The objective of this work was to evaluate the effect of the supplementation of conjugated linoleic acid (CLA; 4.5 g of cis-9,trans-11 C18:2 and 4.5 g of trans-10,cis-12 C18:2) on milk performance, milk fatty acid (FA) composition, and adipose tissue reactivity in dairy goats fed a high-concentrate diet based on corn silage. Twenty-four multiparous dairy goats in early to mid lactation were use...

Background: the endoparasitosis affects dairy goats in worldwide distribution. This impacts economical activity and implies eminent risk of animal looses by helminths blood depletion (Nogueira, 2010). Resistance to all therapeutic drugs is reported, parasitism elevation production costs, toxic residues milk environment, frequently monitoring ocular mucosa healthy status (Cavalcanti, 2007; Silva...

A naturally occurring mutation in the PRNP gene of Norwegian dairy goats terminates synthesis of the cellular prion protein (PrPC), rendering homozygous goats (PRNPTer/Ter) devoid of the protein. Although PrPC has been extensively studied, particularly in the central nervous system, the biological role of PrPC remains incompletely understood. Here, we examined whether loss of PrPC affects the i...