tropical theileriosis is caused by infection of bovine myeloid mononuclear cells (monocytes and macrophages) and lymphoid cells (b lymphocytes) as well as red blood cells by the protozoan parasite theileria annulata. the disease is transmitted by ticks of the genus hyalomma. the clinical signs of theileriosis in stages appear from mild symptoms to serious, including fever and anemia to severe i...

Molecular Detection of Leptospira spp. Isolated from Aborted Ovine Genital Swabs in Lorestan, Iran, 2019-2020

The manufacturing processes of royal demolition explosive (RDX), or hexahydro-1,3,5-trinitro-1,3,5-triazine, have resulted in serious water contamination. As a potential carcinogen, RDX can cause a broad range of harmful effects to humans and animals. The ovine rumen is capable of rapid degradation of nitroaromatic compounds, including RDX. While ruminal RDX-degrading bacteria have been identif...

A survey conducted by the Office International des Epizooties (OIE) on the occurrence of blood parasitic diseases amongst its Member Countries identifies protozoan diseases (trypanosomosis, theileriosis, babesiosis) and rickettsial (anaplasmosis, cowdriosis and ehrlichiosis) as being of economic importance. Each of the diseases listed above had a variable economic impact in the responding count...

OBJECTIVES The cytokines interleukin (IL)-1beta and IL-6 are modulators of the neuroimmune axis and have been implicated in neuronal cell death cascades after ischemia or infection. Previous work has shown that some cross-species conservation exists between human and rodent blood-brain barrier (BBB) transport systems. To further assess cross-species conservation of cytokine transport across the...

East Coast fever caused by Theileria parva parva has been eradicated from South Africa, but tick-borne infections with other species of Theileria still occur, particularly in cattle and African buffalo (Syncerus caffer). One such infection is Corridor disease caused by T. parva lawrencei, which is controlled by restricting the movement of African buffalo. Other species reviewed are T. parva bov...

the aim of the present study was to investigate the effect of follicle stimulating hormone (fsh) on survival, activation and growth of ovine primordial follicles using histological studies. pieces of ovine ovarian cortex were obtained and cultured for 6 days in minimum essential medium supplemented with or without fsh (50 ng/ml). these fragments were then process to be used for histology compar...

Background: Different culture media are used for in vitro maturation of ovine oocyte. The Weymouth medium are used for in vitro maturation of rat and mice oocytes with very low levels of supplementation (Just FBS, while to acquire the good results in TCM hormone, and serum supplementation and in some cases growth factor are necessary to gain the optimized results. The aim of the present study w...

As large animal models continue to play an important role in translating lung-directed therapeutic strategies from laboratory animals to humans, there is an increasing interest in the analysis of endogenous regulators of inflammation at both a genomic and a therapeutic level. To this end, we have sought to characterize the ovine ortholog of elafin, an important regulator of inflammation in huma...