Parasitic infections especially gastrointestinal parasites are a major constraint for blooming dairy industry of Pakistan, because it limit, the productive performance of animals. Aim of the project was to find out the prevalence of internal parasites in small and large ruminants in central zone of ...

The current survey was designed to study the infections of Theileria spp. (Theileria lestoquardi and T. ovis) in small ruminants through PCR and microscopy in Musa Pak Shaheed, Multan district, Pakistan amidst 2013. A total of 200 small ruminants (93 sheep and 107 goats) without any apparent signs...

Enterotoxaemia, caused by Clostridium perfringens Type D, is a disease of domestic animals particularly sheep and goat widespread in Pakistan due to endemic outbreak in every spring season; therefore the current study was conducted for isolation and molecular identification of new strains of C....

Chlamydia abortus causes a series of reproductive disorders in ruminants, including abortions, premature births and stillbirths. Additionally, as a zoonosis, it can cause miscarriages or pneumonia in people who come in contact with sick animals or their secretions. The objective of this study was...

objective of identifying the presence of Paratuberculosis (PTB), an infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium avium s sp paratuberculosis (MAP), in sheep, through pathological studies, bacterial culture and IS900 PCR, as well as estimating seroprevalence to MAP. The present cross - sectional...

Fasciolosis is a zoonosis caused by the parasite Fasciola hepatica Linnaeus, 1758. It requires an intermediate host (gastropod mollusk, Lymnaeidae), and a definitive host (mammals, including man) to continue its life cycle. This disease has caused annual economic losses of $ 200 M in the world. The ...

Theileriosis is one of the most important protozoan parasitic diseases in Iran that causes economic losses and mortality in livestock. The disease is transmitted by Ixodid ticks and is characterized by fever, anemia, anoxia, and eventually death. Diagnosis of the disease was previously based on...

Salmonella enterica, sub specie enterica, serovar Enteritidis is still one of the major zoonotic serotypes responsible for infection in poultry and humans worldwide. For the tracking of bacterial sources and to determine the distribution of Salmonella from infected people, typing technologies are...

High ammonia concentration leads to many serious problems inside the poultry houses. Different parameters are associated with the increased ammonia concentration that can accelerate the production of toxic gases inside the shed. Factors associated with high ammonia production are moisture contents...

Background: Conidiobolomycosis is a highly lethal, granulomatous disease that primarily affects the respiratory system of sheep. The etiological agents are fungi of the genus Conidiobolus, including Conidiobolus coronatus, C. incongruus, and C. lamprageus. In Northeast Brazil, this disease is...