A total of 59 Pseudomonas isolates was obtained from 11 samples of diseased fleece taken from live sheep. All but four of the isolates could be assigned to one of nine Pseudomonas species, of which P. aeruginosa, P. alcaligenes, P. mendocina , and P. putida were the most common. P. aeruginosa was found in four of the fleece samples and, when present, appeared to predominate. Although several of...

Data on litter size, weaning weights at 60, 90, and 120 d, postweaning gains from weaning to 120 or 365 d of age, fleece weight, and fiber diameter from Targhee, Suffolk, and Polypay flocks participating in the U.S. National Sheep Improvement Program were used to estimate genetic parameters for litter size and genetic relationships between early-life traits and future litter size. Records on 7,...

Fleece rot and footrot are two bacterial skin diseases of potential significance in sheep. Both diseases are associated with sheep production in high rainfall-environments. Meece rot is currently the most efficient indicator trait known for genetic improvement in resistance to body strike. Exploitation of genetic variation in resistance to fleece rot is feasible through selection of sheep withi...

AIM Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) leakage is a feared complication after microvascular decompression (MVD). In this study, we present our experience of fleece-bound tissue sealing in MVD with an aim to minimize the rate of postoperative CSF leakage. MATERIAL AND METHODS We treated 50 patients (female/male: 26/24) with neurovascular compression (NVC) syndromes (trigeminal neuralgia, hemifacial spa...