Male reproductive performance has more impact on overall herd productivity than in the female. In order to assess herd productivity in cattle in Nyagatare, Eastern Rwanda, the proportional distribution of male reproductive organ abnormalities was investigated in 3087 bulls slaughtered over a 4-year period. The aim of the study was to investigate the proportional distribution of male reproductiv...

BACKGROUND Reproductive diseases limit the productivity of cattle worldwide and represent an important obstacle to profitable cattle enterprise. In this study, herd brucellosis and bovine genital campylobacteriosis (BGC) status, and demographic and management variables were determined and related to predicted calving rate (PrCR) of cattle herds in Adamawa, Kaduna and Kano states, Nigeria. Serum...

Vechur cattle, an indigenous breed of Kerala are highly disease resistant. Toll-like receptors (TLRs) perform a vital role in disease resistance through their recognition of pathogen associated molecular patterns (PAMPs). In this study, the mRNA of Toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4) gene of Vechur cattle was sequenced, characterized and compared with other species. Total RNA from milk somatic cells of...

INTRODUCTION Bovine tuberculosis (BTB) is widespread yet poorly controlled in Nigeria hence posing a public health threat. This study determined the prevalence of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTC) and factors associated with MTC among slaughtered cattle at Jos South Abattoir in Plateau State, Nigeria. METHODS We conducted a cross sectional study in which we collected 168 lung samples s...

Whole-genome sequencing provides a powerful tool to obtain more genetic variability that could produce a range of benefits for cattle breeding industry. Nanyang (Bos indicus) and Qinchuan (Bos taurus) are two important Chinese indigenous cattle breeds with distinct phenotypes. To identify the genetic characteristics responsible for variation in phenotypes between the two breeds, in the present ...

An abundance of agricultural by-products have been used to feed dairy and beef cattle in Taiwan, in order to reduce the cost of livestock production. Most farmers are not concerned about the nutrient value of agricultural by-products. They need to be educated on how to utilize by-products properly. Research to improve techniques of preservation and the efficiency of utilization of agricultural ...

The rich anthropological and ethnographic literature on cattle “color” “pattern” terms has argued for the central role of model in visual systems pastoral cultures. This study provides further evidence to idea a structuring pastoralists’ systems, it explores indigenous meanings Hamar, language spoken Southwest Ethiopia. results show that pastoralists communicate conceptualize all kind experienc...

Detailed tables containing information on countries in which BSE has been reported are provided by the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) on its website (BSE specific data – www.oie.int). Apart from the 184 169 cases in cattle that were diagnosed in the UK up to the end of 2011, 20 other European countries also recorded the disease, some such as Portugal, Switzerland and Ireland at high...

In this study, we developed an allele-specific polymerase chain reaction-microarray (AS PCR-microarray) chip to perform the allele-specific gene amplification and microarray-based detection on a single wafer to identify Korean indigenous beef cattle, called Hanwoo. For allele-specific discrimination and amplification, Hanwoo-specific ten homozygous single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) sites wer...