The Egyptian Abu-Hammad vaccinal strain of bovine herpesvirus-1 (BHV-1) was genetically characterised by comparing HindIII endonuclease genomic fingerprints of the Egyptian BHV-1 with reference strain Cooper 1 of BHV-1 subtype 1 (BHV-1.1). Analyses of nucleotide (nt) and deduced amino acid (aa) sequences and phylogeny of the major viral immunogen, glycoprotein D (gD), were used to compare the E...

A manufacturing company, whether in developed or less developed countries, that operates within today’s dynamic and hostile environment (i.e., globalization) is vulnerable. The different functional areas within a company need to be mobilized to confront the threat. Production and operations management, as one of the very fundamental functions within a factory, is required to answer an important...

A retrospective study was undertaken to evaluate the incidence, signalment, haematological and biochemical changes, therapy, and outcome of dogs presented to the Outpatients section of the Onderstepoort Veterinary Academic Hospital for confirmed snake envenomation. Three hundred and seventy-six records of dogs presented for snake envenomation from 1998 to 2002 were reviewed and 155 were selecte...

This study is focused on examination of ancient Egyptian mummy with congenital limb deformity from noble Egyptian mummy back to new kingdom-18th dynasty date from 1550-1295 BCE owned by Egyptian museum in El-Tharir – Egypt. Unilateral deformities were observed with ankle torsion and the neck of the talus was higher than normal. The CT images suggested abnormalities in shape of the tarsal bones ...