Rotavirus infections in domestic animals

Viral Infections of Domestic Animals.

Rift Valley fever in Nigeria: infections in domestic animals.

Between 1986 and 1989, 2,255 sera collected from six domestic animal species in Nigeria were tested for antibodies to Rift Valley fever (RVF) virus. In addition, a longitudinal study was carried out from July 1987 to December 1988, using ten sentinel flocks on four farms at Ibadan and Ile-Ife, to determine the activity of RVF virus (RVFV). All samples were tested for haemagglutination-inhibitin...

Biology of Select Zoonotic Protozoan Infections of Domestic Animals

In this overview, the basic biology of select protozoan parasites of veterinary importance was covered. These include the Apicomplexans, Eimeria, Theileria, Cryptosporidium, and the Flagellates Giardia and African trypanosomes. Available information was synthesized into a relatively simple information guide of potential interest to a wide reading audience. Where appropriate, references are made...

Induced Termination of Pregnancy in Domestic Farm Animals

Induced abortion may be desired during a normal or abnormal pregnancy. The methods of induced abortion differ between species mainly because of different sources for progesterone production during pregnancy between species and within a species according to different stages of gestation. In cows and buffaloes, pregnancy can be effectively terminated from 5 to 150 days by administration of luteol...

Dermatophytes in domestic animals

©2000 Revista Iberoamericana de Micología Apdo. 699, E-48080 Bilbao (Spain) Dermatophytes are cited among the most frequent causes of dermatological problems in domestic animals. The superficial mycoses caused by dermatophytes are called dermatophytosis, and they are commonly referred to as ringworm or tinea. In general, dermatophytes do not invade subcutaneous or deep tissues, but pseudotumora...