Light and Ultrastructural Pathologic Changes in Intestinal Coronavirus Infection of Newborn Calves*

A Case-Control Study of Association between Diarrhea in Newborn Calves and Infection with Rotavirus and Coronavirus in Some Industrial Dairy Herds of Mashhad Aarea, Iran in 2008

A 1:1 matched case-control study of calves under 1 month of age was carried out by weekly visits to 7 dairy farms in Mashhad from May 2008 to October 2008. Fecal samples were collected from a total of 112 calves with clinical signs of diarrhea and from 112 matched animals without clinical signs of diarrhea as assessed by a scoring system. The samples were investigated for the presence of Rotavi...

Postnatal changes in the relative abundance of intestinal Lactobacillus spp. in newborn calves

The intestinal microbiota of newborn calves changes during the early postnatal period and influences their health and immune function. We studied the compositional changes in the intestinal microbiome of newborn calves during the first week after birth by metagenomic analysis. In feces from newborn calves, we identified 4 bacterial phyla, namely, Actinobacteria, Bacteroidetes, Firmicutes and Pr...

Delayed Synaptic Changes in Axotomized Spinal Motoneurons of Newborn Rats Associated with Progressive Neuronal Loss: Immunohistochemical, Ultrastructural, and Quantitative Study

Background and Objective: Sciatic nerve transection is characterized by a rapid wave of motoneuron death associated with progressive synaptic lesions. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the long term synaptic changes. Materials and Methods: This basic study was carried out on paraffin- or resin-em...

a case-control study of association between diarrhea in newborn calves and infection with rotavirus and coronavirus in some industrial dairy herds of mashhad aarea, iran in 2008

a 1:1 matched case-control study of calves under 1 month of age was carried out by weekly visits to 7 dairy farms in mashhad from may 2008 to october 2008. fecal samples were collected from a total of 112 calves with clinical signs of diarrhea and from 112 matched animals without clinical signs of diarrhea as assessed by a scoring system. the samples were investigated for the presence of rotavi...

Natural Intrauterine Infection with Schmallenberg Virus in Malformed Newborn Calves