BACKGROUND Source identification in areas with outbreaks of airborne pathogens is often time-consuming and expensive. We developed a model to identify the most likely location of sources of airborne pathogens. METHODS As a case study, we retrospectively analyzed three Q fever outbreaks in the Netherlands in 2009, each with suspected exposure from a single large dairy goat farm. Model input co...

Since the steady rise in human cases which started in 2007, Q fever has become a major public health problem in the Netherlands with 2,357 human cases notified in the year 2009. Ongoing research confirms that abortion waves on dairy goat farms are the primary source of infection for humans, primarily affecting people living close (under 5 km) to such a dairy goat farm. To reverse the trend of t...

A screening survey of the presence of aflatoxin M(1) (AFM(1)) was carried out on 265 samples of cheese made from cow, buffalo, goat, sheep, sheep-goat milk collected in the Apulia region (Southern Italy). Selected samples included unripened, medium and long-term ripened cheeses. AFM(1) was found in 16.6% of the analyzed samples. The highest positive incidence was for medium and long-term ripene...

The objective of this study was to evaluate the morphometric and reproductive traits of indigenous dairy goat types. It was conducted in three districts (Ebnat, Gonji-kolela and Farta) based on the agro-ecological differences, goat population potentials and experience of the farmers using goat milk. Semi-structured questionnaires, field observations, morphological and reproductive trait measure...

this study investigated the effects of five levels of galanin on plasma concentrations of growth hormone, triiodothyronine, thyroxine, and milk protein in dairy goat breed was sannan. 15 breeds of dairy goats sannan all about the same age and weight were selected for this study and were randomly divided into five treatments (three replicates per treatment). levels of the hormone injection of ga...

BACKGROUND Toxoplasma gondii is a major problem for the sheep industry as it may cause reproduction problems. The importance of T. gondii in Norwegian goat herds is uncertain, but outbreaks of toxoplasmosis in dairy goat farms have been recorded. The aim of this study was to describe the prevalence of T. gondii infection in Norwegian dairy goats by using serology. FINDINGS Goat serum original...

Estrus synchronization allows for parturition at suitable times to take advantage of niche markets, feed supplies, labor, and rising price trends. In the past, synchronization of estrus in goats has focused primarily on dairy goats to allow for optimal timing of milk production. However, recent interest in meat goat production has resulted in attempts to use dairy goat, sheep, and cattle synchr...

RECENT TECHNOLOGIES FOR PREGNANCY DIAGNOSIS IN SHEEP AND GOAT: AN OVERVIEW Shabir Ahmad Lone 1* , Shailesh Kumar Gupta 2 , Narendra Kumar 2 , Kuladip Prakash Shinde 2 , Bilal Ahmad Ganaie 1 , Haneef Ahmad Rather 1 and Sunil Kumar 3 1 PhD Scholar, Animal Reproduction Gynaecology and obstetrics, ICAR-National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal-132001, Haryana, INDIA 2 PhD Scholar, Livestock product...

In previous Field Days of the E (Kika) de la Garza Institute for Goat Research, nutrition and feeding programs for dairy and meat goats have been discussed. However, for the maximum benefit to be realized from such information and to most effectively apply this knowledge to the broad array of nutritional scenarios encountered by goat producers, a background in general, practical nutritional con...

The aim of this study was to investigate allele frequencies at the CSN1S2 locus in two Chinese dairy goat breeds and the effects of its variation on dairy goat economic traits. Seven hundred and eight goats from Xinong Saanen (XS, n = 268) and Guanzhong (GZ, N = 440) breeds were selected. The milk samples of 268 XS goats were collected during the middle of lactation, body size parameters (708 g...