After analyzing 3037 studies, the research found that specific plant species exhibited effective antimicrobial activity, suggesting that these natural agents could aid in combating AMR and contribute to greener veterinary medicine.
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- The study investigates the presence of antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) and antibiotic resistance proteins in bovine milk from various breeds, focusing on both intensive and non-intensive farming practices.
- Using advanced techniques like LAP-MALDI mass spectrometry and metaproteomics, researchers analyzed milk samples to identify and characterize these proteins while successfully distinguishing Podolica breed milk from other breeds with an impressive accuracy rate.
- The findings revealed a significant diversity in the bacterial ecosystem of milk and identified specific resistance proteins, like beta-lactamases, across samples, indicating no significant differences linked to the breed of cow.