In an epidemiological study undertaken on 23 farms where heartwater occurs endemically, it was found that on an overall average, antibodies to Cowdria ruminantium were detected in 64.3% of the cattle, 6 adult Amblyomma hebraeum ticks were counted per animal and 7.0% of ticks were infected with the heartwater agent. It was found that the seropositivity of the animals was determined largely by th...

Background and Aims: Sistan is a major pole in dairy production and genetic resource for the unique sistanian breed in the southeast of Iran. This region has a wide border with Afghanistan and cattle imports are done through this border.  The   main aim of this study was to compare the seroprevalence of Bovine Viral Diarrhea Virus (BVDV) infection rate using direct Enzyme-linked ...

the objectives of this study were to determine the diversity, seasonal dynamics and abundance of ticks infesting cattle in isfahan zone, iran. the study was conducted in three traditional cattle farms. no acaricides had been applied to cattle at the selected farms. adult ticks were collected twice per month from different parts of the cattle's body. environmental data, including relative h...

Disease transmission between wildlife and livestock is a worldwide issue. Society needs better methods to prevent interspecies transmission to reduce disease risks. Producers have successfully used livestock protection dogs (LPDs) for thousands of years to reduce predation. We theorized that LPDs raised and bonded with cattle could be used to also reduce risk of bovine tuberculosis (Myobacteriu...

Water A total of 100 water samples were collected from different poultry and cattle farms in Behera province to be evaluated bacteriologically to investigate the role of drinking water as a source of pathogenic and potentially pathogenic bacteria in different animal farms including cattle and poultry. The results of bacteriological examination of 25 water samples collected from broiler farms r...

Abstract: In order to investigate the seroprevalence of Neospora caninum infection in cattle in Southwestern Iran, blood samples were collected from Holstein (121 animals) and cross-breed (436 animals) cattle from three farms and seven areas of Ahvaz, respectively. All of the Holstein cattle were “4 years old but cross-breed cattle were from different age groups ( < 2, 2-4, 5-6 and > 6 years ol...

Our objective was to determine the role that European starlings (Sturnus vulgaris) play in the epidemiology of Escherichia coli O157:H7 in dairy cattle. We visited 150 dairy farms in Ohio twice during summer and fall months from 2007 to 2009. Fresh faecal pats from 30 lactating cows were collected during each visit. Information on farm management and environmental variables was gathered through...

background: vitamin a is a lipid soluble vitamin which can be stored in the body organs (especially in liver) and its supply is only through ration. objectives: the present study has been conducted to evaluate vitamin a status of feedlot cattle in the city of garmsar and impact of season and nutritional management on it. methods: during the study 100 blood samples were taken from feedlot cattle...

the purpose of this study was to analyze the instruments of risk management in the industrial dairy cattle farms in uromieh and khoy counties. the industrial dairy cattle farms in uromieh and khoy counties (n= 84) altogether constituted the statistical population of the study. by use of simple sampling method, 50 cattle farmers were selected as sample. the research design was a survey method on...