Although nasal masses are uncommon in sheep and may have several causes, including neoplasia and bacterial, fungal and viral infections, these lesions may lead to economic losses resulting from weight loss and even death. It is therefore important to differentiate between various categories of upper respiratory tract obstructions and lower respiratory tract infections. The correct aetiological ...

AIM Meat adulteration is a serious problem in the meat industry and needs to be tackled to ensure the authenticity of meat products and protect the consumers from being the victims. In view of such likely problem in indigenous meat products of Kashmiri cuisine (Wazwan), the present work was performed to study the detection of beef and buffalo meat in cooked mutton Rista by mitochondrial DNA (mt...

Abstract This study investigates the implications of utilizing a combination mutton and poultry meat for cooked sausage production, with an emphasis on understanding changes in chemical composition textural properties. Utilizing systematic approach, four experimental variants were developed, progressively incorporating up to 30% as replacement mutton. A comprehensive analysis revealed increase ...

A parasitological survey was carried out on a sample of sixty mutton snappers (Lutjanus analis) that were caught on the coast of Alagoas, northeastern Brazil. The parasite diversity and infection levels were low. The ectoparasite Rocinela signata Schioedte & Meinert, 1879 (Isopoda: Aegidae), and larvae of two endoparasites, Trypanorhyncha gen. sp. and Hysterothylacium sp. (Nematoda: Anisakidae)...

TH E R E are four factors which are generally accepted as governing the purchase of lamb and mutton. The first and perhaps the most important is " f o rm. " The best formed lambs have good width in proportion to length with smooth, compact, even outlines. This insures a thick loin, with well meated ribs, a ful l thick middle from shoulder to leg, with evenly covered shoulders. The legs are full...