From January 2004 to July 2007, 2455 sera were collected from domestic and wild animals living in central Italy and tested by indirect immunofluorescence assay to detect antibodies against Anaplasma phagocytophilum. Considering sera with 1:40 antibody titers as positive, 336 (13.68%) animals scored positive. The percentages of seropositivity were: 46.26% (31/67) in fallow deer, 46.15% (24/52) i...

Following several clinical cases of suspected bovine virus diarrhoea (BVD) on three Namibian cattle farms, a serological survey was conducted on bovine, ovine, caprine and wild ruminant sera originating from different regions of the country. Neutralizing antibodies to BVD virus (BVDV) were detected in 58% of 1,014 cattle sera, 14% of 618 sheep sera and 4.6% of 1,118 goat sera. Sera from seven o...

Domestic cattle, sheep and goats are important reservoirs for C. burnetii and exposure to aerosols and dust generated from infected animals is a wellestablished risk factor.2 Of particular importance in transmission are the birth products of ruminants, which contain extremely high concentrations of C. burnetii. Typical high risk occupations associated with Q fever infection include farming, aba...

Deep learning convolutional neural networks (CNNs) are an emerging technology that provide opportunity to increase agricultural efficiency through remote sensing and automatic inferencing of field conditions. This paper examined the novel use CNNs identify two weeds, hair fescue sheep sorrel, in images wild blueberry fields. Commercial herbicide sprayers a uniform application agrochemicals mana...

Pasteurella multocida is a gram-negative, opportunistic pathogen and the common inhabitant of the upper respiratory tract of domesticated and wild animal species. It is a causative agent of numerous economically important diseases worldwide, such as enzootic bronchopneumonia in ruminants and haemorrhagic septicemia in cattle and buffalo. The present study was undertaken to determine the prevale...

Throughout its history, the National Park Service has sought to eliminate or control non-native species within units. The growing influence of science in natural resource management made this mandate ever more imperative. Removal invasive vegetation proven extremely difficult and may never be complete many parks. Efforts domesticated animals feral wild invaders have met obstacles as well. Chann...