The main problem of dairy farms is mastitis - inflammation of the mammary gland. Resistance of bacteria causing latent mastitis to antibiotics is increasing every year. Bacteria that have resistance genes to antibiotics are transmitted from one animal to another and through food chains or direct...

The prevalence of gastrointestinal helminths in Lithuania was studied between January 2007 and July 2008. A total of 20 large industrial farms (LIF) (4000-33 000 pigs), 45 conventional farms (CF) (400-4000 pigs) and 26 backyard farms (BY) (1-10 pigs) were randomly selected for sampling. All farms...

The aim of this research was to estimate the prevalence of Campylobacter in imported broiler drumsticks and wings. During the one-year study period, 138 imported broiler samples (raw wings and drumsticks) were collected and tested from 3 different sellers. Campylobacter spp. were detected and...

The anthelmintic efficacy of ivermectin (IVM) and levamisole (LVM) was evaluated in commercial pigs naturally infected with mixed Ascaris suum, Oesophagostomum dentatum, Trichuris suis and Strongyloides ransomi. 167 pigs infected with mixed gastrointestinal nematode infections were selected and...

The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of aqueous extracts from different parts of plants such as berries of guelder rose (Viburnum opulus), seeds of cardamom (Elettaria cardamomum), musk (Myristica fragrans) and indian cumin (Cuminum cyminum), rootstock of ginger (Zingiber officinale)...

The study was conducted to determine the stability of aflatoxin M₁ during the production of fermented dairy products. Dissolved milk powder was artificially contaminated with 0.044±0.006 mg/g aflatoxin M₁. Results revealed that 3 min pasteurization at 95°C had no significant effect on aflatoxin...

The abundance, composition and hydrocarbon-degrading bacteria, as possible biomarkers of contamination with oil hydrocarbons, of autochthonous and alochtonous bacterioflora of the digestive system of bivalve molluscs Anodonta cygnea (A) and Unio tumidus (U) were estimated. For microbiological...

Bacteria play an important role in the pathogenesis of endometritis in cows. The aim of the present investigation was to determine the bacteria from the uteri of different lactation cows on endometritis. In total, forty seven secretion samples from the uteri of the 1st to 5th lactation cows were...

The anthelmintic resistance of horse strongyles against Pirel (19 mg of pyrantel pamoate per kg body weight) and Fenben (7.5 mg fenbendazole per kg body weight) was investigated. Ninety-four naturally infected horses from three horse breeding farms in Lithuania were used. Results showed that in all ...