Background: This study aimed to investigate differences in sucking behavior of infants bottle-fed with vented (socalled anticolic) teats (VTs) and nonvented teats (NVTs). Methods: Trial design: Prospective, randomized clinical trial. Ninety-six term, healthy infants (aged 1–8 months) were assessed for eligibility. Seventy-three infants remained for intention-to-treat (ITT) and 65 infants (vente...

Methods: During the first 10 weeks after an outbreak of acute porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome (PRRS) in a herd but prior to implementing McREBEL management, crossfostering was performed only within 24 hours of birth; however, because the manager was sizing and sexing all litters at birth, > 85% of piglets were being raised by a foster dam. Under the McREBEL protocol, crossfosterin...

Mastitis is considered one of the most important diseases of domestic animals, caused by several etiologic agents. Transmission of the microorganisms primarily occurs by ascendant via in canal of teats, usually involving agents from animals and environmental origin and from milking process (Anderson et al., 2005). Staphylococcus aureus is recognized as the most common causal agent of goat masti...

The sucking behaviour of three litters o 1, 2, 5 and 9 days after birth. Records were later to determine the sucking time, teat pre each piglet. The smallest litter spent less The amount of competition amongst piglets was there was also evidence of territorial behavi After nine days the teat preference order had . the slowest growing litter. f 6, 8 and 10 piglets was observed at made on video t...

The health and integrity of teats and streak canals is positively correlated to udder health and the incidence of mastitis. One sign of a reduction in teat end integrity is formation of excessive callus known as hyperkeratosis. Seiber and Farnsworth were the first to identify teat end hyperkeratosis and establish a teat end scoring system. Scoring systems have been developed to help standardize...

Animal No1: A crossbred Jersey heifer, aged 4 years, weighing approx. 200 kg was presented with the history of anestrum. The heifer was treated with vitamin cum mineral supplement for last one year by a veterinarian and finally with hormone GnRH by another local veterinarian with no success and referred to the referral clinic. The animal looked like steer with long leg, narrow pelvis and underd...