Individual Genomic Loci, Transcript Levels, and Serum Profiles of Immune and Antioxidant Markers Associated with Bacteria-Induced Abortion in Sheep (Ovis aries)

Attia Eissa; Ahmed A Elsayed; Amin Tahoun; Adel M El-Kattan; Islam M Wassif; Amani A Hafez; Ragab Mohamed; Ahmed I Ateya; Hanan M Alharbi; Khairiah M Alwutayd; Aiman A Ammari; Manal A Babaker; Mansour A Alghamdi; Torsten Bohn; Ammar Al-Farga; Hossam M Aljawdah

doi:10.3390/vetsci12080719

Individual Genomic Loci, Transcript Levels, and Serum Profiles of Immune and Antioxidant Markers Associated with Bacteria-Induced Abortion in Sheep (Ovis aries)

Vet Sci. 2025 Jul 31;12(8):719. doi: 10.3390/vetsci12080719.

Authors

Attia Eissa¹, Ahmed A Elsayed², Amin Tahoun^{3

4}, Adel M El-Kattan², Islam M Wassif², Amani A Hafez², Ragab Mohamed⁵, Ahmed I Ateya⁶, Hanan M Alharbi⁷, Khairiah M Alwutayd⁷, Aiman A Ammari⁸, Manal A Babaker⁹, Mansour A Alghamdi^{10

11}, Torsten Bohn¹², Ammar Al-Farga¹³, Hossam M Aljawdah¹⁴

Affiliations

¹ Department of Animal Medicine (Internal Medicine), Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Arish University, Arish 45511, Egypt.
² Department of Animal Health and Poultry, Animal and Poultry Production Division, Desert Research Center (DRC), Cairo 11753, Egypt.
³ Department of Clinical Veterinary Medical Sciences, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid 302022110, Jordan.
⁴ Department of Animal Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Kafrelshkh University, Kafrelsheikh 33516, Egypt.
⁵ Department of Theriogenology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Aswan University, Aswan 81528, Egypt.
⁶ Department of Development of Animal Wealth, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Mansoura University, Mansoura 35516, Egypt.
⁷ Department of Biology, College of Science, Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University, P.O. Box 84428, Riyadh 11671, Saudi Arabia.
⁸ Zoology Department, College of Science, King Saud University, P.O. Box 2455, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia.
⁹ Department of Chemistry, Faculty of science, Majmaah University, Al Majmaah 11952, Saudi Arabia.
¹⁰ Department of Anatomy, College of Medicine, King Khalid University, Abha 62529, Saudi Arabia.
¹¹ Genomics and Personalized Medicine Unit, The Center for Medical and Health Research, King Khalid University, Abha 62529, Saudi Arabia.
¹² Nutrition and Health Research Group, Population Health Department, Luxembourg Institute of Health, 1A-B, Rue Thomas Edison, L-1445 Strassen, Luxembourg.
¹³ Department of Biological Sciences, College of Science, University of Jeddah, Jeddah 21589, Saudi Arabia.
¹⁴ Department of Zoology, College of Science, King Saud University, P.O. Box 2455, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia.

Abstract

Aboudeleik sheep are a prominent native breed in desert and semi-desert areas, known for their adaptability to harsh climates and their utility in both milk and meat production [...].

Keywords: abortion and sheep; antioxidants; gene expression; immunity; single-nucleotide polymorphisms.

Grants and funding

PNURSP2025R454/Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University Researchers Supporting Project