Occurrence of concurrent trypanosomosis, theileriosis, anaplasmosis and helminthosis in Friesian, Zebu and Sahiwal cattle in Uganda.

Economic assessment of the performance of trypanotolerant cattle breeds in a pastoral production system in Kenya.

Cattle are the major source of food security and income for pastoral farmers in sub-Saharan Africa. However, infectious and parasitic diseases remain a major constraint to improved cattle productivity in the region. The use of animal health economics to support decision-making on cost-effective disease control options is increasingly becoming important in the developing world. Trypanotolerant i...

Occurrence and potential causative factors of immune-mediated hemolytic ‎anemia in cattle and river buffaloes

The main objectives of this study were to determine the occurrence and potential causative factors of Immune-mediated hemolytic anemia (IMHA) in native cattle and water buffaloes from southwest of Iran. Fifty-three anemic animals (37 cattle and 16 buffaloes) were studied. A full clinical history and physical examinations were undertaken for all animals. Four clinically healthy cattle and four h...

Theileriosis in Pure and Crossbred Friesian Cattle in Khartoum State, Sudan: Clinico-Pathological Observations

Dgat1 Polymorphism K232a in Sahiwal (indian Zebu) and Frieswal (holstein Friesian X Sahiwal Crossbred) Cattle

The positional candidate gene DGAT1, within QTL of BTA14, harboring a lysine to alanine substitution (K232A) is significantly associated with milk production traits. The present investigation was undertaken to estimate the frequency of the DGAT1 K232A polymorphism in Indian zebu breed, Sahiwal (B. indicus; N= 51) and crossbred, Frieswal (HF X Sahiwal; N= 126) cattle using PCR-RFLP technique. De...

Blood Parasitic Diseases and Specific Immune Responses

A survey conducted by the Office International des Epizooties (OIE) on the occurrence of blood parasitic diseases amongst its Member Countries identifies protozoan diseases (trypanosomosis, theileriosis, babesiosis) and rickettsial (anaplasmosis, cowdriosis and ehrlichiosis) as being of economic importance. Each of the diseases listed above had a variable economic impact in the responding count...