The consumption of prime beef cuts is down, animals have been slaughtered by the thousand and 3 farmers have committed suicide as the mad-cow issue continues to cause concern in the United Kingdom. In this report from London, Caroline Richmond also notes that the royal colleges have published a report stating that chronic fatigue syndrome is a real illness and patients need help.

Bovine tuberculosis was last detected in cattle and pigs in the Czech Republic in 1995. Since March, 31, 2004 (Commission Decision No. 2004/320/EC) the Czech Republic has been included amongst states free from bovine tuberculosis within the European Union. The purpose of the present study was to evaluate results of intravital and post-mortem diagnosis of mycobacterial infections in slaughtered ...

Empty body and carcass chemical compositions, expressed as content of water, ether extract, protein, minerals, and energy, were evaluated in Nellore bulls with different residual feed intakes (RFI). Forty-nine not castrated males, with 343 kg of average initial BW and 398 kg of average slaughter BW, were studied. Animals were divided in two subgroups: reference group (RG) and ad libitum feeding...

myiasis is a common veterinary entomology problem in many slaughterhouses in the tropics.the prevalence of myiasis among slaughtered cattlewas investigated in kashan abattoir, central iran, in 2009. all kinds of dipterous larvae that may cause myiasis were collected and identified.thenthe prevalence of each infestation was analyzed by statistical tests. the results of the study revealed a total...

This study was carried out to establish whether cattle can develop resistance to re-infection by Calicophoron microbothrium by assessing the response of intestinal mucosal globule leukocytes, eosinophils, mast cells and basophils, and the establishment of the parasite in the host. A total of 24 1-year-old Tuli steers were randomly divided into four groups of six animals each and infected with C...

background and purpose: fascioliasis is one of the zoonotic diseases in the world that has public health and economic perspectives. the aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence of fascioliasis in slaughtered cattle in the industrial slaughterhouse of arak, iran (2007-2010). materials and methods: this study sample was consisted of 648994 head of cattle including 292797 sheep, 81012 c...

Abstract The ethical and economic significance of slaughtering animals for consumption by people faith cannot be underestimated. On one hand, there are concerns the welfare during rearing, transport slaughter, on other, market halal meat products continues to grow at an exponential rate which has attracted attention independent mainstream retailers. This paper considers slaughter methods approv...

Sarcocystosis considerably occurs in a wide host range including animals, reptiles, humans, and birds. This study was conducted to determine the prevalence of Sarcocystis spp. using abattoir inspection, genetic characterization, as well histopathology water buffaloes two provinces, Elbehera Kafrelsheikh, Egypt. Specimens were collected from esophagus, tongue, masseters 400 slaughtered (n= 215) ...

Gastrointestinal parasites (helminthes) caused a major public health problem for farmers in many rural communities including the study area. The direct losses caused by these parasites are attributed to acute illness and death, premature slaughter and rejection of some parts at meat inspection and the indirect losses due to diminution of productive potential such as decreased growth rate, weigh...