An experiment was conducted to evaluate the efficacy of porcine follicle stimulating hormone (pFSH) dosage based on body weight (BW) on ovarian responses of crossbred does. Thirty donor does were divided into 3 groups getting pFSH dosages of 3, 5, and 8 mg pFSH per kg BW, respectively, and were named as pFSH-3, pFSH-5 and pFSH-8, respectively. Estrus was synchronized by inserting a controlled i...

Hulet, C.V., Anderson, D.M., Smith, J.N., Shupe, W.L,, Taylor, C.A., Jr. and Murray, L.W., 1989. Bonding of goats to sheep and cattle for protection from predators. Appl. Anita. Behav. Sci., 22: 261-267. Fourteen 5-month-old mohair goats previously confined with heifers for 60 days were randomized into two groups. Group 1 was confined with two heifers for an additional 14 days. Group 2 was conf...

Changes in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and anatomical and histopathological central nervous system (CNS) lesions were evaluated, and the presence of Trypanosoma vivax in CNS tissues was investigated through PCR. Twelve adult male goats were divided into three groups (G): G1, infected with T. vivax and evaluated during the acute phase; G2, infected goats evaluated during the chronic phase; and G3,...

Effects of ractopamine hydrochloride (RAC) supplementation on growth performance and carcass characteristics of feedlot steers differing in biological type were investigated using British, Continental crossbred, and Brahman crossbred calf-fed steers (n = 420). Steers of each type were weighed at reimplantation [British, mean BW = 375 kg (SD = 38 kg); Continental crossbred, mean BW = 379 kg (SD ...

A report of accidental poisoning of goats and cattle with the fertilizer, urea (46% Nitrogen) is made. All the fifteen goats IlJ1d five cattle involved in the intoxication eventually died. The clinical symptoms and pathological lesions were similar in both goats and cattle. There was a significant elevation of the blood urea nitrogen values in both cattle and goats; average for cattle being 39m...

Mixed grazing systems combining sheep and cattle have shown better growth performance for one or both species. This observation has been attributed to their complementary feeding behaviour and the reduced host infection by gastrointestinal nematodes. Less attention has been paid to mixed grazing systems combining goats and cattle. Here, continuously grazing goats mixed with cattle (M) were comp...

To evaluate the effects of enterectomy on cellular and biochemical parameters of blood and peritoneal fluid, an experiment was conducted using 10 Iranian crossbred male goats. Ten milliliter of blood and 1-1.5ml of peritoneal fluid were sampled from all animals prior to operation for the estimation of control values. Enterectomy was performed under local anesthesia. Blood and peritoneal fluid s...

Dairy products offer an important source of iodine for humans, particularly infants and children. An adequate iodine content in the diet of lactating animals must guarantee a suitable milk iodine concentration. In this experiment, the effects of iodine supplementation of dairy goat diets on the iodine concentration, milk yield, and milk composition of goat milk were studied. Thirty crossbred da...