Pub Date : 2016-01-01DOI: 10.5455/JVA.20151204111125
A. Ali
Staphylococcus aureus causing wide range of infectious diseases affecting livestock animals as well as human beings. The bacterium is highly potent to acquire antibiotic resistance, and it is considered a very important agent inducing mastitis in dairy farms in Egypt, as well as other parts of the world, methicillin resistant S. aureus (MRSA) is deliberated one of the most significant causative agents which having public health and economic impacts especially in developing countries, so the present study aimed broadly to obtain a snapshot on the genetic characterization of mecA gene which is responsible to induce the resistance against beta lactam antibiotics. The mecA gene sequence obtained through whole genome sequence process from locally isolated S. aureus from well-established Egyptian dairy farms as well as small scale raising ones. As a control measures, the femB gene was introduced in the multiplex PCR to avoid any contaminants from other staphylococci, also, the mecC gene which is discovered recently as a homologue of mecA gene; was investigated but we did not find any isolates having this homologue.
{"title":"Detection of MecA, MecC and Femb Genes by Multiplex Polymerase Chain Reaction -","authors":"A. Ali","doi":"10.5455/JVA.20151204111125","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5455/JVA.20151204111125","url":null,"abstract":"Staphylococcus aureus causing wide range of infectious diseases affecting livestock animals as well as human beings. The bacterium is highly potent to acquire antibiotic resistance, and it is considered a very important agent inducing mastitis in dairy farms in Egypt, as well as other parts of the world, methicillin resistant S. aureus (MRSA) is deliberated one of the most significant causative agents which having public health and economic impacts especially in developing countries, so the present study aimed broadly to obtain a snapshot on the genetic characterization of mecA gene which is responsible to induce the resistance against beta lactam antibiotics. The mecA gene sequence obtained through whole genome sequence process from locally isolated S. aureus from well-established Egyptian dairy farms as well as small scale raising ones. As a control measures, the femB gene was introduced in the multiplex PCR to avoid any contaminants from other staphylococci, also, the mecC gene which is discovered recently as a homologue of mecA gene; was investigated but we did not find any isolates having this homologue.","PeriodicalId":17430,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Veterinary Advances","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"91065076","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2016-01-01DOI: 10.5455/JVA.196912310400001
O. Yılmaz
The aim of this paper is to review traditional beekeeping in Turkey. Beekeeping is a rapidly developing part of agriculture, as it is worldwide. It provides a natural balance to the maintenance of agricultural production. Turkey has awide range of climatic and natural features and possesses millions of bee ( Apis mellifera anatoliaca) colonies with a high genetic diversity. The wide range of climate environment is a great potential for bee keeping and honey production. It is said that 75% of honey plant species and varieties are in Turkey. In different regions there are plenty of honey plants which flower at different times, allowing more production than usual for bee-keeping. Turkey is currently a major country for bee-keeping for two reasons: first, bee colonies have increased in number in recent years; secondly, modern bee hives have become greater in number. Methods of bee keeping are generally traditional, and there are a few professional and migratory bee keepers among the total. In this study, this traditional bee keeping is reviewed in the context of different regions and bee breeds.
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Pub Date : 2016-01-01DOI: 10.5455/JVA.20160916044842
E. Kalu
Fascioliasis is a zoonotic trematodiasis of great public health importance affecting ruminant animals and man. The prevalence of bovine fascioliasis in Nigeria is high and affects the productivity of farmers. Fascioliasis is mainly detected in abattoirs during post mortem inspection as it affects the livers of these animals leading to partial or total condemnation of the liver. Since most cattle slaughtered in Nigeria originates from the northern parts of the country, the herds' men that rear these animals should be properly educated on the public health and economic significance of fascioliasis. The meat inspectors should be made to follow strict procedures while inspecting at the abattoir so that contaminated meat will not be passed for human consumption. Public awareness campaigns should be organized to educate the farm/livestock owners, butchers, other animal handlers and consumers about the implications of fascioliasis. All level of governance should also help in the prevention and control of fascioliasis in Nigeria.
