In modern conditions in agriculture, the main priorities in development are scientific and technological progress and innovation, which, based on the achievements of science and technology, allow the renewal of production, and their implementation and management are the relevance of the theme of...

Climate change has a significant impact on domesticated and wildlife animals globally. Projections for a 2°C rise in atmospheric temperature will result in catastrophic impacts globally. Animal welfare is an integral component of human-animal interaction and it is of paramount importance for...

Gastrointestinal nematode (GIN) infection is the most common disease affecting sheep production systems throughout the world, causing significant productive and economic losses. The control of these parasites was traditionally based on the use of anthelmintic drugs. However, continuous, extensive,...

Bovine babesiosis is caused by the intraerythrocytic protozoans Babesia bovis and Babesia bigemina in tropical and subtropical regions worldwide. The diagnosis of these tick-borne pathogens may represent a challenge due to the low parasitaemias usually found in Babesia persistent infections and...

Staphylococcus aureus is one of the main causes of mastitis in dairy cows worldwide. The most common form of the disease is characterized by chronic subclinical infection with sporadic clinical episodes that can persist throughout the life of the animal. Once infection evolves to chronicity, the...

The rules governing halal slaughter are derived from the Quran, Hadith and Sunnah. These rules stipulate that at the time of neck cutting and exsanguination, animals must be alive. As a result, many practicing Muslims do not accept pre-slaughter stunning because they believe it can result in the...

Bovine tuberculosis (bTB) is a zoonotic disease caused by Mycobacterium bovis that mainly affects cattle. The traditional bTB control strategy is to slaughter animals positive for the official diagnostic test. This method, however, may not be economically feasible in developing countries and is...

Staphylococcus aureus is one of the main causes of mastitis in dairy cows worldwide. The most common form of the disease is characterized by chronic subclinical infection with sporadic clinical episodes that can persist throughout the life of the animal. Once infection evolves to chronicity, the...

Subclinical mastitis (SCM) particularly affects milk yield, quality and health of lactating animals. It is an apparently invisible problem that silently leads to enormous financial damage to the whole dairy industry. It is evident from previous studies that faulty animal husbandry practices...

Methods for mapping quantitative trait loci (QTL) are actively used in the sheep to identify chromosomal regions contributing to variation in wool traits. Therefore, this paper summarises and integrates QTL studies in the sheep to identify basic information on the genetic architecture of...