and 24 days after birth to record its growth. Individual faecal samples were collected three times a week and examined for the presence of Cryptosporidium species oocysts using a modified Ziehl-Neelsen technique (Henriksen and Pohlenz 1981). A semi-quantitative examination was carried out in which 20 fields of 400 x magnification per slide sample were assessed and scored (0 No oocysts, 1 One to...

raeini breed is the most productive cashmere goat in iran. helminthes infections cause major economiclosses globally to the livestock industries and farming communities. the objective of this study was todetermine the seasonal prevalence and intensity of eimeria and gastrointestinal helminth parasitic infectionsin raeini goats in iran. a total of 438 faecal samples were randomly taken from clin...

The results from a number of studies are presented which investigated responses in fibre production of British Cashmere and Angora goats to variation in protein and sulphur amino acid nutrition under conditions of active fibre growth. Requirements for amino acids were considered in the context of the concentration of amino acids, including cysteine and methionine, in rumen microbial protein and...