Transport-related respiratory pathogens in horses travelling long distances: A prospective study on arrival at the slaughterhouse.

Respiratory disorders (RDs) are a common transport-related welfare consequence in horses. This prospective study described the journeys of horses transported to two slaughterhouses in Italy, documented the prevalence of potentially RD-related pathogens, and identified possible predisposing factors. Data were recorded from arrival until 48 h after arrival and included the collection of Deep Nasopharyngeal Swabs (DNS), journey details and welfare assessment of horses (n = 155).

Pilot Study on the Action of Essential Oil in Treating the Most Common Bacterial Contaminants and subsp. Serovar Derby in Poultry Litter.

The indiscriminate use of antimicrobials in poultry farms is linked to the increase in multi-resistant bacteria. Accordingly, based on the antimicrobial properties of Thyme Essential Oil (TEO), the present study evaluated the effects of TEO on the reduction of common microbial contaminants and on poultry litter. A litter bulk sample was collected in a broiler farm and qualitative/quantitative investigations identified and The experimental contamination with Derby wild strain was also performed.

A sustainability scoring system to assess food initiatives in city regions.

The City Region Food Systems approach has been proposed to achieve food system resilience and nutrition security while promoting the urgent ecological transition within urban and peri-urban areas, especially after the COVID-19 pandemic. However, the great diversity of the initiatives composing City Region Food Systems in Europe poses barriers to the assessment of their integrated sustainability. Hence, the present work is developed within the EU-H2020 project Food System in European Cities (FoodE), to build a consistent sustainability scoring system that allows comparative evaluation of City Region Food System Initiatives.

Antimicrobial Activity of Essential Oils Evaluated In Vitro against and .

The spread of extended-spectrum β-lactamase-producing and methicillin-resistant has caused a reduction in antibiotic effectiveness and an increase in mortality rates. Essential oils (EOs), known for their therapeutic efficacy, can be configured as novel broad-spectrum biocides. Accordingly, the bacteriostatic-bactericidal activity of (LEO), (PEO), (FEO), (BEO), (MEO), (TEO), and (GEO), at concentrations ranging from 1.