BACKGROUND AND AIM: {T. gondii} is the fourth most important parasite in world and second out of 14 foodborne pathogens USA Europe. Meat-borne transmission causes food-borne infections Europe (EFSA-European Food Safety Authority). SINZOO part Veterinary Informative System Italian Ministry Health. It collects transmit data to EFSA, published annual EFSA/ECDC summary reports on zoonoses. The aim ...

Background and Aim: Healthy meat production is an important aspect of increasing sheep productivity. This study aimed to examine the influence protected kapok seed oil (KSO) in combination with choline chloride (CC) on feed utilization, lipid status, performance thin-tailed sheep. Materials Methods: Thirty male (approximately 6 months old, average body weight 12.59 ± 1.48 kg) were divided into ...

Myostatin (MSTN) is an inhibitor of skeletal muscle growth, and a mutation in the gene coding region leads to increased muscling. Calpastatin (CAST) is a specific inhibitor of the ubiquitous calcium-dependent proteases, µ-calpain and m-calpain, found in mammalian tissues. In this study, genomic DNA was extracted from Zandi sheep blood samples. Gel monitoring and spectrophotometer methods were u...

A new variant of Creutzfeldt Jacob Disease (vCJD) was identified in humans and linked to the consumption of Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE)-infected meat products. Recycling of ruminant tissue in meat and bone meal (MBM) has been proposed as origin of the BSE epidemic. During this epidemic, sheep and goats have been exposed to BSE-contaminated MBM. It is well known that sheep can be expe...

Introduction: Toxoplasma gondii is one of the most important foodborne pathogens. Toxoplasmosis causes abortion and neonatal loss in livestock and imposes significant losses to farming industry. Prevalence of T. gondii in sheep and goats was investigated in three adjacent geographical areas within Gilan province in north of Iran. Methods: Serum samples were collected from 247 sheep and 155 goat...

Foodborne diseases, in particular those related to meat and meat products, have recently become a matter of great public concern. Sheep and goat meat can transmit infections and diseases either through handling during preparation procedures or as a result of ingestion by the consumer. The authors highlight the second route of contamination in relation to meat and meat products from small rumina...

enterohemorrhagic escherichia coli (ehec) of the o157:h7 serotype is a worldwide zoonotic pathogen responsible for the majority of severe cases of human ehec disease. the aim of the present study was to investigate the prevalence of e. coli o157: h7/nm in raw meat samples from two provinces of iran. during a period from march 2010 to march 2011. two hundred and ninety five raw meat samples were...

Currently, meat consumers are more conscious about the authentic products linked to their origin, which generates a growing demand for labeled sheep meat. In eastern Morocco, Beni-Guil (BG) is Protected Geographical Indication (PGI) product. This study aimed assess variation of intramuscular fat quality BG in its cradles (Cr). The chemical composition longissimus lumborum muscle was evaluated f...

Sheep are one of the livestock that can provide benefits such as meat, milk, and skin which used a source income for community, especially in Asahan regency area. However, still, farmer's knowledge terms care sheep diseases result being able to die. The purpose this study was create an expert system diagnose disease using theory Bayes. waterfall is model with stages, analysis, design, implement...

Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli (EHEC) of the O157:H7 serotype is a worldwide zoonotic pathogen responsible for the majority of severe cases of human EHEC disease. The aim of the present study was to investigate the prevalence of E. coli O157: H7/NM in raw meat samples from two provinces of Iran. During a period from March 2010 to March 2011. Two hundred and ninety five raw meat samples were...