Fruit Branding: Exploring Factors Affecting Adoption of the New Pear Cultivar ‘Angelys’ in Italian Large Retail     

Daniele Asioli  Maurizio Canavari  Luca Malaguti  Chiara Mignani 《International Journal of Fruit Science》2016,16(3):284-300

‘Angelys’ is a new brand of pear cultivar, produced and marketed under the trademark license model called “Club variety.” The main aim of this article was to evaluate factors triggering a potential interest in Italian large-scale retail regarding the marketing of ‘Angelys’ and how large-scale retailers would exploit it to enhance their market potential. An explorative analysis approach was applied via in-depth, semi-structured qualitative interviews with major Italian large-scale retail fruit purchase managers. The results show that although sensory properties, handling features, and Italian origin are highly appreciated by professional customers, the need to sell at a premium price might limit the interest of retailers for this new variety. Finally, implications and recommendations for academics and operators are discussed.  相似文献   

Serum protein concentrations and protein fractions in clinically healthy Italian Heavy Draft Horses using agarose gel electrophoresis     

Arianna Miglio  Chiara Morelli  Carmen Maresca  Andrea Felici  Andrea Di Gianbattista  Maria Teresa Antognoni 《Veterinary clinical pathology / American Society for Veterinary Clinical Pathology》2019,48(4):677-682

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Effect of Mucine 4 and Fucosyltransferase 1 genetic variants on gut homoeostasis of growing healthy pigs     

Diana Luise  Vincenzo Motta  Micol Bertocchi  Chiara Salvarani  Paolo Clavenzani  Flaminia Fanelli  Uberto Pagotto  Paolo Bosi  Paolo Trevisi 《Journal of animal physiology and animal nutrition》2019,103(3):801-812

Putative genetic markers have been associated with ETEC F4 (Mucine 4 [MUC4]; MUC4^GG;CG as susceptible; MUC4^CC as resistant) and F18 (Fucosyltransferase 1 [FUT1]; FUT1^GG;AG as susceptible; FUT1^AA as resistant) resistances respectively. In this study, 71 post‐weaning pigs were followed from d0 (35 days old) to d42 (77 days of age) to investigate the effect of MUC4 or FUT1 genotypes on the mid‐jejunal microbiota composition, pigs expression of genes related to inflammation (IL8, GPX2, REG3G, TFF3, CCL20 and LBPI) and glycomic binding pattern profile (Ulex europaeus agglutinin I [UEA] fucose‐binding lectin and peanut agglutinin [PNA] galactose‐specific), and on blood plasma targeted metabolomics profile, faecal score and performance parameters of growing healthy pigs. The MUC4 and FUT1 resistant genotypes improved the pigs’ growth performance and had firmed faecal score susceptible genotypes in d0–d21 period. Pigs with MUC4^GG genotype had a higher jejunal expression of genes relate to immune function (CCL20 and REG3G) than MUC4^CG and MUC4^CC pigs (p < 0.05). MUC4^CG pigs had higher expression of TFF3 (implicated in mucosal integrity) than MUC4^GG and MUC4^CC (p < 0.05). FUT1 influenced the alpha‐ and beta‐jejunal microbial indices. The FUT1^AA group had a higher number of operational taxonomic units (OTUs) belonging to Lactobacillus genus, while FUT1^GG group had a higher number of OTUs belonging to Veillonella genus. MUC4^CC pigs had lower scores for UEA on brush borders and goblet cells in villi than MUC4^GG (p < 0.05). FUT1^AA pigs had lower UEA positivity and higher PNA positivity on brush borders and goblet cells than FUT1^AG and FUT1^GG (p < 0.05). Both FUT1 and MUC4 influenced the metabolic profile of healthy pigs. Results highlight the role of MUC4 and FUT1 on pig intestinal homoeostasis and improved the knowledge regarding the potential interaction between host genetics, gut microbiota composition and host metabolism in a healthy status.  相似文献   

Unilateral renal cystadenocarcinoma and nodular dermatofibrosis in a mixed‐breed dog carrying a FLCN gene mutation     

Stefano Ciccarelli  Antonio Di Bello  Carmela Valastro  Chiara Leo  Diana Lenoci  Elisa Rana  Delia Franchini 《Veterinary dermatology》2019,30(2):174-e54

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The comparative efficacy of afoxolaner,spinosad, milbemycin,spinosad plus milbemycin,and nitenpyram for the treatment of canine cutaneous myiasis          下载免费PDF全文

Hock Siew Han  Charles Chen  Carlo Schievano  Chiara Noli 《Veterinary dermatology》2018,29(4):312-e109

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A case of postanaesthetic recurarization because of residual atracurium in the intravenous fluid line in a dog     

Chiara De Gennaro  Enzo Vettorato  Federico Corletto 《Veterinary anaesthesia and analgesia》2018,45(3):397-399

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Retrospective Biomolecular Investigation of Coxiella burnetii and Leptospira spp. DNA in Cases of Abortion,Stillbirth and Neonatal Mortality in Dogs and Cats     

Valentina Stefanetti  Agnese Compagnone  Chiara Sordini  Fabrizio Passamonti  Elisa Rampacci  Livia Moscati  Maria Luisa Marenzoni 《Topics in companion animal medicine》2018,33(4):122-125

