In-silico evaluation of putative maternal semiochemicals of pigs with receptor proteins.

Piglets at weaning experience stress owing to environmental changes. Mixing unfamiliar littermates also induces fighting and biting behaviors among them, affecting their welfare. In addition, post-weaning weight gain or loss is also influenced during the first week of weaning.

Spatiotemporal epidemiology and clinical manifestations of two decades of scrub typhus in India: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Background: Scrub typhus, once known as tsutsugamushi fever and attributed to Rickettsia, has transformed into a growing public health concern. Despite its increasing incidence in India, comprehensive spatiotemporal analyses of scrub typhus have been lacking.

Methods: This study examines the prevalence of scrub typhus cases reported from 2003 to 2023, using available literature to provide a breakdown of cases by year and state in India, aiming to elucidate the disease's spatiotemporal dynamics.

Behavioral and neurobiological implications of kairomones for rodents: an updated review.

Like many other vertebrates, rodents communicate via pheromones, which favors intraspecies communication. In contrast, kairomones are semiochemicals involved in interspecific communication, facilitating information between organisms of different species but advantageous for the receiver. Kairomones induce behavioral, physiological, and endocrinological changes in rodents, and have been proven to activate specific neuronal pathways in one or multiple components of the olfactory system (the main olfactory system, accessory olfactory system, and Gruenberg ganglion).