July 2009

A rapid method for testing the efficacy of teat dip formulations as bactericidal agents for the control of bovine mastitis

A nylon membrane-based filter technique was developed to evaluate the bactericidal efficacy of mastitis control teat dip products. Using this method, we were able to determine that this protocol was both a rapid and effective method for evaluating the efficacy of our iodine- and bronopol-containing teat dips against a variety of mastitis-causing strains of bacteria such as E. coli, S. aureus, P. aeruginosa, S....

Author(s): Pasquale P. Vicario, Irina A. Grigorian and John Pascoe B. S.

July 2009

Seroprevalence of foot and mouth disease in Bench Maji zone, Southwestern Ethiopia

  A cross-sectional sero-epidemological study was conducted in two districts of the Bench Maji Zone, Southwestern Ethiopia between November 2007 and February 2008 with the objective of determining the seroprevalence of Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) in cattle and identifying the potential risk factors associated with the disease. Sera samples were collected from a total of 273 cattle in 98 herds. The sera were...

Author(s): Esayas Gelaye, Gelagay Ayelet, Tsegalem Abera and Kassahun Asmare

July 2009

Toxicological assessment of Cryptolepis sanguinolenta for possible use in veterinary medicine

  Acute and sub-acute oral toxicity assessment of the aqueous root extract ofCryptolepis sanguinolenta was studied in Sprague Dawley rats for possible use as animal medication. The extract (250 - 3000 mg/kg, p.o) was administered daily for a period of 72 h and (500 - 2000 mg/kg, p.o) for 14 days for acute and sub-acute studies respectively.  Acute administration of the extract did not produce any...

Author(s): C. Ansah, H. R. Otsyina, M. Duwiejua, E. Woode, F. A.  Aboagye and K. G. Aning