The aim of this study was to determine the incidence of zoonoses by counties in the Republic of Croatia in the period from 2013 to 2019 with the treatment of diseases caused by viruses, bacteria and parasites. The paper describes eight zoonoses that appeared in the Republic of Croatia in the period ...

Diseases transmissible from animals to humans and caused by metazoa, protozoa, fungi, bacteria, viruses and prions are tabulated. The transmission may be generated from livestock (salmonellosis, trichinellosis, Q-fever, brucellosis, anthrax, vCJD etc.), pets (rabies, dermatomycosis, psittacosis...

Rodents are important pests of stored agricultural products. In addition to meeting basic nutritional needs, harmful species in storehouses find favorable conditions for development and reproduction and protection from natural enemies. The most harmful rodent species in storehouses are rats Rattus...

Forms of the genus Eustrongylides are found worldwide in numerous fishes of freshwater and marine ecosystems. All species of these parasites described in fish have an indirect development cycle, and fish are the second intermediate host or paratenic carrier and prey of fish-eating birds, which are...

The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of two different commercial products for mycotoxin deactivation in the dairy cows' nutrition. The research was done on the 18 dairy cows in the different phase of lactation, with the average production of 14 L of milk per day. The diet contained...

A characteristic of the VDLUFA method is that the microbiological safety of feed and feeding stuffs takes into account not only the total number of microorganisms (cfu/g), but also their potential pathogenicity. According to the degree of potential pathogenicity of a bacteria, yeasts and moulds...

Mould toxins, also called mycotoxins, are frequently found in food and feed throughout the world. Mycotoxin exposure can be harmful to human health in various ways, causing not only toxic effects called mycotoxicoses, but also carcinogenic, genotoxic and mutagenic effect. High concentrations of ...

Coccidiosis is a protozoan disease caused by parasites of the genera Eimeria and Isospora that most commonly infect intestinal epithelial cells. In goats and sheep, it most often affects the small intestine with the formation of mucosal proliferative nodules and a variable degree of diarrhea. Young ...

The main causes of parenchymal liver disorders in dogs and cats are drug induced toxicity (phenobarbital, potentiated sulphonamids, diazepam, etc.), infectious agents. (leptospirosis, coronavirus, toxoplasmosis, etc.), herbal and dietary supplements, biological toxins (aflatoxin), food additives...

Haemonchus contortus (H. contortus) infection persists all over the world as well as in our country. The parasite is harboured in the abomasum of the affected animal and feeds on its blood, producing mild to severe symptoms, and even death in the acute form. The parasite thus inflicts heavy...