BACKGROUND Infectious keratoconjunctivitis (IKC) is one of the most common ocular diseases in ruminants worldwide. In addition to keratitis and conjunctivitis, animals with IKC can develop uveitis, corneal ulcer, and in severe cases, blindness. The bacteria Moraxella spp. has been described as the primary causative agent of infectious bovine keratoconjunctivitis (IBK) in cattle (Bos taurus), wh...

In the Nenets' own language, "Yamal" means roughly "the end of the earth" or "land's end". It is an apt description for a peninsula that juts well out into the Kara Sea from the mouth of the Ob River, and which serves as the northern endpoint of an annual reindeer (Rangifer tarandus) migration route that, for most animals and modern herders, covers several hundred kilometers. For the reindeer, ...

Genetic selection in wild living animals favours a variety of different traits that are important for maintenance, and reproduction. In contrast selection in domesticated animals not only favours individuals that can cope best with the modified circumstances of living under human custody but also is artificially influenced by the needs of man, e. g. for fast growth or high reproductivity, but a...

Definition of the disease: Trypanosoma evansi causes a disease known as Trypanosomosis1 5 (‘surra’). It affects a number of domesticated animals species in Asia, Africa and Central and South 6 America. The principal host species affected varies geographically, but buffalo, cattle, camels and 7 horses are particularly affected, although other animals, including wildlife, are also susceptible. It...

Coping styles in response to stressors have been described both in humans and in other animal species. Because coping styles are directly related to individual fitness they are part of the life history strategy. Behavioral styles trade off with other life-history traits through the acquisition and allocation of resources. Domestication and subsequent artificial selection for production traits s...

Abstract Parasites of veterinary importance have been heavily focused on domesticated livestock that was introduced into the neo-tropics. The text used in teaching parasitology to students Trinidad has only investigated parasites species. In reviewed no mention made affect wild neo-tropical animals. Information animals had be sourced from texts management life Neotropics. were this document spa...

Rabbit hemorrhagic disease is a serious and extremely contagious viral disease of domesticated and wild rabbits. Morbidity and mortality rates are high in unvaccinated animals; on some farms, most or all of the rabbits may die. This disease has also caused dramatic declines in some wild rabbit populations, particularly when it is first introduced. This has had a detrimental effect on some ecosy...

If numbers are any indication, then it appears animals play an important part in people’s lives. Roughly three-quarters of families with children (and two-thirds of Americans in general) have a pet in their homes [American Veterinary Medical Association, 2007]. The hallowed place of animals is not restricted to modern times. Rather, evidence abounds of the unique place animals – particularly do...