The E. coli mediated piglet diarrhoea is the major cause of the piggery industry which causes severe economic hardship to piggery sector. E. coli binds to the brush border of the epithelial cells of the intestine on this basis of receptors and fimbrae adhesion pattern. Among the putative candidate...

Bovine Herpesvirus 1 (BHV-1) gene expression is temporally regulated in three distinct phases: immediate early (IE), early (E) and late (L). The IE genes are crucial to temporal cascade of BHV-1 life cycle. In this study we proved that UL4 gene is an IE gene by conducting a series of polymerase...

The main objective of the present work was to identify the b - casein gene polymorphism in Tharparkar and Gir breeds of cattle. The beta - casein constitutes up to 45% of the casein of bovine milk. The majority of beta-casein in dairy cattle breeds are found A1 and A2, while B is veryless common....

Differentiation of S. aureus isolates from humans and livestock is imperative to identify the origin of the isolates in meat and meat products and hence discrimination of different biotypes of S. aureus is of more importance. S. aureus Clonal Complex (CC) 398 remains the most commonly identified...

A local field isolates of Fowlpox virus (FPV), maintained in the Department of Veterinary Microbiology, College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry, N.D. University of Agriculture and Technology, Kumarganj, Faizabad was used. Fluorescent antibody technique was applied for the detection of...

Objective: The objective of this study was to examine the newly arrived pure breed sheep considering antibody against some diseases and immunization of the animal against endemic diseases of hosting area according to species. Materials and methods: A total of 42 pure exotic breed of sheep,...

Objective: The present study was carried out for the isolation, identification and antibiogram study of Salmonella spp. from apparently healthy Japanese quails (Coturnix japonica) at three different quail farms in Mymensingh, Bangladesh. Materials and methods: A total of 75 cloacal swab samples...

Objective: This study was designed to determine the prevalence of bovine tuberculosis (bTB) at the municipal abattoir and cattle herds in peri-urban nomadic settlements of Bauchi state of Northeastern Nigeria. Materials and Methods: A total of 2440 cattle slaughtered at the municipal abattoir from...

A 40 kg crossbred calf of one month age was presented to the Institute Referral Polyclinic, with a history of dysuria, stranguria along with a fluctuant swelling in the mid-perineal region. On physical examination, a diverticulum was observed which on aspiration revealed urine. It was reported that ...

Bovine tuberculosis (BTB) is known to be transmitted from infected animals to humans through close contact and ingestion of raw animal products. This study was conducted to assess knowledge, attitude and practice within community regarding BTB and associated risk factors in Lare Woreda, South West...