Agbalaya, Musiliu Abiodun Ishola, Olayinka Olabisi Adesokan, Hezekiah Kehinde Fawole, Olufunmilayo Ibitola
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Bovine tuberculosis (bTB) is a zoonotic disease of major public health importance, especially in many developing countries, including Nigeria, where control measures are largely not applied, and the risks of human infection are high. This study was aimed at determining the current prevalence of bTB in slaughtered cattle and identifying factors asso...
Saadh, Mohamed Jamal
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Despite the availability of antidiabetic drugs, they are not free from associated adverse side effects. This study aimed to evaluate the hypoglycemic and hypolipidemic effects of oral administration of seeds from two medicinal plants: (1) Milk thistle and (2) fenugreek. Plant seeds were washed in distilled water and ground with a coffee grinder. Al...
Naf'an, Muhammad Kholish Kurniasih, Kurniasih Untari, Tri Prakoso, Yos Adi
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Newcastle disease (ND) is a viral infection that causes high mortality and economic loss in the poultry industry. The Office International des Epizooties (OIE) recommends several diagnostic methods for the detection of ND, including isolation and molecular tests. However, these detection methods are time-consuming and highly expensive. Therefore, t...
Sumon, S M Mostafizur Rahaman Parvin, Mst Sonia Ehsan, Md Amimul Islam, Md Taohidul
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Subclinical mastitis (SCM) is one of the most prevalent diseases of dairy cows, and somatic cell count (SCC) is widely used to determine SCM and milk quality. However, setting the threshold of SCC is very important. This study aimed to determine the cow-level threshold of SCC to differentiate milk of SCM affected cows from normal milk in Bangladesh...
Bhave, K G Jawahar, K Thilak Pon Kumarasamy, P Sivakumar, T Joseph, C Shirsath, T Deshmukh, P Venkataramanan, R
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This study aims to evaluate genetic and non-genetic factors influencing semen production potential of Gir bulls. Data on semen quantity (n=6911) and quality (n=466) available from January 2011 to December 2018 at BAIF's frozen semen station, Jind, Haryana, India, were utilized for the study. Factors, namely, season of collection, age at collection,...
Reddy, P Ravi Kanth Yasaswini, Duvvuru Reddy, P Pandu Ranga Zeineldin, Mohamed Adegbeye, M J Hyder, Iqbal
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The rapid expansion of nanotechnology has been transforming the food industry by increasing market share and expenditure. Although nanotechnology offers promising benefits as feed additives, their usage in equines is primarily geared toward immunotherapy, hyper-immunization techniques, drug delivery systems, grooming activities, and therapeutic pur...
Tachampa, Kittipong Wongtawan, Tuempong
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Cardiac fibroblasts are important for both normal and pathological states of the heart, but the knowledge in cell physiology and genomics is still poorly understood. The aims of the present study were; first, to investigate the expression of cardiac and fibrotic genes in rat cardiac fibroblasts compared to cardiomyocytes and other fibroblasts (skin...
Nguyen, Tham Thi Vu-Khac, Hung Nguyen, Tan Duc
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Clostridium perfringens can cause enteritis in ostriches. The toxin release is believed to play a major role in determining pathogenesis properties of these pathogenic bacteria. This study was conducted to isolate and characterize C. perfringens strains from ostriches in Vietnam for identifying if particular virulence factors of these pathogenic ba...
Kamyingkird, Ketsarin Chalermwong, Piangjai Saechan, Vannarat Kaewnoi, Domechai Desquesnes, Marc Ngasaman, Ruttayaporn
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Trypanosoma evansi infection has been reported in Thai livestock such as beef and dairy cattle. However, there is little information on T. evansi infection in bullfighting cattle in Southern Thailand. The aim of this study was to investigate the infection of T. evansi in bullfighting cattle presented for health checks at the Animal Hospital, Facult...
El Wahab Hosny, Wafaa Abd Baheeg, Eman Mohamed El Raheem Aly, Hala Abd El Nabi, Samia Said Abd Hanna, Nadia Maher
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In this study, laboratory scoping on the viruses that cause peste des petits ruminants (PPR), bluetongue (BT), and foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) was performed to evaluate the current status of animals illegally introduced into Egypt. This study aims to help control these infectious illnesses and tries to prevent the introduction of other strains of ...