To characterise the urban livestock keeping practices and constraints in Kisumu municipality, Kenya, a questionnaire survey was carried out. Thirty-four contact farmers were interviewed on general farm characteristics and production constraints. The farming activities were categorised as either livestock only (41%), or mixed crops and livestock (59%). The surveyed farmers kept mainly cattle (10...

background staphylococcus aureus is a significant pathogen that can colonize the nares of different animals, causing a wide range of infections in various hosts. objectives we intended to determine the prevalence of s. aureus in the nasal cavity of healthy ruminants and also to investigate the presence of antibiotic resistance genes. materials and methods in the present study, healthy cattle (n...

background: fasciola species are parasitic trematode with world wide distribution that infects wild and domesticated herbivores, particularly ruminants. the aim of the present study was to investigate the intra species variations of f. gigantica, from goats and buffalos isolates in two common geographic climates of iran. methods: fasciola species were collected from goat, buffalo, sheep, and ca...

rumen is a persistent and specific ecosystem consists of bacteria, protozoa and fungus where feed fermentation takes place in it. produced hydrogen in rumen can be used in the synthesis of the volatile fatty acids and the microbial protein and its excess would be eliminated through the production of methane by methanogenesis. nutritionists have tried to find ways to decrease loss and energy and...

The present study was designed to determine the prevalence of intestinal parasites in ruminants. A total 124 fecal samples from ruminants (92 large – cattle, buffalo and 32 small ruminants- goat sheep) were collected Gabtoli cattle market Keraniganj, Dhaka May September 2017. Formol ether concentration technique used process samples. Among ruminants, maximum shown by Entamoeba sp. among protozo...

Objective: This study aimed at comparing serum parameters of clinically healthy gazelles of Al Wabra Wildlife Preservation (AWWP), Qatar, with reference ranges of domestic and other wild ruminants, in order to gain, on the one hand, insight into the nutritional status of the animals, and, on the other hand, to establish reference ranges for the investigated species. Material and methods: Serum ...

Although the importance of wild ruminants as potential reservoirs of bluetongue virus (BTV) has been suggested, the role played by these species in the epidemiology of BT in Europe is still unclear. We carried out a serologic and virologic survey to assess the role of wild ruminants in the transmission and maintenance of BTV in Andalusia (southern Spain) between 2006 and 2010.A total of 473 out...

neonate ruminants possess little cell-wall and starch degrading enzyme activity. importantly, early establishment of fibrolytic, amylolytic, and proteolytic capacities is influential for the early expansion of the reticulorumen epithelia. such an early development in reticulorumen fermentation will enable a timely hepatic adaptation to volatile fatty acids assimilation. the early nutrient relea...

Infection with Chlamydiae, specifically Chlamydophila (Cp.) abortus, causes enzootic abortion in small ruminants. The disease is highly prevalent in most parts of the world and has a high economic impact especially on the sheep industry. Swine is another species that can suffer from chlamydial infection. Besides Cp. abortus, Cp. pecorum and Chlamydia (C.) suis can all cause reproductive failure...