The present study was performed to evaluate the on-station growth performance of local and Dorper × local crossbred sheep in eastern Amhara region, Ethiopia. Data on 302 lambs collected over a 4-year period (2009 to 2012) on local and Dorper × local crossbred sheep at Sirinka breeding, evaluation and distribution site were used in this study. Fixed effects considered were breed, lamb sex, birth...

The present study was designed to determine the quarter-wise comparative prevalence of mastitis in buffaloes and crossbred cows. Milk samples collected from 50 dairy buffaloes and 50 crossbred cows were tested for subclinical mastitis by Surf Field Mastitis Test. In addition, all milk samples were processed for isolation and identification of pathogens. In buffaloes, overall prevalence of subcl...

the present study was performed to evaluate the on-station growth performance of local and dorper × local crossbred sheep in eastern amhara region, ethiopia. data on 302 lambs collected over a 4-year period (2009 to 2012) on local and dorper × local crossbred sheep at sirinka breeding, evaluation and distribution site were used in this study. fixed effects considered were breed, lamb sex, birth...

four crossbred cows with mummified fetus were utilized for the study. the cows were subjected to gynecological examination and based on the findings the cases were diagnosed as mummified fetus. the cows were treated with 2 mg estradiol valerate and 500 µg cloprostenol and were examined every 12 hr after 24 hr of the treatment for cervical dilatation and other signs related to fetal expulsion. t...

description of a rare recurrent gartner’s duct cyst associated with yeast infection in a crossbred heifer isreported. the recurrence was caused by uncontrolled yeast infection that showed in vitro sensitivity tooxytetracycline. administration of local clotrimazole and systemic oxytetracycline as per recommendedtherapeutic dose regime resulted in complete recovery.

By complement fixation test 230 blood samples from goats and he goats were examined for presence of antibodies against Brucella ovis. 134 blood samples were from goats (23 of them were from slipping goats) and 96from he goats. The animals come from private farms in the Plovdiv and Pazardzhik regions (Southern Bulgaria). 10.87% of all tested blood samples contain antibodies against Brucella ovis...

The objective of this study was to compare the presence on goats and cattle of adult ticks that usually infest cattle. To this end ticks collected from sets of five goats were compared with those collected from sets of five cattle at 72 communal dip-tanks in the eastern region of the Eastern Cape Province. Amblyomma hebraeum was present on goats at 25 and on cattle at 39 dip-tanks, and a total ...

Data in 144 successfully weaned Hyla rabbit kits consisting of 70 Hyla purebred and 74 crossbred Hyla rabbits were evaluated for postweaning growth performance at different ages (8, 10 and 12 weeks). Breed and sex effect differ significantly (P<0.05) at different ages studied. Crossbred male Hyla rabbits had the highest weight of 1314.57 g and 1771.52 g at 8 and 10 weeks, while the highest valu...