Origin and assessment of bruises in beef cattle at slaughter

Studies of bruises, as detected on carcasses at the slaughterhouse, may provide useful information about the traumatic situations the animals endure during the pre-slaughter period.In this paper, we review scientific data on the prevalence, risk factors and estimation of the age of bruises in beef cattle.Risk factors such as animal characteristics,

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The Italian Society for Rheumatology clinical practice guidelines for the diagnosis and management of fibromyalgia. Best practices based on current scientific evidence

Fibromyalgia or fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS) is defined as a central sensitization syndrome characterized by the dysfunction of neurocircuits detecting, transmitting and processing nociceptive stimuli; the prevalent manifestation is musculoskeletal pain.In addition to pain, there are multiple accompanying symptoms, in common with other algo-dysfunct

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