The clinical diagnosis, ultrasonographic findings, surgical management, outcome, and survival rate of perineal or prescrotal urethral dilatation in 12 male calves are described. All calves were crossbred and intact males. The most noticeable clinical presentations were perineal (n= 10) or prescrotal (n= 2) swellings and micturition problems. The main ultrasonographic findings were oval shaped d...

ABST RACT Mycobacterium bovis (M. bovis) infection in cattle remains a major zoonotic and economic problem in many countries. In addition, M. bovis is an important pathogen of both man and animals. The standard diagnostic test for this disease is the intradermal tuberculin test, one of the oldest immunological tests still in widespread use. However, this test can lack both sensitivity and speci...

Integrating dairy and beef production offers opportunities to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions of production, which is dominated by related maintenance the breeding cow. This study aims quantify GHG reduction potential New Zealand (NZ) sector when replacing cows their calves with animals. To this end, we combined a cattle herd model NZ emission calculations production. We computed (to farm...

Meat inspection records in abattoirs located in Torbat-e-heidarieh (northeast Iran), from 18 May 2009 to 30 May 2015, were used to determine the prevalence of liver fluke diseases in sheep and cattle in the region. A total of 1004858 livestock including 867015 sheep and 137843 cattle were slaughtered in the 6-year period. Dicrocoeliosis, fasciolosis and hydatidosis were responsible for 2%, 1.92...

This experiment aimed at studying the qualities and carcass of Sheep meat Awassi after a being dose apricot seed oil to animals field in Department Animal Production college Agriculture - University Tikrit. used 16 local sheep , ranging age from 4-5 months, transaction. weighed weekly adjust amount feed provided depend on new weigh Animals were dosed daily orally proportions (0.5 ML 1.0 and1.5 ...

A questionnaire survey was conducted on the knowledge, attitude and practices of butchers tuberculosis in small ruminants selected areas Katsina State, Nigeria. All respondents had some level formal education. Animals slaughtered included cattle (18.0%), sheep (34.0%), goats (53.0%) camels (4.0%). were countryside (23.0%), within village (24.0%) community (57.0%). The knew could acquire that in...

The body composition of thirty-eight Granadina goat kids was measured. Six animals were slaughtered at birth while the remainder were kept individually at an environmental temperature of 24 +/- 2 degrees and a relative humidity of 60 +/- 5%. They were given goat's milk or a milk-substitute at two planes of nutrition until 15 or 30 d of age and then slaughtered. The goat's milk and milk-substitu...