Bangladesh possesses a tropical goat breed popularly known as Black Bengal goat. They are dwarf in size and noted to be famous for their adaptability, fertility, prolificacy, delicacy of meat and superior skin quality (Husain et al. 1996). It is well adapted to hot and humid climate and usually produces twins and triplets. However, it has been observed that there exists sizeable genetic variati...

This study was conducted to determine the electrophoretic pattern of serum protein in goats infected withBabesia ovis. Serum total protein was calculated and serum electrophoresis from 15 goats naturally infectedwith B. ovis as well as same number of healthy goats was performed. Microscopic examination of Giemsastained peripheral blood smears revealed B. ovis infection. The parasitological diag...

An experiment was conducted in Algerian desert goats to study the effect of age and season on blood biochemical and mineral profile during different physiological stages of the goats. Serum Ca, Mg and Na levels were significantly high at birth and decreases as the age advanced. The season had a significant effect on the decreased levels of Ca, Mg and K and inversely on the increased levels of N...

This research aimed to explore the effect of zeatin (6-γ,γ-dimethylallyl-amino) concentration on in vitro shoot proliferation six olive (Olea europaea L.) cultivars, ‘Aggizi Shami,’ ‘Coratina,’ ‘Frantoio,’ ‘Manzanillo,’ ‘Picual,’ and ‘Toffahi.’ The cultivars were reproduced via multiplication Rugini medium (OM) with three concentrations (2, 4, 6 mg L-1) for subcultures. Shami’ ‘Toffahi’ had hig...

Clinically, peste des petits ruminants (PPR) is characterized by erosive stomatitis, enteritis with diarrohea and pneumonia. The outbreaks of a rinderpest like disease later confirmed by World Reference Laboratory to be PPR have been occurring in goats since 1993 in Bangladesh and found that the virus has a close relation with the Indian isolates (West Bengal) of PPRV at a cluster with Asian gr...

BACKGROUND: Gallstones are concretions that form in the biliary system. There are two major types of gallstones (pigment and cholesterol), which seem to form due to distinctly different pathogenic mechanisms. OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence and chemical composition of gallstones in goats. Bacteriologic analysis and pathological findings were reviewed. METHODS:...

The objective of the study was to evaluate chemical composition, in vitro dry matter digestibility (IVDMD), and growth performance of weanling Boer-goats supplemented with cowpea seed hulls (CSH) and commercial concentrate / feed (CF) with natural pasture as basal diet. Weanling Boer-goats (n=36) were assigned to 3 treatments comprising of 4 animals each (2 bucklings and 2 females) replicated t...

Polymorphism of the second exon of the caprine leukocyte antigen-DRB3 gene (CLA-DRB3*02) was investigated in this study. The 285 bp PCR product of 258 individuals from 10 domestic goat breeds in Southwest China was digested with restriction endonucleases PstI and HaeIII and then genotyped. Three alleles and 4 restriction digestion profiles were distinguished by digestion of the PCR fragment by ...