background : present investigation is based on the clinicopatho-biochemical alteration related to natural tick borne bovine babesiosis in punjab state. methods : blood samples from jugular vein of 542 bovines (cattle 466 and buffaloes 76) having history of tick in­festation, fever, hemoglobinurea or anemia were collected and tested for babesia bigemina by blood smear examina­tion and pcr target...

a study was undertaken in southern peninsular state of india, the tamil nadu state, to assess the farmers’ “willingness to pay” (wtp) for receiving annual health care services to their dairy animals. the districts of the state were categorized as “livestock developed” (ld) and “livestock under developed” (lud) based on initial base line developed. contingent valuation (cv) approach was used to ...

Impaction in dairy animals refers to the failure of digestion, slow passage and accumulation of feed in one or more of the stomach compartments leading to constipation or absence of dung. In last few years this condition has emerged as one of the most common digestive disorder in dairy animals of Punjab. It is more common in pregnant or young cattle of less than 8 yr of age. Impaction is of two...

background: mastitis is an important health disorder in dairy herds which affects milk production, animal reproduction and production. objectives: the aim of this study was to estimate the cumulative incidence of mastitis in dairy herds in tehran province.  methods: from 679 dairy herds in tehran province that have more than 50 animals, 32 dairy herds were selected randomly and animals that had...

Smooth transition from pregnancy to lactation is important for high productive and reproductive performance during later postpartum period in dairy animals. On the other hand, the poor transition often leads to huge economic loss to dairy farmers due to compromised production and reproduction. Therefore, understanding the causes and consequence of metabolic changes during the transition period ...

Bovine Viral Diarrhea Virus (BVDV) is a Pestivirus of the Flaviviviridaefamily that infects cattle, and its widespread distribution can cause substantial economic losses worldwide. The aims of this study were: (1) to estimate the prevalence of animals persistently infected (PI) with BVDV in industrial dairy cattle herds in suburb of Mashhad- Iran; and (2) to compare the occurrence of persistent...

bovine viral diarrhea virus (bvdv) is a pestivirus of the flaviviviridaefamily that infects cattle, and its widespread distribution can cause substantial economic losses worldwide. the aims of this study were: (1) to estimate the prevalence of animals persistently infected (pi) with bvdv in industrial dairy cattle herds in suburb of mashhad- iran; and (2) to compare the occurrence of persistent...

Recently, the number of human Q fever cases in the Netherlands increased dramatically. In response to this increase, dairy goats and dairy sheep were vaccinated against Coxiella burnetii. All pregnant dairy goats and dairy sheep in herds positive for Q fever were culled. We identified the effect of vaccination on bacterial shedding by small ruminants. On the day of culling, samples of uterine f...

An understanding of livestock movement is critical to effective disease prevention, control and prediction. However, livestock movement in Ireland has not yet been quantified. This study has sought to define the survival and dispersal of a defined cohort of cattle born in Co. Kerry during 2000. The cohort was observed for a maximum of four years, from January 1, 2000 to December 31, 2004. Beef ...