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Feb 09, 2021Open AccessArticle
Bluetongue is an infectious, viral, non-contagious disease, caused by the virus of the genus Orbivirus and family Reoviridae, being transmitted by hematophagous vectors of the genus Culicoides to domestic and wild ruminants. The disease mainly affects sheep. The infection is related to the climatic conditions of high temperatures and high humidity, which favor the proliferation of vectors. The disease is characterized by systemic hemorrhagic viral fever, caused by vascular injury a...
Jun 11, 2020Open AccessArticle
A study on the prevalence of canine babesiosis was carried out at Jos south Local Government Area of Plateau State, Nigeria, between May and June 2019. Giemsa stained blood smears of 150 dogs revealed that 20 (13.33%) of the dogs were positive with Babesia canis. Among these, 63 (42.00%) were puppies aged less than 6 months, and 87 (58.00%) are adult dogs aged 9 months and above infected by the parasite. However, the age is found significantly correlated with Babesia canis as all the positives a...
Mar 20, 2020Open AccessArticle
Sud-Kivu province in DRC faces to malnutrition of his population. Agriculture and especially livestock have a low yield due to bad government, low diseases control, lack of feed, inappropriate chicken’s accommodation. Importation of food is very high. A survey was implemented on local chickens rearing in Bukavu town and his hinterland territories of Kabare, Walungu and Kalehe in Sud-Kivu. Conducted at the household level, standard methods of interviews and structured questionnaires were used on ...
Mar 25, 2019Open AccessArticle
The tropical house gecko is an exotic and invasive lizard that has a wide distribution in the New World. Throughout its area of occurrence, the species is predated by several native predators, such as spiders, lizards, snakes, birds, and mammals. The guira cuckoo is a widely distributed bird in South America, usually found in man-impacted regions. The species feeds mainly on arthropods, small vertebrates, and reptiles, such as liz ...
Mar 25, 2019Open AccessArticle
This study aims to present records of southern sea lions (Otaria flavescens) on the coast of Arraial do Cabo, located on the east coast of Rio de Janeiro State, southeastern Brazil, and information on the levels of total mercury (THg) found in muscle tissue of a specimen collected in the study area. Between July 2003 and February 2017, 5 occurrences of southern sea lions were recorded in the study area. Four of these records were ...
Aug 27, 2018Open AccessArticle
The bluefish, Pomatomus
saltatrix (Linnaeus, 1766), the only representative of the Pomatomidae
family, is a key fishing resource that represents a substantial part of the
landings at RESEX-Mar of Arraial do Cabo-RJ. The spec ...
Apr 17, 2018Open AccessArticle
The present study was conducted to determine the
occurrence of two viral and one bacterial
disease in four Tahsils of Khairpur District during June 2014-June 2015. The study was conduct on the clinical
signs, symptoms and postmortem examination. The data were collected randomly; five farms were selected from
Khairpur District. The results shows high mortality rate in all Tahsils were
observed (1.17%) due to IBD from all Tahsils fo ...
Mar 26, 2018Open AccessArticle
It is well known that the hypothalamic changes in control of hormones determine the chronological
sequence of aging in mammals. For decades, it has
been demonstrated in humans that the hypothalamic nuclei manifest heterogeneity
in degeneration during aging, with the neuron number decreasing in both the
suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN) and
the preoptic sexually dimorphic nucleus (SDN-POA) in the process of senescence, while the neuron ...
Mar 12, 2018Open AccessArticle
The imbalance between oxidant molecules and
antioxidant agents is characterized as oxidative stress (OS) and may lead to
severe damage to the organism. In contrast, the physical training of aerobic
and resistive character promotes increases of the antioxidant response,
resulting in a balance and/or minimizing damage. Therefore, the objective of
the study is to verify the effect of aerobic training, resistive training and
concurren ...
Jan 29, 2018Open AccessArticle
The aim of the study was
to relate some pre-slaughter handling factors for lambs in a slaughterhouse,
with the presence of bruises and high muscle pH in carcasses. Stocking density,
transport distance and time, and type of slaughter (Conventional or Kosher)
were registered in a sample of 1150 lambs that corresponded to 23 loads
originated from different farms (Tierra del Fuego, Chilean Patagonia), distance
and tim ...
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