Non-Carrier Identification of Spider Lamb Syndrome in Iranian Baluchi and Karakul Sheep by PCR-RFLP

Factors Affecting Neonatal Lamb ~ortality in Pak-karakul Sheep

This study was conducted on 528 neonates of Pak-Karakul sheep born during February to April, 1998 at the Sheep and Goat Development Center, Rakh Khairewala, District Layyah, Overall mortality observed in neonates was 9.28%.The mortality rate in male and female neonatal lambs was 9.72 and 8.90%,respectively. The survived lambs were significantly heavier (3.77 ± 0.63 kg) (P< 0.001) than those die...

Crossbreeding of iranian fat-tailed sheep VI-reproductive performance and lamb production in karakul,mehraban and naeini breeds

A case presentation of spider lamb syndrome in a Kermanian breed lamb

Skeletal abnormalities are most often used to describe defects in the arms or legs that are associated with genes or chromosomes, or that occur due to an event that happens during pregnancy. Spider lamb syndrome (SLS) is a congenital disorder in sheep breeding that is recognized by some deformities in skeletal system especially in the limbs.A dead day-old cross-breed white lamb with deformed li...

Detection of Toxoplasma gondii in sheep and goats blood samples by PCR-RFLP in Urmia

Infection by the protozoan parasite Toxoplasma gondii, is widespread in humans and many other warm-blooded animals. More than half billion of world human population has serum antibodies to T. gondii and Sheep and goats are more widely infected with T. gondii. T. gondii infection can be diagnosed indirectly with serological methods and directly by pol...

Genetic Variability of Calpastatin and Calpain Genes in Iranian Zel Sheep Using PCR-RFLP and PCR-SSCP Methods

The genotypes for calpastatin (CAST) and calpain (CAPN) loci were determined by PCR-RFLP and PCRSSCPmethods. Blood samples were collected from 200 pure-bred Zel sheep from Shirang’s Zel sheep Breeding Station located in south-west of Golestan, Iran. Extraction of genomic DNA was performed based on the modified salting out method. Based on results, two investigated loci were polymorphic an...