BACKGROUND:Mastitis is the most economically importantdisease in dairy industry worldwide. Bulk tank milk (BTM)analysis has been suggested for monitoring the udder healthstatus at herd level. OBJECTIVES: A cross-sectional study wasconducted to evaluate udder health status in 15 Holstein dairyfarms located in Qom province. METHODS: Bulk tank somaticcell count (BTMSCC) was analyzed using opto-flu...

Staphylococcus aureus is an emerging pathogen from dairy animals that can form biofilms in the udder of cows affected by mastitis. The use antibiotics farms leads to a decrease bacteria, finally making healthy food. aim this study was determine occurrence, antibiotic susceptibility, and biofilm forming ability S. isolated cow milk. A total fifteen raw milk samples were collected Mohammadpur, Na...

Considering automatized and robotic milking systems substantially decreasing the contact between producers herd, milk analysis is crucial to maintain quality safety of all dairy products. These naturally also decrease possibility health problems illness identification. Abnormalities in can be caused by several factors. Milk affected external conditions, such as temperature contamination feedsto...

INTRODUCTION Zoonotic enteric parasites are ubiquitous and remain a public health threat to humans due to our close relationship with domestic animals and wildlife, inadequate water, sanitation, and hygiene practices and diet. While most communities are now sedentary, nomadic and pastoral populations still exist and experience unique exposure risks for acquiring zoonotic enteric parasites. Thro...

The study aimed at assessing water, sanitation, and hygiene practices and their influence on infectious diseases among under-five children in semipastoral communities of Arusha. The study was cross-sectional in design. Prevalence of infectious diseases among under-five children was derived from patients' attendance register. Mothers randomly sampled from households were interviewed using questi...

Background. Early childhood caries (ECC) is a public health problem due to its impact on children's health, development, and wellbeing. The objective of this study was to assess the caries experience in 3-5-year-old children and to evaluate the relationship with their mothers' practices regarding feeding and oral hygiene habits in Kanpur. Method. A cross-sectional survey was undertaken on 2000 ...

Many of the chronic infectious disease problems in the goat herd are lifelong infections from exposure of kids near the time of birth. Infectious disease control programs start with planning kid-rearing strategies to minimize infection of the neonate. Pasteurized rearing strategies are commonly used to prevent mycoplasmosis and caprine arthritis-encephalitis virus (CAEV), however pasteurized re...

Effect of three hygienic conditions (T1washing and disinfection of udder and teats, milker hands, and a sanitary rinse of milking pails using calcium hypochlorite solution with 200 ppm Cl; T2washing of udder and teats, milker hands and milking pails with normal water; and T3without any kind of preparation of udder and teats, milker hands and milking pails) before milking were studied. Fifteen “...