Abortion and neonatal mortality are events that can occur in breeding bitches and queens. It has been reported that up to 55% and 33% of these cases remain without a known cause, respectively, in canine and feline pregnancies. Unusual abortigenic and potentially zoonotic agents, including Coxiella burnetii and Leptospira spp., may be involved in these cases. C. burnetii is able to cause reproductive disorders in cattle, sheep and goats, and cases of abortion have been observed in dogs and cats. Moreover, several outbreaks of C. burnetii infection in humans have been caused by delivering bitches and queens, and some of these animals experienced abortion. Leptospira interrogans sensu lato is able to cause abortion or stillbirth in several animal species and its abortigenic role has occasionally been described in bitches and queens. The aim of this study was to search for C. burnetii and Leptospira spp. DNA in a retrospective series of 103 cases of canine and feline abortion, stillbirth, and neonatal mortality submitted for the identification of possible infectious agents. One hundred and fifty-one specimens were tested using PCR assays and found negative for C. burnetii and Leptospira DNA. However, in 49 samples (47.6%) other infectious causes of abortion, stillbirth, and neonatal mortality were identified. These results showed that C. burnetii and Leptospira spp. are probably not common abortigenic agents or causes of neonatal deaths in dogs. However, given the potential abortigentic and zoonotic role of these agents, surveillance of canine and feline abortion, stillbirth, and neonatal mortality could be advisable for a systematic investigation of these events.  相似文献   

Timely adjuvant chemotherapy improves outcome in dogs with non-metastatic splenic hemangiosarcoma undergoing splenectomy     

Eugenio Faroni  Silvia Sabattini  Dina Guerra  Chiara Iannuzzi  Carmit Chalfon  Chiara Agnoli  Damiano Stefanello  Gerry Polton  Sofia Ramos  Marina Aralla  Raffaele Ciaccini  Armando Foglia  Samuel Okonji  Laura Marconato 《Veterinary and comparative oncology》2023,21(1):123-130

Timely delivery of adjuvant chemotherapy has been shown to be advantageous in many human cancers and canine osteosarcoma. Adjuvant chemotherapy has been shown to improve outcome for canine splenic hemangiosarcoma. The aim of this retrospective study was to investigate whether timely adjuvant chemotherapy administration resulted in better outcome in dogs with non-metastatic splenic hemangiosarcoma undergoing splenectomy. Medical records were searched for dogs with non-metastatic, splenic hemangiosarcoma that received splenectomy and adjuvant chemotherapy. The number of days from surgery to the first chemotherapy dose (StoC) was evaluated to identify the cut-off value associated with the best survival advantage. StoC and other possible prognostic factors were tested for influence on time to metastasis (TTM) and overall survival (OS). Seventy dogs were included. Median StoC was 20 days (range: 4–70). The time interval associated with the greatest survival benefit was 21 days. Median TTM and OS of dogs with StoC ≤ 21 days were significantly longer than those with StoC >21 days (TTM: 163 vs. 118 days, p = .001; OS: 238 vs. 146 days, p < .001). On multivariable analysis, StoC >21 days was the only variable significantly associated with increased risk of tumour progression (HR 2.1, p = .010) and death (HR 2.3; p = .008). Starting adjuvant chemotherapy within 21 days of surgery may be associated with a survival benefit in dogs with non-metastatic splenic hemangiosarcoma, possibly due to the early targeting of newly recruited metastatic cells after surgery.  相似文献   

Activity of Hypericum brasiliense and Hypericum cordatum on the central nervous system in rodents     

Rieli Mendes F  Mattei R  de Araújo Carlini EL 《Fitoterapia》2002,73(6):462-471

Hydroalcoholic extracts from species Hypericum brasiliense Choisy (HB) and Hypericum cordatum (Vell. Conc.) N. Robson (HC), were evaluated on the central nervous system (CNS) in some pharmacological tests. Signs of toxicity were observed for both species during the initial screening when high doses of up to 100 mg/kg (i.p.) and 1000 mg/kg (oral) were utilized. HC presented greater toxicity, with LD(50) of 269 mg/kg, as compared to HB (537 mg/kg). Alterations in sleeping time and in motor coordination were not observed both for HB and for HC. On the other hand, both species showed signs of general depressant action on the CNS, verified by decreased motor activity. Furthermore, animals treated with HB presented an increase in response time to thermal stimulus with doses of 50 mg/kg (i.p.) and 500 mg/kg (oral) suggesting possible analgesic action. Both HB and HC were tested in animal models to verify antidepressant action (forced swimming and hypothermy induced by apomorphine). In these tests, neither of the plants inhibited hypothermy, nor did they reduce immobility time in forced swimming.  相似文献   

A simple molecular method for discriminating common filarial nematodes of dogs (Canis familiaris)     

Casiraghi M  Bazzocchi C  Mortarino M  Ottina E  Genchi C 《Veterinary parasitology》2006,141(3-4):368-372

Accurate diagnosis of canine filariosis is essential for choosing correct therapeutic approach. Therefore, reliable methods for discriminating among the different filarial infections in dogs are needed. The authors report simple and highly specific molecular methods that identify the three most common filarial nematodes of European dogs: Dirofilaria immitis, D. repens and Acanthocheilonema (syn. Dipetalonema) reconditum, based on (1) PCR amplifications of mitochondrial DNA (12S rDNA and coxI) with general filarial primers followed by digestion with restriction enzymes that generates band polymorphisms clearly discriminating the three species and (2) PCR amplifications with species-specific primers to support the restriction analysis, in particular in the case of multiple infections.  相似文献