Atef Malek

Camel Prion Disease, Tataouine, Tunisia, 2019–2021

Abdelkader Amara, Michele Angelo Di Bari, Kéfia Elmehatli, Rosalia Bruno et autres

We report 6 cases of camel prion disease in dromedaries in Tunisia, confirming widespread occurrence of the disease in North Africa. Affected animals showed neurologic signs and disease-associated prion protein accumulation in brain and lymphoid tissues. These findings highlight the importance of …

Detection of Major Mastitis Pathogens by Bacterial Culture and Multiplex Polymerase Chain Reaction Assay

Abir Maalaoui, Hanen Sellami, Radhouane Gdoura, Nada Souissi et autres

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First identification of camel prion disease in Tataouine, Tunisia: an emerging animal prion disease in North Africa

Abdelkader Amara, Michele Angelo Di Bari, Kéfia Elmehatli, Rosalia Bruno et autres

Abstract Prion diseases are fatal neurodegenerative disorders affecting humans and animals. Among these, camel prion disease (CPrD) was recently identified in Algeria as a novel disease. In this study, we report six CPrD cases in dromedary camels ( Camelus dromedarius ) from …

Tunisie, it, fr, Côte d’Ivoire (code pays fourni par la source)

Comparative Study of Carcass Characteristics and Meat Quality of Local Mediterranean Donkey Breeds

Mohamed Aroua, Hayet Haj Koubaier, Chaima Rekik, Antonella Fatica et autres

This study aimed to evaluate carcass and meat quality traits in Masri (n = 14) and North African (n = 14) male donkeys, raised in a semi-intensive breeding system, grazing on mountainous areas, with supplementation of 1 kg of barley per day …

Tunisie, it (code pays fourni par la source)

Valorization of Dehydrated Grape Pomace Waste as a Low-Cost Feed Additive to Improve Reproduction and Growth Performance of Male Rabbits

Hela Derbali, Samia Ben Saïd, Khalil Abid, Mohamed Aroua et autres

Tunisie, it, fr (code pays fourni par la source)

Diffusion tensor imaging tractography in the one-humped camel (Camelus dromedarius) brain

Benjamin Cartiaux, Abdelkader Amara, Ninon Pailloux, Romain Paumier et autres

Introduction: Tractography is a technique used to trace the pathways of the brain using noninvasive diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) data. It is becoming increasingly popular for investigating the brains of domestic mammals and other animals with myelinated fibers but the principle of …

fr, Tunisie (code pays fourni par la source)

Enzymatic valorization of alkali-treated chickpea straw and sunflower stalks as high fibrous agricultural wastes for sustainable ruminant nutrition

Jihene Jabri, Khalil Abid, Héla Yaich, Atef Malek et autres

Tunisie (code pays fourni par la source)

Fermentative profile and nutritional value of untreated and alkali-treated faba bean (Vicia faba L.) straw supplemented with exogenous fibrolytic enzymes derived from Trichoderma longibrachiatum, Aspergillus strains, and Neurospora intermedia

Jihene Jabri, Khalil Abid, Héla Yaich, Atef Malek et autres

Tunisie (code pays fourni par la source)

Bioconversion of green algae Ulva lactuca biomass with Saccharomyces cerevisiae yeast and exogenous fibrolytic enzymes into suitable ruminant feed

Khalil Abid, Héla Yaich, Jihene Jabri, Atef Malek et autres

it, Tunisie (code pays fourni par la source)

Bioconversion of alperujo into an alternative feed for ruminants by pretreatment with live yeasts and/or exogenous fibrolytic enzymes

Khalil Abid, Jihene Jabri, Héla Yaich, Atef Malek et autres

Tunisie (code pays fourni par la source)

Conversion of Posidonia oceanica wastes into alternative feed for ruminants by treatment with microwaves and exogenous fibrolytic enzymes produced by fermentation of Trichoderma longibrachiatum

Khalil Abid, Jihene Jabri, Héla Yaich, Atef Malek et autres

Tunisie (code pays fourni par la source)

Intoxication du chien par le raisin : diagnostic et prise en charge

Héla Yaich, Atef Malek

Le chien est un animal particulièrement friand de raisins, ce qui le prédispose à une intoxication, qu’elle soit spontanée ou accidentelle. Le raisin est riche en composés phénoliques auxquels le chien s’avère sensible, en développant notamment une néphrotoxicité. L’intoxication se manifeste par …