Infectious keratoconjunctivitis (IKC) is a highly contagious ocular inflammation frequently reported in domestic sheep and goats and in wild Caprinae. An unusually widespread outbreak of blindness is reported on a large dairy goat farm caused by Mycoplasma conjunctivae. Two stress factors were...

Low concentrations of progesterone secreted from a suboptimal corpus luteum (CL) are associated with low fertility of dairy cows. Low progesterone may affect reproductive processes either before or after insemination. In a recent study we found that low preovulatory LH surge induced by a low dose...

In 1981 Beak-and-Feather Disease was diagnosed in Psittacines in Australia. In 1989 a circovirus was isolated as the agent of Psittacine Beak-and-Feather Disease (PBFD). The disease was first diagnosed in Israel in 1991, based on characteristic clinical and histopathological lesions and electron...

This study was conducted to identify the species of Culicoides feeding on cattle in Israel and Zimbabwe, the preferred parts of the body, and their landing and biting activity, and to compare the activity of the populations attracted to suction light traps with those attracted to cattle. The data...

Interest in the camel's (Camelus dromedarius) reproductive processes only began when its economic benefits became apparent. There are specific anatomical, behavioral, physiological and endocrinological peculiarities of camel reproduction, and data available about 30 years ago were gathered from...

This study was conducted in and around the Dire Dawa administrative council in eastern Ethiopia to determine the influence of late pregnancy and excitement on blood values of Issa type dromedaries. Blood values were determined using standard haematological methods. An improved Neubauer...