BACKGROUND Cow hair and dander are important inducers of occupational allergies in cattle-exposed farmers. To estimate allergen exposure in farming environments, a sensitive enzyme immunoassay was developed to measure cow hair allergens. METHODS A sandwich ELISA was developed using polyclonal rabbitantibodies against a mixture of hair extracts from different cattle breeds. To assess the speci...

The study aimed to analyze the skulls of Honamli, Hair, Kilis, and Saanen goats from basal aspect using geometric morphometric method. In study, 48 adult goat were used for each breed in six males females. After photographed aspect, 11 homologous landmarks marked. based on breed, male female significantly separated other. most prominent clusters seen between Kilis Saanen’s Honamli goats. As a r...

OBJECTIVE This study investigated the expression of genes in cashmere goats at different periods of their fetal development. METHODS Bioinformatics analysis was used to evaluate data obtained by transcriptome sequencing of fetus skin samples collected from Inner Mongolia cashmere goats on days 45, 55, and 65 of fetal age. RESULTS We found that FoxN1, FoxE1, and FoxI3 genes of the Fox gene f...

OINCE its domestication the goat has served man well. As a source of milk, meat, mohair, and skins it has furnished him both food and clothing, and because of its brush-eating proclivities, has spared him untold amounts of hard labor with the brush hook. Since 1900 the Angora goat industry in the United States has undergone rapid expansion. At present it is confined largely to the Southwestern ...

This study is on the fall and readability of electronic leg tags, plastic ear tags used in 2 flocks goats. Honamlı Turkish Hair goat were followed for 4 months bred under different conditions. While flock Honamli goats went to pasture every day, remained indoors. It was found that fell from 5 (96%), while none flock. Plastic attached have fallen 11 (92%) 7 (90%). The determined as 100%. useful ...

The mycoflora on the hair in 25 samples of each of goats and sheep collected from Libya was analyzed using two isolation methods at 25℃. Seventy species and 3 varieties belonging to 31 genera were collected from the two substrates. The hairs of sheep were polluted with fungi than goat, contained high total counts and number of genera and species. Two species of true dermatophytes were isolated ...

This study was conducted to investigate the hair production and fleece characteristics of hair goats in Fars province. The material of the study included a total data of 84 hair goats, which were between kids and adult in male and female goats, respectively. The overall average for fleece weight, fiber length, staple lengths, washing yield, hair fiber diameter, of fiber diameter, breaking force...