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Research ArticleOutbreaks of PPR-FMD among Sheep and Goats in Hail, Saudi Arabia
Ahmed Zein Elabdeen Mahmoud, Muaz Magzob Abdellatif, Mohamed Abdelsalam Abdalla
Peste des petits ruminants (PPR) is a viral disease which primarily affects small ruminants, causing significant economic losses for the livestock industry. Clinical investigation was carried out during the suspected outbreaks of PPR/FMD in sheep and goats in…
7 Sept 2017
Short CommunicationSimultaneous Detection of Mycoplasma Infections in Clinically Sick and Apparently Healthy Broilers
Muhammad Asif Zahoor, Zeeshan Nawaz, Abu Baker Siddique, Sajjad ur Rahman, Shahid Ali
Mycoplasma infections in gallinaceous birds are reported throughout the world and are caused by either Mycoplasma gallisepticum or Mycoplasma synoviae. Hence, in the present study we have detected Mycoplasma spp. from tissue samples collected from clinically s…
11 Jun 2017
Research ArticleDetection, Serotyping and Antimicrobial Resistance Pattern of Salmonella from Chicken slaughter slabs in Jos, North-Central Nigeria
Idowu Fagbamila, Adaobi Okeke, Micheal Dashen, Patricia Lar, Sati Ngulukun, Benshak Audu et al.
Poultry processing activities require large amount of high quality water for processing, cleaning and cooling. Contamination of water at any point in the processing stage is likely to affect meat hygiene. Waste water generated during these activities typically…
22 May 2017
Case ReportsClinical Management of Uterine Prolapse in Non-raising Hindquarter Condition of Cross Breed Dairy Cow
Tuli Dey, Sonnet Poddar, Mukti Barua
Uterine prolapse is most common and important reproductive disease of dairy cattle. A crossbreed cow of 3rd lactation came to Madras veterinary college with the clinical sign of complete uterine prolapse which calved one day before. The cow was handled and the…
17 May 2017
Research ArticleWide Prevalence of Critically Important Antibiotic Resistance in Egyptian Quail Farms with Mixed Infections
Eman M. Farghaly, Ahmed Samy, Heba Roshdy
Quail meat and egg production represent a promising source to cover the deficit in animal protein in developing countries including Egypt. However little is known about the prevalence and antibiotic resistance of major bacterial pathogens such as Escherichia C…
17 May 2017
Research ArticleAfrican Swine Fever Virus Transmission Cycle in Nigeria: Assessment of Domestic Pig-Soft Tick Contact through Detection of Antibodies against Ornithodoros moubata Salivary Antigen TSGP1
Pam D Luka, Frank N Mwiine, Bitrus Yakubu, Joseph Erume, Ricardo Pérez-Sánchez, Hermann Unger et al.
African swine fever (ASF) is a contagious viral disease of pigs with severe consequences and a growing transboundary potential. The disease is caused by ASF virus (ASFV), the only DNA virus with an arthropod vector of the genus Ornithodoros, involved in its tr…
13 Apr 2017
Research ArticleHigh Seroprevalence of PPRV-Antibodies among Sheep and Goats in Hail, Saudi Arabia
Ahmed Zein Mahmoud, Muaz Abdellatif, Ahmed Abdalla
Peste des petits ruminant’s virus (PPRV) causes a highly contagious disease in both domestic, wild ruminants and camels. Sera from non-vaccinated sheep (n=683), goats (n=624) and camels (n=155) of all ages and sexes were collected in a cross-sectional st…
21 Feb 2017- Short Communication
Serological Detection of Peste des Petits Ruminants Virus (PPRV) in Sheep and Goats of Muzaffargarh District in South Punjab, Pakistan
Aziz-ul-Rahman, Farooq Yousaf, Naveed Anwar, Muhammad Abubakar
Peste des petits ruminants virus (PPRV) causes an economically important disease of small ruminants that causes extensive livestock losses across areas where it is endemic. A serological survey on the prevalence of antibodies to PPRV was carried out in sheep a…
15 Feb 2017 
Short CommunicationHistochemical Characterization of Convict Cichlid (Amatitlania nigrofasciata) Intestinal Goblet Cells
Sezgi Arman, Sema Isisag Ucuncu
In the present study, some histochemical features of goblet cells of the intestine of convict cichlid (A. nigrofasciata) were described. In order to reveal the main histological construction, transverse sections of different parts of intestine were firstly sta…
30 Jan 2017- Short Communication
Clinical Investigation of Foot and Mouth Disease of Cattle in Batiaghata Upazilla Veterinary Hospital, Bangladesh
KM Fakhrul-Islam, Mohammad Shah Jalal, Sonnet Poddr, Md Nurul Quader, Md Sahidur-Rahman, Avijit Dutta et al.
