In the last decade considerable changes have taken place in the sheep industry in Hungary. Increasing numbers of sheep have been concentrated in newly established farms where intensive fattening methods have been practi­ sed. At present about 90 per cent of sheep are concentrated in large farms. Approximately 60-70 per cent of the total income of the sheep industry comes from the meat product i...

Sheep and goat breeds are selected worldwide for meat, wool, and dairy production, and breeding objectives also include other functional traits such as reproductive performance and disease resistance. In early 2007, the development of next-generation sequencing (NGS) allowed de novo sequencing of sheep (Jiang et al., 2014) and goat genomes (Dong et al., 2013). In turn, it offered an opportunity...

background :    salmonellosis is an infectious and a food-borne disease of humans and animals. the initial source of the infection is the intestinal tracts of birds and other animals. apparently healthy animals can become subclinical carriers and persistently shed salmonella in their feces which can act as a reservoir for the pathogen. the aim of this study is to detect the carriers of salmonel...

Cattle and sheep meat milk production is an imperative of animal husbandry in the world. Statistics show a constant trend increasing number inhabitants planet, thus need for livestock products. Scientists are trying to find balance between food needs sustainable development. Special emphasis must be placed on respecting differences understanding choice food, meat. Not all cultures have same hab...

Meat species adulteration imposes substantial concern to consumers in terms of economic loss, food allergy, religious observance, and food safety. Federal and state laws require that meat products be labeled as to the species they contain. Species substitutions, such as substitution of horse meat for beef and pork for sheep meat, have been reported in several countries (Matin, 1981). As mechani...

The genotypes for calpastatin (CAST) and calpain (CAPN) loci were determined by PCR-RFLP and PCRSSCPmethods. Blood samples were collected from 200 pure-bred Zel sheep from Shirang’s Zel sheep Breeding Station located in south-west of Golestan, Iran. Extraction of genomic DNA was performed based on the modified salting out method. Based on results, two investigated loci were polymorphic an...

The primary selection objective in the South African Mutton Merino is meat production, while wool plays a secondary role. The Merino, on the other hand is selected for wool production. Respectively 20 and 23 of each genetic different type of ewes were used in a 15-week indoor study to quantify the influence of nutrient intake on certain production traits when fed at different levels of their re...

The research project “A quantitative risk assessment of Salmonella in sheep meat produced in New Zealand” was initiated with a meeting in Gore in July 2000, attended by a wide range of stakeholder groups. The meeting followed agreement that Salmonella Brandenburg was an important issue and the securing of majority sponsorship by Meat New Zealand. The research project has a three-year duration. ...

Meat consumers in the Middle East traditionally prefer meat from freshly slaughtered animals to that from chilled or frozen carcasses. Consequently, meat trade in the Middle East is based mainly upon the importation of large quantities of live animals rather than of sheep and goat carcasses. Furthermore, as it seems that pathogens remain viable for longer periods of time in live animals than in...

Introduction: There are three synthetic hormones approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (U.S. FDA) for growth promotion in cattle and sheep raised for meat production: the estrogenic compound zeranol, the anabolic steroid trenbolone acetate (TBA), and the progestin melengestrol acetate (MGA). The FDA approves and regulates the use of hormone implants, establishing tolerance levels (m...