Mastitis is one of the most important diseases affecting production and reproductive efficiency dairy cows. The objective this study was to estimate prevalence subclinical mastitis (SCMA) its effects on performance in postpartum In a cross-sectional survey, sample cows (n = 200) within their 10-40 days milk from smallholder farms 159) were selected tested for SCMA using California Test. They cl...

In comparison to the last 10 or 20 years, veterinarians are now frequently requested to solve fertility problems in the dog, mainly due to the increased popularity of purebred dogs as well as for sentimental or fi nancial reasons. In fact, breeders may be concerned about different kinds of problems which include but are not limited to true infertility (their bitches produce no pups after mating...

The influences of age and lactational period on the distribution, number and structure of somatomammotrophs (SMTs) and the relationships to changes in somatotroph and lactotroph populations in ovine were studied using immunocytochemical procedures with light and electron microscopy as well as morphometric techniques. Adenohypophyseal glands of 15 individuals of the Segureña bread (female lambs ...

Large-scale artificial insemination services in Queensland date from 1955. In that year a bull-proving project was inaugurated for the purpose of locating dairy sires of outstanding genetic merit from Queensland studs. The project requires the artificial insemination of at least 1,000 cows each year in the Nambour region of south-east Queensland. In September, 1957, an artificial insemination c...