In last time more attention has been directed to elaboration of parasite control measures based on use of possible small quantities of antiparasitic drugs with application of animal treatments in optimal time, considering used management conditions, age of animals and season of the years. To work...

A total of 2,411 sheep from the Estonian Whitehead (N=1301) and Estonian Blackhead (N=1110) breeds were genotyped for markers of scrapie risk in the period 2005-2017. Sanger sequencing was used to identify nucleotide substitutions in the PRNP gene at codons 136, 141, 154 and 171 to determine...

The primary source of thermoduric bacteria for contamination of milk and dairy products is raw milk. Contamination sources of raw milk are the surface of udder, milking-, cooling- and storage equipments. Inadequate cleaning and storage of milking equipment may cause formation of biofilm on the...

Trichinellosis was not diagnosed in domestic pigs by compressorium and artificial digestion method in Estonian slaughterhouses during the last 70 years. In 1994-95, however, trichinellosis was diagnosed for the first time in 5 domestic pigs from the island of Hiiumaa in Estonia. In 1999,...

Escherichia coli O157:H7 human infections are mostly associated with consumption of raw or undercooked beef and raw milk. Ruminants, especially cattle are the main reservoir of the pathogen. The main aim of the present study was to evaluate the occurrence of E. coli O157:H7 in cattle dairy farm and ...

The silage quality estimated by chemical composition and fermentation parameters, but awareness of the composition of mycotoxins is of great importance. The aim of this study was to determine the concentration of the mycotoxins (deoxinivalenol (DON) and zearalenon (ZEA)) in silage produced on...

Present study was designed to get additional knowledge about treatment of postpartum (PP) clinical metritis (CM) and clinical endometritis (CE), using combination of systemic antibiotics with administration of prostaglandin F2α (PGF2α), to determine the optimal time of treatment, to study effect of ...

African swine fever (ASF) is one of the most devastating diseases that affect domestic pig and wild boar. The causative agent of ASF is African swine fever virus (ASFV) that is the sole member of the genus Asfivirus and the family Asfarviridae. The virus is a large icosahedral double-stranded DNA ...