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Bovine respiratory disease-associated ultrasonographic lung lesions in Holstein calves: a genomic perspective on copy number variants and homozygosity

Bovine respiratory disease (BRD) poses a significant health and economic challenge in cattle farming, particularly affecting young calves. Although previous SNP-based genome-wide association studies (GWAS) have identified candidate loci linked to BRD susceptibility, they only explain a fraction of the trait’s heritability. Using genotypes from a previous study that employed a selective genotyping approach, we analyzed Holstein calves classified as BRDresistant or BRD-susceptible, based on t...

High-resolution computed tomography in the management of the first episode of primary spontaneous pneumothorax: Are we sure that more is better?

Pulmonary nodules in African migrants caused by chronic schistosomiasis

Schistosomiasis is a neglected tropical disease that can cause mainly hepatic and genitourinary damage, depending on the species. Involvement of the lungs has been commonly described in acute infection (Katayama syndrome) and chronic infection (pulmonary hypertension). Although rarely reported in the scientific literature, cases of lung nodules due to chronic schistosome infection are also possible and are probably more frequent than commonly thought. Here we report seven cases of African mig...

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