The most common domestic and wild animal disease agents in Belgium and their zoonotic potential are presented in this report, including Mycobacterium bovis, Brucella melitensis, B. abortus, B. suis, Salmonella spp., Trichinella spp., rabies virus, Campylobacter spp., Echinococcus granulosus,...

Recently, the rapid development of freshwater aquaculture in the Caucasus and Central Asia has resulted in many new and previously known fish diseases. A striking feature of the aquaculture in this region is its focus on the breeding and rearing of cyprinids, primarily the common carp (Cyprinus...

This catalog lists the parasitic nematodes of birds and mammals of the Helminths and Annelids Section stored in the Invertebrate Collection at Fundación Miguel Lillo (CH-N-FML). The material mainly comes from locations in northwestern and northeastern Argentina; there are also species samples from...

Feeding the growing world population affordable, nutritious foods, particularly meat and meat-based products, is a great challenge. In addition to greenhouse gas emissions, farmed animals require significant amounts of feed, water and land, adding pressure to the agriculture and food industry....

This article discusses the science behind infection of goats and sheep by gastrointestinal parasites, particularly Haemonchus contortus. It presents the life cycle of the helminth, the symptoms, and the control and prevention of disease by oral anthelmintics and feed supplements.

This book volume of the series "Parasitological Maps" provides a basic framework on parasitology in cattle and sheep in the Basilicata region, Italy. A complete overview of the parasites and a clear picture of the precise parasitic situation are given. For each parasite' description, the main...

In 2011, 42 Member States (MS) of the African Union (AU) submitted their disease reports to the Interafrican Bureau for Animal Resources of African Union (AU-IBAR). The number of countries that reported their disease situation to AU-IBAR has decreased by 11.68% from 49 (92.45%) in 2010 to 42...

In an effort to determine whether fish populations in an area affected by wood tar waste exhibited health effects, fish were collected and analyzed with histopathology. Multiple species, including Mottled Sculpin (Cottus bairdii), Creek Chub (Semotilus atromaculatus), White Sucker (Catostumus...

This article discusses Neospora caninum, a protozoan parasite that causes neosporosis, a disease impacting livestock such as cattle, sheep, and goats, as well as dogs. Neosporosis leads to significant economic losses in the beef and dairy cattle industries due to reproductive issues like abortions. ...