Foot and mouth disease (FMD) is an epitheliotropic and transboundary viral disease affecting cattle, buffalo, sheep, goats, and wild animals around the globe. This highly contagious disease causes severe economic loss due to reduced productivity of the affecte…
30 Jan 2017 
Research ArticleSourcing Eco-Epidemiological Field Parameters to Describe a Slum Household-Based Pathogenic Leptospira Population Dynamics Simulation Model in Kenya: A Pseudo-Longitudinal Study Protocol
John Gachohi, Simon Karanja, Salome Wanyoike, Nduhiu Gitahi, Salome Bukachi, Kenneth Ngure
Leptospirosis is a neglected zoonosis and an emerging urban slum health problem. There is a scarcity of population-based information on the distribution of the infection and transmission determinants for urban Leptospirosis in developing countries. This study…
16 Jan 2017
Research ArticleConcurrent Infections of Chicken Infectious Anemia and Infectious Bursal Disease in 5 Weeks Old Pullets in Jos, Plateau State, Nigeria
Adedeji A.J, Sati N.M, Pewan S.B, Ogbu K.I, Adole J.A, Lazarus D.D et al.
In the field it is very difficult to differentiate between chicken infectious anemia (CIA) and infectious bursal disease (IBD) and co-infection of CIA and IBD. Infectious bursal disease was tentatively diagnosed in 5,000, 5 weeks old Hy-Line and ISA Brown pull…
14 Jan 2017
Research ArticleIsolation and Identification of Mycoplasma mycoides Subspecies mycoides from the Ear Canal of Cattle in Plateau State, North-Central Nigeria
Paul I. Ankeli, Mashood A. Raji, Haruna M. Kazeem, Moses O. Odugbo, Nendir J. Umaru, Idowu O. Fagbamila et al.
This study was undertaken to isolate and identify Mycoplasma mycoides subspecies mycoides (Mmm) from the ear canal of apparently healthy cattle in Plateau State, Nigeria. One hundred and sixty six ear swab samples (n=166) were cultured from which eight (8) Myc…
11 Oct 2016- Research Article
Efficacy and Effects of Various Allopathic and Herbal Immuno-potentiating Agents for Curing of Subclinical Mastitis in Dairy Cows
Muhammad Ibrahim, Jawaria Ali Khan, Muhammad Sarwar Khan, Wasim Shehzad, Muhammad Avais, Ali Husnain et al.
The major purpose of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of some allopathic and herbal ingredients for treatment of subclinical mastitis and to test out how these ingredients can be used for enhancement of milk quality as well as their effects on the haema…
11 Sept 2016 
Research ArticlePrevalence and Morphological Identification of Tick Species Infes-tation in Goat in Chittagong, Bangladesh
Jannatul Noor, Md. Ahaduzzaman, Mir Md. Afzal Hossain, Mohammad Alamgir Hossain, Sardar Abdur Rahim, Md. Samun Sarker
Ticks are blood sucker, ecto-parasites of a wide range of mammals that enforce major economic threats to the livestock industry throughout the world. The present cross sectional study was conducted to assess the prevalence of tick in goat’s populat…
31 Aug 2016
Research ArticleMolecular Characterization of Laboratory Reared Glossina palpalis palpalis and Glossina morsitans submorsitans Populations in Nigeria
Christopher U Orji, Ignatius O Onyeocha, Steven S Shaida, Peter M Dede, Bitrus Yakubu, Elijah E Ella et al.
Tsetse fly (Diptera: Glossinidae) vector control measures can rely upon knowledge of genetic diversity between species’ population. Two species were studied: Glossina palpalis palpalis and Glossina morsitans submorsitans using two mitochondrial DNA fragm…
28 Aug 2016
Research ArticleSerodiagnosis of Aleutian Disease Virus Infection in Mink - Short Term Stability and Long Term Consistency of Antibody Levels Measured by VP2 ELISA
Anna-Maria Andersson, Ann-Kristin Nyman, Per Wallgren
Aleutian disease virus (ADV) infection in mink typically cause hypergammaglobulinemia, plasmacytosis and immune complex disease. Due to lack of success in eradicating Aleutian disease (AD) by stamping out, a new strategy for disease control with focus on evalu…
18 May 2016
ReviewCrimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever (CCHF): An Emerging Disease in Pakistan
Behzad Hussain, Abdullah Iqbal, Muhammad Abubakar
Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) is an emerging deadly viral disease in Pakistan and is becoming endemic in many regions. The first case of CCHF was reported in 1976 in Rawalpindi and after that, multiple sporadic cases and outbreaks have occurre…
11 May 2016- Case Reports
Treatment of Traumatic Umbilical Hernia with Peritonitis due to Intestinal Perforation in a Three-Month Old Calf
Muhammad Arif Zafar, Arfan Yousaf, Murtaz-ul-Hasan, Faisal Ayub Kiayani, Matee ul Islam, Muhammad Farooq Iqbal
This clinical report is about the evaluation of complications and survival after using a modified two-layer, hand-sewn, end-to-end anastomosis technique in a calf treated for traumatic umbilical hernia with peritonitis. A cross-bred calf was presented with per…
9 Feb 2016 - Research Article
Potential of Moringa oleifera Leaf Meal as Partially Replacement of Cotton Seed Cake in Diet of Nili-Ravi Buffaloes in Semi-Arid Areas
Muhammad Imran, Muhammad Mobashar, Muhammad Irfan, Shazia Hanif, Sumaira Hanif, Muhammad Abubakar
This experiment was conducted to evaluate the potential of Moringa Oleifera leaf meal (MOLM) as partially replacement of the cotton-seed cake (CSC) in lactating Nili-Ravi buffaloes. On the basis of nearly similar lactation stage and body weight, sixteen indivi…
4 Feb 2016