Animal and Veterinary Sciences

Volume 5, Issue 6, November 2017

  • The Incidence of Acarapis woodi and Varroa destructor in Kurdistan Apiaries, Iran

    Mohammad Khezri, Mojtaba Moharami

    Issue: Volume 5, Issue 6, November 2017
    Pages: 97-101
    Received: 11 March 2017
    Accepted: 10 April 2017
    Published: 03 November 2017
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    Abstract: Parasitic mites such as Acarapis woodi and Varroa destructor mite are examples of such threats that can cause a great deal of damage to honey bee populations. The present study was aimed to evaluate the infestation level and prevalence of apiaries and bees colonies with Acarapis woodi and Varroa destructor in Kurdistan province. A total of 100 apia... Show More
  • Epidemiology of Small Ruminant Fasciolosis in Arid Areas of Lower Awash River Basin, Afar Region, Ethiopia

    Hailegebrael Bedada, Fikru Gizaw, Wossen Negash, Angesom Hadush, Ali Wassie, Ashenafi Gebregergious

    Issue: Volume 5, Issue 6, November 2017
    Pages: 102-107
    Received: 12 April 2017
    Accepted: 22 May 2017
    Published: 05 November 2017
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    Abstract: Across sectional study was conducted from December 2014 to February 2015 to determine the prevalence of Fasciolosis and associated risk factors of small ruminant in selected districts of Lower Awash River Basin. A total of 295 faecal samples were collected from (166 goat and 129 sheep), kept under pastoral and agro-pastoral area. Out of the total 2... Show More
  • Toxin Genotyping of C. perfringens Isolated from Broiler Cases of Necrotic Enteritis

    Ghada Abdelaal Ibrahim, Basma Shalaby Mahmoud, Ahmed Mohammed Ammar, Fatma Mohammed Youssef

    Issue: Volume 5, Issue 6, November 2017
    Pages: 108-120
    Received: 27 August 2017
    Accepted: 20 September 2017
    Published: 11 November 2017
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    Abstract: Clostridium perfringens organisms have an economic concern in poultry production. The purpose of this study was to investigate Net B and β2 C. perfringens positive isolates in broiler farms and their clinic-pathological effects in broiler chicks. A bacteriological examination of C. perfringens was carried upon 92 Necrotic enteritis (NE) diseased ca... Show More
  • The Effects of Early Feed Restriction on Growth Performance, Internal Organs and Blood Biochemical Indicators of Broilers

    Chenxi Xu, Haiming Yang, Zhiyue Wang, Yan Wan, Banghong Hou, Chuan Ling

    Issue: Volume 5, Issue 6, November 2017
    Pages: 121-125
    Received: 30 September 2017
    Accepted: 23 October 2017
    Published: 08 December 2017
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    Abstract: The growth rate of broiler chickens has increased greatly due to enhancement in genetics, nutrition and management. However, the high growth rate of broilers has caused many health problems, To avoid those problems, feed restriction was used as a management strategy to prevent excessive growth during early period. This study accessed the effects of... Show More
  • Retrospective Study of Porcine Circovirus Type 2a and 2b Between 1999 and 2016 in Taiwan

    Shu-Hwae Lee, Jen-Chieh Chang, Chun Wang

    Issue: Volume 5, Issue 6, November 2017
    Pages: 126-130
    Received: 11 October 2017
    Accepted: 30 October 2017
    Published: 15 December 2017
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    Abstract: Porcine circovirus type 2 (PCV2) is one of the major swine viral diseases and caused significant economic loss to pig producers worldwide, including Taiwan. PCV2 has been considered as the causative agent of postweaning multisystemic wasting syndrome (PMWS) as well as other clinical diseases. All these associated syndromes have been categorized as ... Show More