Georgian cattle, sheep, goats: are they of Near-Eastern origins?

Cryopreservation of Preimplantation Embryos of Cattle, Sheep, and Goats

Preimplantation embryos from cattle, sheep, and goats may be cryopreserved for short- or long-term storage. Preimplantation embryos consist predominantly of water, and the avoidance of intracellular ice crystal formation during the cryopreservation process is of paramount importance to maintain embryo viability. Embryos are placed into a hypertonic solution (1.4 - 1.5 M) of a cryoprotective age...

Capripoxviruses: an emerging worldwide threat to sheep, goats and cattle.

Capripoxviruses are the cause of sheeppox, goatpox and lumpy skin disease (LSD) of cattle. These diseases are of great economic significance to farmers in regions in which they are endemic and are a major constraint to international trade in livestock and their products. Although the distribution of capripoxviruses is considerably reduced from what it was even 50 years ago, they are now expandi...

Brucellosis in cattle, sheep and goats: diagnosis, control and vaccination*

Reports received from forty-eight countries constitute a representative sample which demonstrates the universality of the problems created by brucellosis, and the wide range of control measures which have been adopted. Among the forty-eight countries, thirteen have obtained complete eradication of the disease, seventeen are in the process of more or less advanced clearance, eight have a vaccina...

Seroprevalence of Toxoplasma gondii in Cattle, Sheep and Goats in Iran

Heavy Metals and Trace Elements in the Livers and Kidneys of Slaughtered Cattle, Sheep and Goats

Background: This study was performed to evaluate the levels of heavy metals in the livers and kidneys of cattle, sheep and goats from a mining region in the west of Iran. Methods: In this cross-sectional study, 90 samples were collected from the livers and kidneys of cattle (n=30), sheep (n=30) and goats (n=30) from a slaughterhouse in Hamedan City, western Iran. Lead, cadmium, manganese, zi...