Publications by authors named "Maria Cristina Osella"
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- The study examined the effects of a synthetic analogue of the Bovine Appeasing Pheromone (BAP) on milk production and quality in Valdostana dairy cows during a transition to pasture.
- Thirty lactating cows were divided into two groups: one received the BAP treatment, while the other received a control solution.
- Results showed that the BAP treatment increased milk production and improved metabolic balance, with lower somatic cell counts in the treatment group, suggesting BAP may enhance cow performance during management changes.
In this paper we examined the impact of age on cognitive functions and the age-related modifications of egr1 expression, an inducible transcription factor with a confirmed role in synaptic plasticity and regulation of the proteasome activity, on pet dogs. Additionally, we examined the age-related changes of some elements of the ubiquitin-proteasome system, which is the apparatus that prevents the intracellular accumulation of abnormal proteins. The results of behavioral analysis revealed that old/senior dogs (9-16-year-old) had impaired cognitive performance compared to young/middle-aged dogs (2-8-year-old) in the Reversal Learning task.
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