Thirty-two naturally infested dromedaries were included in these studies; within pairs, dromedaries were randomly allocated to a treated or a control group based on body weight. Treated animals received a single subcutaneous injection of ivermectin 1.0% w/v solution at adose of 200 \¡.g/kg. Animals were slaughtered 14 to 29 days after treatment and the parasites remaining were recovered for ide...

Zoonotic helminths are often transmitted to humans through domestic animals. This retrospective study was performed to estimate the prevalence of some important zoonotic helminthic infections of the liver and lung including echinococcosis, fasciolosis and dicrocoeliasis in Kazerun and Shiraz abattoirs, Fars, Iran, during 2011-2013. A total of 12381 sheep, 6473 cattle, 22847 goats, 66 camels, an...

The aim of this study was to analyze the economic viability of producing dairy goat kids fed liquid diets in alternative of goat milk and slaughtered at two different ages. Forty-eight male newborn Saanen and Alpine kids were selected and allocated to four groups using a completely randomized factorial design: goat milk (GM), cow milk (CM), commercial milk replacer (CMR) and fermented cow colos...

Leptospirosis is considered a bacterial zoonosis of public health importance. It common in tropical areas, especially developing countries with scarce and sanitation resources. This study evaluated the presence Leptospira spp. slaughtered bovine slaughterhouse Midwest region São Paulo, Brazil, as well identified positive animals both serology by molecular analysis. Biological samples blood, liv...

The objective was to identify the level of knowledge animal protein consumers about welfare production animals, in Belém city, Pará State, Brazil. survey carried out two supermarkets, using 401 structured questionnaires, with 10 closed questions, a “Yes” or “No” answer, taking into consideration, for formation socioeconomic profile, questions related gender, age group, educational and family in...