March 2012

Biological targeting and drug delivery in control of Leishmaniasis

Leishmaniasis is a neglected tropical disease caused by a protozoan parasite of the genusLeishmania. Visceral leishmaniasis is the most severe type and is transmitted by the phlebotomine sandflies of genera Lutzomyia (New World) or Phlebotomus (Old World) to human and other vertebrates. Leishmaniasis is widespread in developing countries with current mortality rate of 50 thousand deaths per year. The...

Author(s): Partha Roy, Suvadra Das, Runa Ghosh Auddy and Arup Mukherjee

March 2012

Study on prevalence of parasitic diseases in cattle in Abyei area – Sudan

This study was designed to compare information on parasitic diseases occurrence in nomadic cattle herds in Abyei area. Collection of data from the veterinary records, Veterinary drug centres, questionnaire and external parasites, faecal and blood samples from animals were carried out for one year. The clinical records showed that, parasitic diseases constitute a major problem, and formed 53% of the total diseases...

Author(s): Idriss Braima Gad Alkareem, Atif Elamin Abdelgadir and Khitma Hassan Elmalik

March 2012

Growth curve estimation in pure goat breeds and crosses of first and second generation in Tunisian oases

Five non-linear statistical models were tested to fit the growth curve parameters of the kids of indigenous, Alpine and Damascus goats and their crosses. Data from 16 years’ periodical weight study was used to adjust the growth curve of 1,687 suckling kids before they attained the age of five months. Among the tested models, the iterative procedure made it possible for the Gompertz model to be identified as the...

Author(s): Amor Gaddour, Mabrouk Ouni and Sghaier Najari

March 2012

Antimicrobial resistance of Escherichia coli O 157:H7/NM isolated from feaces of ruminant animals in Iran

Bacterial resistance to antimicrobial agents is a phenomenon problem, and the understanding of resistance acquisition and transmission can contribute to the development of new strategies to the clinical and socio-economic implication of this phenomenon, especially in ruminant animals. A total of 327 fecal samples of ruminant animals were examined for E. coli O157:H7/NM and the antibiotic susceptibility testing...

Author(s): Ebrahim Rahimi and Farnaz Nayebpour