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Small ruminants in environmental conservation

Small Ruminant Research, 1999
Abstract This paper presents the main social and economic influences of small ruminants on the environment as well as the impact of small ruminants on natural resources in two of the most dominant world farming systems, arid and temperate. The analysis of the arid system underlined the apparent incapacity of the land to support the numbers of ...
El Aich, A, Waterhouse, A
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Update on Small Ruminant Lentiviruses

Veterinary Clinics of North America: Food Animal Practice, 2021
Small ruminant lentiviruses (SLRVs) have been recognized throughout the world for decades. SLRVs are a heterogenous group of viruses that can infect sheep, goats, and wild ruminants. Evidence supports cross-species infection. These viruses cause lifelong infections where they target specific organs, which can result in production losses due to ...
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Small Ruminant Theileriosis

2011
Theileria parasites, the causative agents of theileriosis, infect a vast number of wild and domestic animals and are transmitted transstadially by various members of tick vectors of the family Ixodidae. Three Theileria species infecting small ruminants have been shown to be responsible for losses in small ruminant production. Two of them, T. uilenbergi
Jabbar Ahmed, Hong Yin, Mohammed Bakheit, Zhijie Liu, Heinz Mehlhorn, Ulrike Seitzer   +5 more
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Transmission of small ruminant lentiviruses

Veterinary Microbiology, 2004
Small ruminant lentiviruses (SRLV) are classical slow retroviruses causing chronic inflammatory disease in a variety of target organs. The routes of transmission have been investigated and a large body of evidence has accumulated over many years.
Blacklaws, Barbara, Berriatua, Eduardo, Torsteinsdottir, S., Watt, N. J., Andrés, Damián F. de, Klein, D., Harkiss, Gordon D.   +6 more
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Small Ruminants: Prepubertal Oocyte Donors

2019
In vitro embryo production using oocytes of prepubertal females is named JIVET (juvenile in vitro embryo technologies). The aim of the JIVET is to increase genetic gain by shortening the generation interval in breeding programs. In this chapter we describe the methodology currently used in our laboratory for producing in vitro embryos from prepubertal ...
Dolors, Izquierdo, María-Gracia, Catalá, María-Teresa, Paramio   +2 more
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Drugs approved for small ruminants

Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association, 2004
JAVMA, Vol 224, No. 4, February 15, 2004 F the purpose of this FARAD Digest, small ruminants are considered to include sheep, goats, deer, and camelids. In the United States, the small ruminant population is low, and they are all considered minor species under the Food, Drug, and Cosmetics Act (Table 1).
Alistair I, Webb, Ronald E, Baynes, Arthur L, Craigmill, Jim E, Riviere, Scott R R, Haskell   +4 more
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Ectoparasite Control in Small Ruminants

Veterinary Clinics of North America: Food Animal Practice, 2001
Ectoparasites are a common problem in small ruminants of North America. Management of ectoparasites in small ruminants can be challenging for producers and veterinarians. It is important for the veterinarian to make an accurate diagnosis of the type of ectoparasite that is infesting the animal, then to develop a plan that most effectively and ...
D P, Gnad, D E, Mock
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Investigating abortions in small ruminants

Veterinary Record, 2020
This focus article was prepared by Amanda Carson and colleagues of the APHA Small Ruminant Expert Group.
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Small ruminant ophthalmology

American Association of Bovine Practitioners Conference Proceedings, 2017
Infectious keratoconjunctivitis (pinkeye) is a common problem in sheep and goats. Several etiologies as well as diagnostic techniques, treatment, and control are considered. Entropion is an important differential diagnosis, especially in young animals with eye irritation, and several inexpensive treatment methods are described.
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Caseous Lymphadenitis in Small Ruminants

Veterinary Clinics of North America: Food Animal Practice, 2001
Caseous lymphadenitis is a contagious bacterial disease that affects sheep and goats. It is characterized by abscess formation in the skin, internal and external lymph nodes, and internal organs. The causative agent is Corynebacterium pseudotuberculosis.
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