Alternative strategies to prevent and control endoparasite diseases in organic sheep and goat farming systems – a review of current scientific knowledge [PDF]
, 2006 Infestation with gastro-intestinal nematodes in small ruminants can cause server economic losses and endanger animal welfare. The development of organic farming systems, the increased public awareness for drug residues in agricultural products and the ...
Rahmann, Gerold, Seip, Hannah
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Viruses, 2021 This study aimed to indicate the influence of infection caused by genotype II African swine fever virus (ASFV)–isolate Pol18_28298_O111, currently circulating in Poland, on blood counts, biochemical parameters, as well as inflammatory and immune ...
Marek Walczak +7 more
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Veterinary Record, 2020 This focus article has been prepared byAmanda Carson,Sian Mitchell,Paul Phipps,Michele MacrelliandElizabeth Dunnettof the APHA.
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The Molecular Pathology of Prion Diseases [PDF]
, 2004 Prion diseases, or transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSEs), are a group of invariably fatal neurodegenerative disorders. Uniquely, they may present as sporadic, inherited, or infectious forms, all of which involve conversion of the normal ...
Herms, Jochen +2 more
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Rumen fluke in Irish sheep: prevalence, risk factors and molecular identification of two paramphistome species [PDF]
, 2016 peer-reviewedBackground Rumen flukes are trematode parasites found globally; in tropical and sub-tropical climates, infection can result in paramphistomosis, which can have a deleterious impact on livestock. In Europe, rumen fluke is not
Lawlor, Kim +5 more
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Experimental poisoning by Enterolobium contortisiliquum in sheep
Pesquisa Veterinária Brasileira: Ingestion of Enterolobium contortisiliquum pods causes digestive disturbances, secondary hepatogenous photosensitization and abortions in ruminants. Pods were administered to sheep via a ruminal cannula to characterize acute poisoning. In Experiment 1,
Flávia Barbieri Bacha +7 more
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An in vitro study of the replication, morphology and DNA base composition of Mycoplasma ovipneumoniae : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science in Microbiology at Massey University, New Zealand [PDF]
, 1977 Mycoplasma ovipneumoniae can almost invariably be isolated from the lungs of sheep with chronic pneumonia, which is a prevalent disease in New Zealand hoggets.
Major, Robert Malcolm
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Bacteria isolated from the lower respiratory tract of sheep and their relationship to clinical signs of sheep respiratory disease [PDF]
Pesquisa Veterinária Brasileira, 2019 : Respiratory diseases are among the most important diseases in sheep flocks. Herein was studied the bacterial etiology of respiratory disease and the clinical signs of 99 female and male sheep breed in the states of São Paulo (SP) and Rio de Janeiro (RJ)
Mariane F. Franco +6 more
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Significant differences in incubation times in sheep infected with bovine spongiform encephalopathy result from variation at codon 141 in the PRNP gene [PDF]
, 2012 The susceptibility of sheep to prion infection is linked to variation in the PRNP gene, which encodes the prion protein. Common polymorphisms occur at codons 136, 154 and 171.
Blanco, A. R. A. +8 more
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Dogs Never Gets Prion Diseases. The Entropic Landscape Analysis of Prion Proteins Answers Why. [PDF]
, 2009 The Entropic Landscape Analysis was applied to the prion protein sequences of various mammals in order to detect potential sites of variants that would be responsible for the susceptibility of prion disease infection.
Kentaro Onizuka
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