When identifying other individuals, animals may match current cues with stored information about that individual from the same sensory modality. Animals may also be able to combine current information with previously acquired information from other sensory modalities, indicating that they possess complex cognitive templates of individuals that are independent of modality. We investigated whethe...

MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are a class of small RNAs that play significant roles in regulating the expression of the post-transcriptional skin and hair follicle gene. In recent years, extensive studies on these microRNAs have been carried out in mammals such as mice, rats, pigs and cattle. By comparison, the number of microRNAs that have been identified in goats is relatively low; and in particular, th...

Cocciodiosis, probably due to Eimeria sp., was found in the gallbladder of a goat. Meronts, gamonts, and oocysts were found in the epithelium of villous and submucosal glands. Meronts were 11.7 x 7.7 /^m and contained 3-20 merozoites; merozoites were 8-12 ^im long and 1.5-2.3 /urn wide. Macrogamonts and unsporulated oocysts were 9.6 x 8.7 /um and 11.6 x 9.5 ^m, respectively. There was generaliz...

Orf virus (ORFV), a species of the genus Parapoxvirus of the family Poxviridae, causes non-systemic, highly contagious, and eruptive disease in sheep, goat, and other wild and domestic ruminants. Our previous work shows orf to be ubiquitous in the Fujian Province of China, a region where there is considerable heterogeneity among ORFVs. In this study, we sequenced full genomes of four Fujian goa...

The "abscess disease" was described in naturally infected goats for the first time in Sudan. An anaerobic respiratory deficient staphylococcus was isolated in pure form. The biochemical properties were studied. The disease was successfully reproduced in experimental goats.

The present report describes the accidental detection of ectopic intestinal gland like structures with interspersed goblet cells in a mesenteric lymph node from an crossbred adult goat, which was infected with Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis. The histomorphological features reminded intestinal epithelium, and glandular choristoma was diagnosed. This report is to our knowledge, the f...

The success of Genome Wide Association Studies in the discovery of sequence variation linked to complex traits in humans has increased interest in high throughput SNP genotyping assays in livestock species. Primary goals are QTL detection and genomic selection. The purpose here was design of a 50-60,000 SNP chip for goats. The success of a moderate density SNP assay depends on reliable bioinfor...

The PNAS article by Stiner et al. (1), “A forager–herder trade-off, from broad-spectrum hunting to sheep management at Aşıklı Höyük, Turkey,” adds a major new element to our evidence for—and understanding of— the appearance of the first animal herding in southwest Asia, involving the earliest management of caprines (managed caprines including sheep and goat), as well as an important methodologi...