These proceedings contain 52 papers on animal production, breeding, nutrition, product processing, food quality and environmental impact. Topics include recent advances in buffalo research in the Philippines; the medicinal value of edible bird's nest; future of livestock and poultry industry in...

Rodent species, such as Rattus rattus diardii and Rattus norvegicus are invasive species of wild rats that serve as potential reservoirs of important human's pathogens. Parasitic zoonosis accounts for over 60% of all human infectious diseases worldwide. This situation arises from the recent changes ...

This issue contains 21 papers on the measurement and sampling error in mixed-methods research for the control of peste des petits ruminants in the Karamoja subregion of Northeastern Uganda; factors influencing the performance of voluntary farmer disease reporting in passive surveillance systems;...

A study was carried out on the presence of parasites in cats and dogs based on samples received in the Veterinary Research Institute (VRI) Ipoh, Perak from 2014 to 2018. From 186 samples (cases, n=97) suspected for parasitic infection, it was found that 37.63% samples were reported positive for...

Wild rats are known as amajor reservoir and intermediate host for several pathogenic microbial species. Thus, the Veterinary Research Institute (VRI) conducted a survey to determine the presence of parasitic pathogens in local rats, such as blood protozoans, gastrointestinal parasites, as well as ...

In nature, wild animals live in an enormous space and usually have very low genetic resistance against parasitic infection mainly due to low exposure towards the parasites themselves. However, when herds of these wild animals are kept in captivity, or in zoological gardens, parasitic infections...

In most countries, poultry are reared by traditional farmers due to the relative minimum capital needed to start off, availability of feed and the fast period of the birds to grow. This research was conducted on turkeys which aims to study the abundance and prevalence of ectoparasites from three...

A total of 23,322 specimens collected between 2014 and 2017, from a total of 2,592 cases, were received in Veterinary Research Institute, Ipoh (VRI) from various states in Malaysia and tested for common bacterial, viral, and parasitic diseases in pigs. The highest occurrence of isolated bacteria...

Stray dogs are carriers of several zoonotic diseases such as leishmaniasis and canine monocytic ehrlichiosis (CME) as a result of poor nutrition, low hygienic conditions and lack of veterinary care. Thus, the Veterinary Research Institute (VRI) conducted a survey to determine the parasite pathogens ...

Infectious diseases of livestock are a major threat to global animal health and welfare and their effective control is crucial for agronomic health, for safeguarding and securing national and international food supplies and for alleviating rural poverty in developing countries. Some devastating...