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Age and seasonal pattern of contagious agalactia in small ruminants in Ukraine
2021
Bohach Dmytro Mykolaivych | Stegniy Borys Tymofiyovych | Bohach Mykola Volodymyrovych | Pavlov Serhii Leonidovych | Bolotin Vitaliy Igorovych
The aim of the study was to determine how the spread of contagious agalactia in sheep and goats in the Odesa region depended on the age of the animals and the season.
Mostrar más [+] Menos [-]Effects of topical treatment of foot rot in sheep using ozonated olive ointment
2021
Szponder Tomasz | Zdziennicka Joanna | Nowakiewicz Aneta | Świeca Michał | Sobczyńska-Rak Aleksandra | Żylińska Beata | Patkowski Krzysztof | Junkuszew Andrzej | Wessely-Szponder Joanna
Foot rot in small ruminants is highly contagious, causes severe lameness, and impairs fertility and wool and meat production. It is usually treated with parenteral antibiotics, with attendant antibiotic resistance risk, and with bactericidal footbaths, potentially harmful to humans and the environment. An alternative treatment in sheep is proposed based on repeated topical ozonated ointment application. Its effectiveness and safety were evaluated by estimation of acute-phase response, biochemical indicators of organic damage, and antioxidant/oxidant balance (AOB).
Mostrar más [+] Menos [-]Investigation of the prevalence of Mycoplasma ovipneumoniae in Southern Xinjiang, China
2021
Zhao Jin-yu | Du Yi-zhou | Song Ya-ping | Zhou Peng | Chu Yue-feng | Wu Jun-yuan
It is very important to monitor the infection of Mycoplasma ovipneumoniae as a potential threat to the sheep industry. Southern Xinjiang is a major sheep breeding base in China, however, there is no relevant information concerning the infection of the region’s ovine stock with this bacteria at present. This study aimed to address this knowledge gap.
Mostrar más [+] Menos [-]New insights into the prevalence and phylogenetic diversity of Cysticercus ovis isolates in sheep from Sulaymaniyah, Iraq
2021
Ahmad Mohammed Aram
Although ovine cysticercosis is not a zoonotic problem, it results in substantial economic losses due to the condemnation of infected tissues or entire carcasses. This study aimed to record preliminary data on the prevalence, and phylogenetic diversity of Cysticercus ovis isolates from slaughtered sheep in the province of Sulaymaniyah, Iraq.
Mostrar más [+] Menos [-]Clinico-Pathological Responses of Sheep to Graded Levels of Brachiaria decumbens Diets
2021
Kalai Vaani Muniandy | Eric Lim Teik Chung | Mohd Farhan Hanif Reduan | Bura Thlama Paul | Mimi Syazwani Jaapar | Muhammad Hazziq Mohd Hamdan | Faez Firdaus Abdullah Jesse
Brachiaria decumbens is a highly productive tropical grass used for ruminant production. However, it can cause hepatogenous photosensitization, general ill-thrift, and deaths in ruminants due to the presence of steroidal saponins. This study determined the acute and chronic clinico-pathological responses of sheep to graded levels of B. decumbens diet. A total of 30 male crossbred Dorper sheep (six-month-old) used in the study were randomly divided into three treatment groups of 10 sheep each. Treatment 1 (T1), which served as the control group, was fed with Pennisetum purpureum and concentrates, whereas Treatments 2 (T2) and 3 (T3) were fed low (10%) and high (60%) levels of B. decumbens, respectively. The study period was divided into acute (7 days) and chronic (90 days) phases. The rectal temperature, respiratory rate, heart rate, and mucous membrane color were monitored throughout the experiment. At the end of each stage, five animals were selected from each treatment group and euthanized by slaughter to collect organs for gross pathology, organ morphometric and histopathological evaluations. The treated animals did not show significant changes (p>0.05) in rectal temperature, pulse, and respiration rates throughout the study period. However, the mucous membranes were noticeably becoming pale starting from day 60 to 90 in T3 and during the chronic phase (day 90) in T2. There was no lesion or morphometric change in any organ at postmortem examination. At histopathology, both T2 and T3 exhibited mild to moderate necrosis, hemorrhage, congestion, hydropic degeneration and edema (p<0.05) in the liver and brain. In summary, this study has established that both low and high levels of B. decumbens diets cause chronic brain and liver damages in the sheep model. This study can be used for future research on the effects of B. decumbens on grazing animals.
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