Ovine and Caprine Pulmonary Adenomatosis, At Duhok Abattoir, Iraq, First Prevalence and Pathological Study

P53 Mutation in Ovine Pulmonary Adenomatosis

P53 is a protein which is related to DNA, and has been called tumor suppressor, and is coded in human by the gene TP53(1). This protein plays a vital role in complex organisms, and regulates cell cycle. It functions as tumor suppressor to prevent occurrence of cancer. P53 is called genome protector or arrowhead of genome protection or head of genome watchers, all of which indicate its protectiv...

Experimental transmission of jaagsiekte (ovine pulmonary adenomatosis) to goats.

Jaagsiekte was successfully transmitted to at least 2 out of 6 goats inoculated intratracheally with partially purified jaagsiekte retrovirus. Multiple, small, well circumscribed nodules found in the lungs consisted of typical papilliform proliferations of neoplastic Type II epithelial cells. Histological evidence of a mild interstitial pneumonia in 4 of the experimental animals can probably be...

Prevalence of Intestinal Parasites (Entamoeba species and Giardia lamblia) in Duhok and Erbil cities, Northern Iraq

There is high prevalence of intestinal parasite throughout the world; it’s more than three billion people which are infected with these parasites [1]. There are direct relation between infection with intestinal parasites and socioeconomic status. In area with low hygienic condition there are more infection with intestinal parasite and many studies reports these parasites in low socioeconomic st...

Leptospirose Ovine et Caprine

ovine and caprine toxoplasmosis (toxoplasma gondii)

toxoplasmosis, caused by toxoplasma gondii (t. gondii), is an economically important disease of livestock, especially sheep and goats, where it can cause early embryonic death and resorption, fetal death and mummification, abortion, stillbirth, and neonatal death.cats are the main reservoir for the toxoplasmosis which can contaminate the environments of other animal and human beings by their fa...