Therapeutic efficacy of certain poly herbal formulations and probiotics along with heterologous cud transplantation was evaluated in simple indigestion in buffaloes. A total of 18 buffaloes suffering from simple indigestion were treated with Suruchi bolus (10 g twice daily) or Gastricare powder (15g twice daily) or Yeasacc bolus with heterologous cud from healthy sheep. Clinical examination and...

Equine protozoal myeloencephalitis (EPM) is a debilitating disease of horses caused by Sarcocystis neurona and Neospora hughesi. Sera from 495 horses in Durango State, Mexico were tested for anti-protozoal antibodies using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays (ELISAs) based on major surface antigens of these two parasites. Antibodies to S. neurona were detected in 240 (48.5%) of the 495 horse ser...

The feral Soay sheep (Ovis aries L.) population on Hirta, St Kilda, is host to a diverse component parasite community, but previous parasitological studies of the population have only focussed on the metazoan species. This paper reports the first epidemiological study of the protozoan species comprising Cryptosporidium parvum, Giardia duodenalis and 11 species of Eimeria in Soay sheep across 3 ...