368 blood and Carcass randomly sampled from slaughtered animals for detection Toxoplasmosis. The blood samples were examined for existence Infection by serological method (Dye test) and the tissue samples from different parts of carcass including skeletal muscle, diaphragm, heart, liver and lymphnode, which ground in an electric grinder and digested by pepsin. Bioassay technique and inoculated...

Escherichia (E.) coli and Salmonella (S.) choleraesuis (subsp. choleraesuis and subsp. salamae) from apparently healthy slaughtered cattle and pigs in 1989 in Zambia, were examined for antibiotic resistance and the presence of conjugative R plasmid. Salmonella strains from diseased animals (cattle, chickens, leopards, lions and warthogs) were similarly tested. The majority of the cattle had bee...

The epidemic and economic impacts of Foot-and-mouth disease virus (FMDV) spread and control were examined by using epidemic simulation and economic (epinomic) optimization models. The simulated index herd was a ≥2,000 cow dairy located in California. Simulated disease spread was limited to California; however, economic impact was assessed throughout the United States and included international ...

Between 1996 and 2004, tissue samples from 3 630 slaughtered pigs were examined by gross examination, microscopy after the Ziehl-Neelsen (ZN) staining of homogenised tissues for the detection of acid-fast rods (AFR) and by culture for the presence of mycobacteria and Rhodococcus equi: 1 781 head lymph nodes (ln), 1 123 mesenteric ln, 54 pulmonary ln, 32 inguinal ln, 562 non-identified ln and 78...

The complete bleeding in slaughtering animals is closely related to the halalness of meat. This study aims describe completeness blood drains discarded laying hens carcasses sold at traditional markets Banda Aceh City. research samples were nine chicken bought from three markets, i.e., Peunayong, Ule Kareng, and Seutui (three each market). used a cross-sectional method test perfect carcass with...

Every year, billions of animals are slaughtered on industrial agricultures and whose status does not include under the category protected stray dogs or cats subjected to various kinds abusive behavior by human as a result moral exclusion certain species. The idea speciesism anthropocentrism causes suffering massive scale that people may find hard fathom. This paper discusses definition speciesi...

Advances in mineral nutrition of goats have been made during the last decade, especially in our understanding of Ca and P requirements. However, few studies have focused on the mineral requirements of crossbred Boer goats in their growth phase. Our objective for this study was to determine the macromineral (Ca, P, Mg, K, and Na) requirements for the maintenance and growth of intact, male three-...

Introduction On 19 February 2001, a suspected case of foot and mouth disease was discovered at an abattoir in Essex in south-east England. The following day the case was confirmed by the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (MAFF), signalling not only the first major outbreak of the disease in Britain since 1967, but also the onset of one of the most serious economic and socialcrises to ...

bovine leukosis virus (blv) is a retrovirus that primarily affects lymphoid tissue of cattle. to determine the seroprevalence of enzootic bovine leukosis virus infection and its effects on some clinical, hematological and flow cytometric indications, this study was conducted on 197 holstein cattle slaughtered in an abattoir in tehran province. elisa gp51 test of the obtained serums of the anima...