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Efficacy of current vaccines against recently isolated foot and mouth disease virus type A South America (Venezuela) in Egypt 2022

Foot and mouth disease is a highly contagious viral disease that poses a significant economic threat to cloven-hoofed animals, including cattle and sheep. The emergence of a novel foot and mouth disease virus-A isolate, FMDV-A-Egy-AHRI-RL385-Ven-2022, in Egypt in 2022 has raised concerns about its potent...

Ocorrência de Cochliomyia hominivorax em bovinos no Maranhão, Brasil

Rev. bras. ciênc. vet; 30 (1), 2023
A bovinocultura possui grande importância na economia brasileira, entretanto, enfermidades afetam a produção, ocasionando perdas econômicas, como a miíase. O agente causador da miíase é Cochliomyia hominivorax, mosca-da-bicheira. Os agentes são aptos às regiões tropicais e subtropicais no Brasi...

Evaluación de emergencia de una vacuna existente contra el virus de la fiebre aftosa tipo SAT2, aislado recientemente en Egipto en el 2018

El virus de la fiebre aftosa es un patógeno altamente infeccioso y contagioso. Recientemente, el topotipo VII, linaje Lib-12 del serotipo SAT2 se describió en brotes en Egipto durante 2018. La vacunación es una forma eficaz de controlar y combatir los brotes del virus de la fiebre aftosa, especialment...

Prevalencia de Fasciola hepatica y Paramphistomidae en bovinos de doble propósito en una hacienda del trópico bajo andino colombiano

Rev. med. vet. zoot; 69 (1), 2022
RESUMEN En muchos países la fasciolosis y la paramfistomosis representan un grave problema para la salud del sector pecuario. En Colombia hay registros de ambas distomatosis en bovinos, la mayoría en el trópico alto andino, las cuales generan pérdidas econômicas anuales cercanas a 40 000 000 000 COP...

Brucelosis bovina y humana en el sur de México: una zoonosis desatendida

Rev. chil. infectol; 39 (2), 2022
Resumen La brucelosis es una zoonosis desatendida y un problema de salud pública en países en desarrollo, que también causa grandes pérdidas económicas en la ganadería. En México es endémica y Chiapas un estado al sur del país, destaca por la presencia de la enfermedad en humanos. Por medio de l...

Genetic parameters and trends of growth traits in Nelore cattle raised in the Northern region of Brazil

The objective of this study was to estimate (co)variances and genetic parameters and to predict genetic trends for weight at 120 (W120), 210 (W210), 365 (W365), and 450 (W450) days of age in Nelore cattle raised in the northern region of Brazil. The database comprised records of 30,387 animals born betwe...

Fasciola hepatica prevalence in cattle from the Abancay, Curahuasi and Tamburco districts, Abancay province-Apurímac, Peru during the 2018 rainy season

Rev. patol. trop; 51 (2), 2022
This study aims to determine the prevalence of Fasciola hepatica in cattle from the Abancay, Curahuasi, and Tamburco districts in the Abancay province, Apurímac, Peru, during the 2018 rainy season, and the association between prevalence and age, breed, and district of origin. In total, 295 stool samples...

Blood metabolites and fecal starch as indicators of feed efficiency of beef cattle in the feedlot

The use of blood metabolites (BM), fecal starch (FS), and apparent digestion of starch, (ATTSD) as indicators of feed efficiency (FE) in beef cattle in the feedlot was studied. Fourteen bulls were used, originating in an industrial cross, without a defined racial group, with mean body weight of 284.86kg,...

Seropositivity for Bovine Viral Diarrhea and Enzootic Bovine Leukemia viruses in Blanco Orejinegro cattle in Colombia and infection associated-factors

Rev. med. vet. zoot; 68 (2), 2021
ABSTRACT Serological controls for diseases of viral origin in animal production systems and the identification of factors associated with infections are decisive elements to establish prevention and control measures. The aim of this study was to establish the serological status for Bovine Viral Diarrhea ...

New detection of the occurrence of trypanosomiasis in a bovine herd in a rural property in the state of Bahia/BA – case report

Rev. bras. ciênc. vet; 28 (3), 2021
This report aims to discuss the occurrence of protozoan infestation in a Girolanda cattle herd in the state of Bahia / BA. Bovine trypanosomiasis is a severe disease that is harmful to cattle, inducing large productive and economic losses. The animals are affected by protozoa of the genus Trypanosoma spp...