Abstract Anthelmintic drugs have been used strategically in livestock reared in the tropics. These drugs have been used in the treatment of endoparasitism which have resulted in an increase in the animals' performance. The agouti (Dasyprocta leporina) is a neo-tropical rodent with the potential for domes...
Abstract The agouti (Dasyprocta leporina) is a rodent that is found in the Neo-tropical region. This animal is hunted for its meat but has recently been reared in captivity as a source of meat protein in rural communities. A 20-month experiment was carried out to evaluate the effect of an anthelmintic on...
Abstract Parasites of veterinary importance have been heavily focused on domesticated livestock that was introduced into the neo-tropics. The text used in the teaching parasitology to veterinary students in Trinidad has only investigated the parasites of domesticated species. In the reviewed veterinary p...
Reproductive diseases have been well documented in domestic livestock such as sheep, goat, cattle and pigs. However, there is very little information on these diseases in the agouti (Dasyprocta leporina). The agouti is used for its meat in South America and the Caribbean. More recently, intensive farming...
Poppiana dentata (Randall, 1840) is widely distributed throughout riverine habitats in Trinidad. However, there is a scarcity of information on the biology of this species. This study provides the first baseline examination that describes growth aspects for P. dentata. Juvenile crabs were obtained from b...
ABSTRACT Objective: The number of palliative care patients in Trinidad and Tobago is unknown. The purpose of this study is to estimate the prevalence of palliative care patients on a public general medical ward. Methods: A retrospective cross-sectional study was undertaken to collect information on pat...
ABSTRACT Objective: Screening for childhood obesity is a necessary step in developing appropriate and effective interventions. We evaluated the diagnostic performance of various recommended international anthropometric cut-offs based on body mass index (BMI), waist circumference (WC), waist-to-height ra...
Fogelbach, Guillermo Guidos;
Ramon, German Dario;
Staffeld, Patricia Latour;
Sarabia, Alfonso Mario Cepeda;
López, César Augusto Sandino Reyes;
Duarte, Perla Alcaraz;
Calderón, Oscar Manuel;
Romero, Freya Helena Campos;
Diaz, Sandra Gonzalez;
De-Ramos, Rosmary Stanley;
Piraino, Pedro;
Repka-Ramirez, Maria Susana;
Sisul, Juan Carlos;
Quezada, Cindy Elizabeth de Lira;
Gonzalez, Rosalaura Villarreal;
Guzman-Avilán, Rosa Ivett;
Silva, Barbara Gonçalves da;
Aguirre, Juan Carlos Fernandez de Cordova.
La contaminación ambiental, en todas sus vertientes, tiene un efecto de enormes dimensiones no sólo sobre la existencia del planeta, sino también sobre la salud de la humanidad. América Latina es una región privilegiada ambientalmente, debido a su gran acervo de patrimonio natural, biodiversidad y p...
Sociedades Médicas,
Alergia e Inmunología,
Membrana Mucosa,
Contaminación Ambiental,
Contaminantes Ambientales,
Contaminación del Aire,
Población,
Recursos Naturales,
Regulación Gubernamental,
Salud,
Sistema Respiratorio,
Ambiente,
Economía,
Biodiversidad,
América Latina,
México,
Guatemala,
El Salvador,
Honduras,
Nicaragua,
Costa Rica,
Panamá,
República Dominicana,
Haití,
Cuba,
Puerto Rico,
Argentina,
Colombia,
Paraguay,
Venezuela,
Perú,
Bolivia,
Ecuador,
Uruguay,
Trinidad y Tobago,
Chile,
Brasil
Abstract Wildlife rehabilitation facilities in the Caribbean region are limited, yet they can provide relevant information on wild populations. Didelphis marsupialis insularis is a popularly hunted, under-studied, neo-tropical marsupial species that is increasingly being admitted for rehabilitation. The ...
The Ministry of Agriculture, Land and Fisheries is cognizant of its responsibility to ensure the
safety and health of all our employees during the COVID-19 pandemic and strives to be safe
while maintaining its operations during this time. As such, this COVID-19 Workplace Infection
Prevention and Control ...