{"title":"Bovine Fascioliasis: A Review","authors":"E. Kalu","doi":"10.5455/JVA.20160916044842","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5455/JVA.20160916044842","url":null,"abstract":"Fascioliasis is a zoonotic trematodiasis of great public health importance affecting ruminant animals and man. The prevalence of bovine fascioliasis in Nigeria is high and affects the productivity of farmers. Fascioliasis is mainly detected in abattoirs during post mortem inspection as it affects the livers of these animals leading to partial or total condemnation of the liver. Since most cattle slaughtered in Nigeria originates from the northern parts of the country, the herds' men that rear these animals should be properly educated on the public health and economic significance of fascioliasis. The meat inspectors should be made to follow strict procedures while inspecting at the abattoir so that contaminated meat will not be passed for human consumption. Public awareness campaigns should be organized to educate the farm/livestock owners, butchers, other animal handlers and consumers about the implications of fascioliasis. All level of governance should also help in the prevention and control of fascioliasis in Nigeria.","PeriodicalId":17430,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Veterinary Advances","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"72988319","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2016-01-01DOI: 10.5455/JVA.20160409123851
T. Budipitojo, Y. H. Fibrianto, G. Mulyani, D. Kondoh, M. Sasaki, N. Kitamura
Sunda porcupine (Hystrix javanica) is ones of porcupine species endemic to Indonesia and belongs to Acanthion subgenus of Hystricidae family. There are no available anatomical data related to the pancreas of Sunda porcupine. This study examined the pancreas of Sunda porcupine, macroscopically and microscopically, to clarify their morphological features. Pancreas from four adults Sunda porcupines were observed macroscopically, fixed in Bouins solution, dehydrated in graded series of ethanol, and finally embedded in paraffin wax. The sections were cut at 5 μm in thickness, deparaffinized and stained with haematoxylin-eosin (HE) and examined under a light microscope. The present study revealed that the pancreas of Sunda porcupine (Hystrix javanica) was located in the dorsal parts of stomach, covering the central parts of pylorus to the lesser curvature and nearest duodenal parts, and consists of 4 lobes namely pyloric lobe, lesser curvature lobe, upper duodenal lobe, and lower duodenal lobe. The average size of the pancreas was 8.9 cm in total length, 8.2 cm in width and 9 mm in thickness. The pancreatic duct of Hystrix javanica consist of the major pancreatic ducts which reached duodenum at the position of 3.2 cm from the stomach-duodenum border together with common bile duct and the accessory pancreatic duct which located at the distal part of the major pancreatic duct. In general, histological structure of pancreatic tissues of Sunda porcupine similar to the other mammalian species.Key words: Sunda porcupine, Hystrix javanica, pancreas, morphology
{"title":"The Pancreas Morphology of Sunda Porcupine (Hystrix Javanica)","authors":"T. Budipitojo, Y. H. Fibrianto, G. Mulyani, D. Kondoh, M. Sasaki, N. Kitamura","doi":"10.5455/JVA.20160409123851","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5455/JVA.20160409123851","url":null,"abstract":"Sunda porcupine (Hystrix javanica) is ones of porcupine species endemic to Indonesia and belongs to Acanthion subgenus of Hystricidae family. There are no available anatomical data related to the pancreas of Sunda porcupine. This study examined the pancreas of Sunda porcupine, macroscopically and microscopically, to clarify their morphological features. Pancreas from four adults Sunda porcupines were observed macroscopically, fixed in Bouins solution, dehydrated in graded series of ethanol, and finally embedded in paraffin wax. The sections were cut at 5 μm in thickness, deparaffinized and stained with haematoxylin-eosin (HE) and examined under a light microscope. The present study revealed that the pancreas of Sunda porcupine (Hystrix javanica) was located in the dorsal parts of stomach, covering the central parts of pylorus to the lesser curvature and nearest duodenal parts, and consists of 4 lobes namely pyloric lobe, lesser curvature lobe, upper duodenal lobe, and lower duodenal lobe. The average size of the pancreas was 8.9 cm in total length, 8.2 cm in width and 9 mm in thickness. The pancreatic duct of Hystrix javanica consist of the major pancreatic ducts which reached duodenum at the position of 3.2 cm from the stomach-duodenum border together with common bile duct and the accessory pancreatic duct which located at the distal part of the major pancreatic duct. In general, histological structure of pancreatic tissues of Sunda porcupine similar to the other mammalian species.Key words: Sunda porcupine, Hystrix javanica, pancreas, morphology","PeriodicalId":17430,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Veterinary Advances","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"89788382","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2015-12-30DOI: 10.5455/JVA.20151214015140
Palanisamy H
Salmonellosis is a major public health problem around the world affecting both animals and humans. A study was carried out to elucidate the prevalence of Salmonella spp. and antibiogram of the isolates in quails in a commercial farm located in Kelantan, Malaysia using cloacal swabs and standard isolation techniques for Salmonella species and the standard disk diffusion method for the antibiotic sensitivity tests. Ninety quails in two groups of 45 each, aged 3 weeks and 2 months, were sampled using sterile cotton swabs and transport media. The results showed that the prevalence of Salmonella spp. in the quails was 11.11% (CI= 6.19, 19.28) and all the isolates were resistant to ampicillin. There was no significant difference (P>0.05) between the prevalence of Salmonella spp. in birds aged 3 weeks compared with the birds aged 2 months using Chi square at 95% confidence level. The positive identification of Salmonella spp. in quails may have public health implications due to the rising outbreak of Salmonella spp. associated food poisoning cases. The resistance of the Salmonella spp. to ampicillin which is a common antibiotic in man and animals adds weight to the growing call for the prudent use of antibiotics in human and animal populations around the globe. Farms and food handlers should maintain strict hygiene to protect public health at all times.
