BACKGROUND Mortality from epizootic pneumonia is hindering re-establishment of bighorn sheep populations in western North America. Mycoplasma ovipneumoniae, a primary agent of this disease, is frequently carried asymptomatically by the domestic sheep and goats that constitute the reservoir of this agent for transmission to bighorn sheep. Our long-term objective is to reduce the risk of M. ovipn...

Batur sheep is one of Indonesian’s local species with the original geographical distribution in District and surrounding areas. This study was conducted to determine suitability that were kept by smallholder farmers. The Village, Banjarnegara Regency, Indonesia February 2020 identifying qualitative traits sheeps (64 males 129 females) compared other breeds. Qualitative data then transformed int...

BACKGROUND Toxoplasma gondii, a protozoan parasite, infects almost all warm-blooded animals and humans. Limited information is available about T. gondii infection in Tibetan Sheep in Gansu province, northwestern China. In the present study, we estimated the seroprevalence and risk factors of T. gondii infection in this region of China. RESULTS A total of 1732 Tibetan Sheep were included from ...

in order to estimate economic values of productive traits (meat, milk and wool) in taleshi native sheep breed of iran, records from economic parameters and performance of local taleshi flocks were used. the economic values of traits were used to select the maximum profit estimation also to study the sensitivity rate of the model the effects of 20 percent increase / decrease in the price of milk...

Sheep fertility genes have been studied in Turkey for many years. But so far it cannot be said that a satisfactory result has achieved terms of the number detected polymorphisms on genes. Exhibiting genetic structure local gene resources adapted to particular region is very important sustainability, conservation and breeding studies, other issues such as profitability. Therefore, primary aim th...

This study aimed to determine the effect of giving various doses fermented cassava peel by local microorganisms (MOL) on percentage carcasses male sheep. The research was carried out at Mr. Praditya Raharja's Ranch, Jalan Bunga Rinte, Simpang Selayang, Medan, from December 16, 2019 March 8, 2020 using a completely randomized design (CRD) with 4 treatments and 5 replications. used 20 sheep an av...

BACKGROUND Remodelling of airway walls is a significant morbidity factor in patients suffering from chronic asthma. The relationship between airway remodelling and the inflammatory response is not well defined. Sheep have been used extensively to model airway disease in humans and represent a suitable model to examine airway remodelling. OBJECTIVE The aim of the present study was to develop a...