OBJECTIVES 1) To characterize and determine genotypic relatedness of Salmonella serovars commonly isolated from domestic animals and humans in North Dakota, and 2) to assess their role in transferring antimicrobial resistance (AMR) to humans. MATERIALS AND METHODS A total of 434 Salmonella isolates obtained from 1) feces of apparently healthy feedlot, range, and dairy cattle in North Dakota; ...

Human activities have always led to the emission of greenhouse gases; atmospheric concentrations have been increasing during the last century; and present-day climate change is a result of past emissions. This paper presents historical emissions (1890–1998) by country due to CH4 enteric fermentation and N2O animal manure management from domestic livestock (excluding animals grazing). Two indica...

During last two decades studies on endozoochorous seed dispersal indicated that a large numbers of plant seeds are potentially dispersed and suceefully germinated via animal dung. However, very little is known about the relative importance of endozoochory in germination success of plant species in semi-steppe rangelands. In this paper we examined dung germinating seed content, seed deposition p...

We conducted a systematic review of the scientific literature from 1966 to 2005 to determine whether animals could provide early warning of a bioterrorism attack, serve as markers for ongoing exposure risk, and amplify or propagate a bioterrorism outbreak. We found evidence that, for certain bioterrorism agents, pets, wildlife, or livestock could provide early warning and that for other agents,...

Tuberculosis caused by Mycobacterium bovis in domestic livestock and wildlife is a significant problem in many countries worldwide. Wildlife reservoirs of tuberculosis confound programs for tuberculosis eradication from domestic livestock. Successful vaccination against tuberculosis in domestic animals or wildlife could contribute to tuberculosis eradication. Bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG) has b...

This chapter provides an overview on several topics paramount to understanding domestic free-ranging livestock foraging behavior. Animal behavior has always played a pivotal role in human management strategies involving domestic livestock, only within the last 30 years has there been a coordinated effort to try and use behavior principles in managing free-ranging livestock. Coupled with this fo...

Domestic violence is the use of intentional emotional, psychological, sexual, or physical force by one family member or intimate partner to control another. Violent acts include verbal, emotional, and physical intimidation; destruction of the victim's possessions; maiming or killing pets; threats; forced sex; and slapping, punching, kicking, choking, burning, stabbing, shooting, and killing vic...

BACKGROUND Although there has been a reduction of rabies in pets and domestic animals during recent decades in the United States, rabies remains enzootic among bats and several species of terrestrial wildlife. Spillover transmission of wildlife rabies to domestic animals therefore remains a public health threat METHODS Retrospective analysis of surveillance data of reported animal incidents (...

An explanation of the endemic nature and/or the resurgence of Human African Trypanosomiasis (HAT) in the historic foci in West and Central Africa may be the existence of an animal reservoir. In some HAT foci, pigs were found infected by Trypanosoma brucei gambiense but the implication of the other domestic animals was not quite evaluated. This study aims to determine the prevalence of T. b. gam...