211 dogs and 107 cats in the municipalities of Stari Grad, Centar, Novo Sarajevo and Novi Grad in Sarajevo, Bosnia-Hercegovina were examined for parasites in the second half of 2018. There were 89 (42.18%) dogs with 14 parasite species (Taeniidae, Dipylidium caninum, Toxocara canis, Toxascaris...

Information is provided on the first Bosnian-Hercegovinian veterinary surgeon, i.e. Kreševljaković. The first official civilian veterinary organization is known to be set up in 1878 within the framework of the health service. The German veterinarian Kunreich [Kuhreich], F. was appointed as the head ...

The population of stray dogs has been present for many years in the territory of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and the absence of human support for dogs causes the activation of their self-sustaining mechanisms and return to the natural pattern of behaviour. Analysing risk factors for the presence of...

A survey of the parasites of dogs and cats in the area of Bosnia and Herzegovina in 2002 revealed that 36 species of the dog parasites and 15 species of the cat parasites were present in the area. Eight species of parasites were found on dogs (Trematoda (3), Cestoda (6), Nematoda (9), Sporozoea...

The antibiotic methicillin started to be used in human medicine in 1959 against infections caused by penicillin-resistant strains of S. aureus, but methicillin-resistant strains of S. aureus were already being reported by 1961, firstly in the UK, then in other parts of Europe, Japan, Australia and...

A faunistical study of ectoparasites was carried out in was carried out from March 2016 to February 2017 on two feral pigeon populations in an urban and in a farmland area of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The present study was carried out to determine the species of lice, fleas and ticks infesting...

This study evaluated the toxic effects of the non-steroidal mycotoxin, zearalenone, on the thymus epithelial tissue of Wistar-Albino rats. 42 rats of both genders were analysed. The rats were treated with different doses of zearalenone (0.5, 2.0 and 4.0 mg/kg of body weight). The rats were observed ...

The use of pathogenic microorganisms as a weapon is not new, although it's history has only recently been reviewed. Although the primary goal of this type of weapon is to impact the human population, it is also used against animals. The biological danger, which in the past has been almost always...