Advances in Animal Health, Medicine and Production A Research Portrait of the Centre for Interdisciplinary Research in Animal Health (CIISA), University of Lisbon, Portugal

1. Ruminants’ Welfare Assessment
2. Pain Management for Ruminants During Common Farm Husbandry Procedures
3. Genetic Diversity and Structure of Iberoamerican Livestock Breeds
4. Genetics of Carcass and Meat Quality Traits in Iberian Pigs
5. The Fine Structure of the Cellulosome Defines the Intricacies of Carbohydrate Deconstruction in the Mammalian Gut
6. Exogenous Enzymes Improve the Nutritive Value of Cereal-Based Diets for Monogastric Animals Through Different Mechanisms
7. Cistus ladanifer L. in Ruminant Diets – A Sustainable Approach to Improve the Feed Nutritional Value and the Quality of Edible Products
8. Ameliorating Pork Marbling and Quality with Novel Feeding Approaches
9. Growth and Development of the Lusitano Foal on Extensive Systems
10. Assisted Reproductive Technologies (ART) Directed to Germplasm Preservation
11. Tropical Livestock Development: Mitigating Seasonal Weight Loss and Health Conditions
12. Animal Health, One Health The Gut Microbiome and Antimicrobial Resistance in Companion Animals
13. Antimicrobial Resistance Trends in Dogs and Cats with Urinary Tract Infection
14. The Public Health Risk of Companion Animal to Human Transmission of Antimicrobial Resistance During Different Types of Animal Infection
15. Antibacterial Alternatives in the Scope of One Health
16. Domestic, Wildlife and Environmental Virology: Molecular Epidemiology and Serological Surveillance
17. Leishmaniosis: New Insights in a Changing World
18. Vectors and Vector Borne Diseases: Morphological and Molecular Diagnosis, Risk Assessment, Population Genetics and Control Strategies
19. Distribution, Major Epidemiological Features and Control of Equid Gastrointestinal Parasites in Mainland Portugal
20. From Villains to Heroes: Insights into the Antagonizing Functions of Prion like Genes and Proteins
21. Unraveling Notch Signaling in Reproductive Biology
22. Endothelial Dll4/Notch Signaling as a Target for Cancer and Wound Healing Therapy
23. Feline Mammary Carcinoma: Past, Present and Future
24. Novel Diagnostic and Therapeutic Immunologic Strategies to Overcome Infectious, Oncologic and Neurodegenerative Disorders
25. Trends in Translational Medical Research: Companion Animal Models
26. Neuroprotection in Glaucoma – Is Erythropoietin the Solution?
27. No Room to Breathe: Airway Conditions Affecting the Equine Athlete
28. The Role of Uteropathogenic Escherichia Coli in the Development of Canine Pyometra
29. What Goes Wrong from a Mare Healthy Endometrium to Endometrosis?
30. Pregnancy Toxaemia in Small Ruminants
31. CIISA: A 25 Year Old Young Adult… or… A Dream on Veterinary Science

This book brings together in a review manner a comprehensive summary of high-quality research contributions from the different research teams and their collaborators, to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Centre for Interdisciplinary Research in Animal Health (CIISA). The topics span from animal behaviour and welfare over biotechnology to clinical veterinary medicine. Thus, the book is of interest for researchers and students working in the diverse fields of veterinary medicine and science. The Centre for Interdisciplinary Research in Animal Health (CIISA), the Research Centre of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine of the University of Lisbon, commemorated its 25th-year jubilee in 2018. Throughout its history, CIISA has been consolidating as the top-ranking Portuguese Animal and Veterinary Sciences research unit. More recently, CIISA has taken a leading role in the coordination of national and international research networks and consortiums. This conveyed a highly interdisciplinary nature to CIISA’s research, encompassing animal, veterinary and biomedical sciences. This multi- and interdisciplinary nature is reflected on the broad scientific background of the team.