BACKGROUND The cattle tick, Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus, affects livestock production in many regions of the world. Up to now, the widespread use of chemical acaricides has led to the selection of acaricide-resistant ticks and to environmental contamination. Gavacplus is a subunit vaccine based on the recombinant Bm86 tick antigen expressed in yeast, capable to control infestations of R...

Studies of the serum bactericidal system in bovine brucellosis were undertaken to investigate the role of the humoral immune response in protection of cattle against the facultative intracellular parasite Brucella abortus. Fresh sera from normal control cattle, infected cattle, and cattle immunized with B. abortus cell envelopes were collected before treatment and during the course of immunizat...

Bovine babesiosis also known as redwater, is the worldwide most important hemoparasitic diseases of cattle that causes significant morbidity and mortality. It is caused by intra-erythrocytic protozoan parasites of the genus Babesia, which affects a wide range of domestic and wild animals and occasionally humans. Two important Babesia species: B. bigemina and B bovis infect cattle. They are wide...

Bovine tuberculosis (bTB) is a zoonotic disease caused by Mycobacterium bovis that primarily infects cattle but has wide range of hosts. It represents global health problem affecting the livestock industry tremendously, with economic losses about 3 billion annually. Dairy produce decline 10% in terms liters milk produced and 5% meat because live weight loss seized carcasses abattoirs. The core ...

One of the major viral pathogens respiratory system disease complex in cattle, BPIV 3 is a agent generally appearing during autumn and winter months Northern Hemisphere causing upper tract infections. Even though isolates this virus are close antigenic relations, it classified within three different genotypes as BPIV3 Genotype A, B C. In research, we aimed to compare strains strain circulating ...

Background Routine immunization coverage in Nigeria has remained low, and studies have identified a lack of accountability as a barrier to high performance in the immunization system. Accountability lies at the heart of various health systems strengthening efforts recently launched in Nigeria, including those related to immunization. Our aim was to understand the views of health officials on th...