Biological Containment for African Swine Fever (ASF) Laboratories and Animal Facilities: The Italian Challenge in Bridging the Present Regulatory Gap and Enhancing Biosafety and Biosecurity Measures.

The African Swine Fever Virus (ASFV) is a DNA virus of the Asfarviridae family, genus. It is responsible for massive losses in pig populations and drastic direct and indirect economic impacts. The ever-growing handling of ASFV pathological material in laboratories, necessary for either diagnostic or research activities, requires particular attention to avoid accidental virus release from laboratories and its detrimental economic and environmental effects.

Evaluation of Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms (SNPs) Associated with Genetic Resistance to Bovine Paratuberculosis in Beef Cattle, an Italian Native Breed.

ssp. (MAP) is the causative agent of paratuberculosis (PTB), a widespread chronic enteritis of ruminants. The progression of the infection depends on the containment action of innate and cell-mediated immunity (CMI), and it is related to environmental and genetic factors.

First Survey of SNPs in , , and Genes in Sheep Reared in Italy and Their Association with Resistance to SRLVs Infection.

virus (MVV) and caprine arthritis encephalitis virus (CAEV), referred to as small ruminant lentiviruses (SRLVs), belong to the genus of the Retroviridae family. SRLVs infect both sheep and goats, causing significant economic losses and animal welfare damage. Recent findings suggest an association between serological status and allelic variants of different genes such as , , and .

Early Detection of subsp. Infected Cattle: Use of Experimental Johnins and Innovative Interferon-Gamma Test Interpretative Criteria.

Paratuberculosis (PTB), also known as Johne's disease, is a chronic proliferative enteritis of ruminants caused by subsp. (MAP). To date, PTB diagnosis, based on serology, fecal culture, and real-time polymerase chain reaction, has identified animals in advanced stages of infection.

Progesterone plus PMSG Priming in seasonally anovulatory lactating Sarda ewes exposed to the ram effect.

The aim of this trial was to evaluate the effectiveness (fertility and lambing) of priming with a single injection of progesterone plus PMSG in anovulatory lactating Sarda ewes subjected to the ram effect (RE) in spring. Thirty ewes (P4 group) were i.m.