The content of trace elements (Cu, Cr, Ni, Pb, and Zn) in hair and skin of silver fox (Vulpes vulpes) and arctic fox (Alopex lagopus) were determined. The content of elements were determined using inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectrometry (ICP-OES). Samples of animal hair and skin were collected from two farms located in mid-western Poland: farm A, situated in a rural area and far...

An experimental steam distillation unit has been designed, built, and tested for the extraction of essential oils from peppermint and spearmint. The unit, using a 130-gal (510-liter) distillation tank, is intermediate in size between laboratoryscale extractors and commercial-sized distilleries, yet provides oil in sufficient quantity for industrial evaluation. The entire apparatus-a dieselfuel-...

the main objective of this study was to estimate the seroprevalence of bovine herpes virus type 1 and parainfluenza type 3 in a non-vaccinated population cattle in the livestock region of qazvin province. totally 504 sera were randomly collected and tested from 8 industrial dairy farms in qazvin province during march 2010-march 2011. the result of one way analysis of variance was used for th...

background: eimeria infection is an important part of protozoal infection in ruminants which causes economic lost in animal husbandry of iran and worldwide. therefore it is important to implement effective control programs on the prevalence and diversity of eimeria species in livestocks. objectives: this study was aimed to determine prevalence and eimeria species diversity in dairy cattle with ...

The main objective of this study was to estimate the seroprevalence of Bovine herpes virus type 1 and parainfluenza type 3 in a non-vaccinated population cattle in the livestock region of Qazvin province. Totally 504 sera were randomly collected and tested from 8 industrial dairy farms in Qazvin province during March 2010-March 2011. The result of one way analysis of variance was used for the a...

OBJECTIVES To quantify personal time-weighted average respirable dust and quartz exposure on a sandy, a sandy loam, and a clay soil farm in the Free State and North West provinces of South Africa and to ascertain whether soil type is a determinant of exposure to respirable quartz. METHODS Three farms, located in the Free State and North West provinces of South Africa, had their soil type conf...

Aflatoxins are secondary toxic metabolites produced by some Aspergillus spp. particularly, Aspergillus flavus and A. parasiticus that contaminate food and feed. The objective of this study was to evaluate the contamination of feedstuffs with Aspergillus spp. and detect genes involved in the aflatoxin biosynthesis pathway of A. flavus and A. parasiticus isolates. A total of 110 cow feed samples ...

leptospirosis is a zoonosis of worldwide distribution, caused by leptospira interrogans. it is a well known cause of bovine reproductive losses such as abortion, infertility, stillbirth and birth of weak calves. inthis research, the relationship between the seroprevalence rate of leptospira spp. infection and abortion inindustrial dairy farms of hamedan province, iran was studied. a total of 80...

Eight years have elapsed since the last World Rabbit Congress on rabbit farming but, since then, there has not been a radical change of knowledge on rabbit enteropathies and still little is known on the etiology of Epizootic Rabbit Enteropathy (ERE). This disease continuous to pose a severe health threat for rabbit meat production farms and it undermines their profitability. Despite improvement...