Profi tability of beef suckler herds is directly related to the number of calves reared per heifer or cow served annually. The economic consequences of high barren rates can, therefore, be very signifi cant, let alone the costs associated with the diagnosis and management of the problem causing poor fertility. In recent years, we have eradicated brucellosis, which used to be a major cause of re...

On January 8, 2014, the Ohio Department of Health notified the Oregon Public Health Division (OPHD) of campylobacteriosis in two Ohio residents recently returned from Oregon. The travelers reported consuming chicken liver pâté* at an Oregon restaurant. On January 10, OPHD received additional reports of campylobacteriosis in two persons who had consumed chicken liver pâté at another Oregon resta...

Infectious bovine rhinotracheitis (IBR) is caused by Bovine Herpes Virus-1(BHV-1), a member of the genus Varicellovirus in the sub-family Alphaherpesvirinae, family Herpesviridae and order Herpesvirales. Virions are enveloped and variably sized (approximately120–250 nm in diameter), containing an icosahedral nucleocapsid composed of 162 capsomers. Genome is linear double-stranded DNA, 125–290 k...

BACKGROUND Campylobacteriosis is the most frequently reported zoonosis in the EU and the epidemiology of sporadic campylobacteriosis, especially the routes of transmission, is to a great extent unclear. Poultry easily become colonised with Campylobacter spp., being symptom-less intestinal carriers. Earlier it was estimated that internationally between 50% and 80% of the cases could be attribute...

to investigate the igg content and its variations in uterine fluid (uf) during the estrous cycle of the cow and to compare them with those of the blood serum (s), six pairs of serum and uf samples for each phase of the cycle selected out of 240 bovine genital tracts and blood samples were collected from urmia abattoir. the uf samples were collected by gentle scraping of the endometrium using a ...

Infectious bovine rhinotracheitis (IBR) is a viral disease caused by bovine herpesvirus-1 (BHV-1). It is a virus that mainly displays respiratory and genital tropism. However, for French farms, infection usually remains asymptomatic and this disease is first and foremost a trade issue. Listed in the Animal Health Code of the OIE (World Organisation for Animal Health), it has also given rise to ...