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Pub Date : 2015-12-30DOI: 10.5455/JVA.19691231040000
Pwaveno H. Bamaiyi
Rabies is an acute fatal zoonotic encephalitis caused by a Lyssavirus belonging to the family rhabdoviridae responsible for about 69000 deaths annually. In July, 2015 Malaysia lost its rabies free status due to an outbreak of canine rabies that started from Perlis state and later moved to Kedah and Pulau Pinang states of Malaysia. This study was carried out to review available data on rabies and determine the incidence of rabies during the outbreak, the susceptible population of dogs, the number of dogs culled, the number of dogs vaccinated and lessons that can be learned from the outbreak using data principally from the OIE and other public domain sources. Statistical calculations employed chi square analysis at 95% confidence level using SPSS version 22. The incidence of rabies was 0.10% (CI= 0.05%, 0.18%). There was significant difference (P<0.0001) between the number of cases, number of susceptible dogs, number of dogs destroyed and number of dogs vaccinated between the 3 states in Malaysia with Perlis having the highest number of cases, Kedah having the highest number of susceptible dogs, Pulau Pinang having the highest number of culled dogs but with the least number of vaccinated dogs and Kedah having the highest number of vaccinated dogs. Perlis had the highest number of cases followed by Pulau Pinang. Kedah with the highest number of vaccinations recorded only 1 case of rabies. There was no case of human rabies despite numerous dog bite cases during the outbreak. The proximity of the 3 states especially Perlis to a rabies endemic country must have led to the outbreak of the infection. Mass vaccination of dogs along with short term targeted culling is important in stopping rabies outbreaks. Territories within close proximity to endemic locations must maintain more surveillance against transboundary diseases like rabies. Post exposure prophylaxis is necessary immediately after exposure to rabies to prevent human infection.
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Md. Nur E Azam, P. Sen, M. Tasneem, M. Islam, Tofazzal Md Rakib, M. Alim, M. A. Hossain
A three month long cross-sectional study on gastrointestinal parasitism of pigs was conducted two upazillas of Dinajpur District, Bangladesh. A total of 100 fecal samples were collected randomly from different households of the two upazillas of the pertinent district. Samples were examined by routine coproscopical methods. The investigation revealed that the overall prevalence of gastrointestinal parasitic infections was 65% (either single or mixed) in the studied population. Among different gastrointestinal parasitic infections, occurrence Ascaris suum was the highest (38%) followed by Macracanthorhynchus hirudinaceus (22%), Strongyloides ransomni (20%) and Trichuris suis (5%).Age specific infections rate revealed that pigs age between (>5-12months) were affected more by different gastrointestinal parasitic infections where Ascaris suum infection constituted the highest, (45.24%)and Macracanthorhynchus hirudinaceus infection was 35.71%, that was statistically significant (P>0.05). On the other hand, infection caused by Strongyloides ransomni (26.19%) was more frequent in age group ≤ 6months of age whereas age group >12months showed very lower prevalence than other two groups for all infections except Oesophagostomum sp (6.25%). Further, occurrence of protozoan parasites were common in age groups (>5-12months) which was not statistically significant (P>0.05). Nevertheless, sex specific infection rate explored that female pigs showed more susceptibility to different gastrointestinal parasitic infections in compare to male. The occurrence of Ascaris suum infection was the highest (40.48%) in female. Conversely, occurrence of Hyostromgylus rubidus infection was the maximum (5.17%) in male pig in compare to female (2.38%). Further, infection caused by coccidian protozoa or Balantidium coli were very lower in both gender of the study population but it was not statistically significant. It could be stated that the current investigation was fresh of its type which will be acted as bench mark for further study in this area. Moreover, as it was a limited study where breed and topographical variation, seasonal pattern of the diseases were not included. Hence, it was suggested further extensive investigation on gastrointestinal parasitism to overcome the limitations of the current study which will assist to determine the important predictors related to such parasitic diseases.
{"title":"Occurrence of gastrointestinal parasitic infections in pig of Dinajpur district, Bangladesh","authors":"Md. Nur E Azam, P. Sen, M. Tasneem, M. Islam, Tofazzal Md Rakib, M. Alim, M. A. Hossain","doi":"10.14196/SJVA.V4I8.2057","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.14196/SJVA.V4I8.2057","url":null,"abstract":"A three month long cross-sectional study on gastrointestinal parasitism of pigs was conducted two upazillas of Dinajpur District, Bangladesh. A total of 100 fecal samples were collected randomly from different households of the two upazillas of the pertinent district. Samples were examined by routine coproscopical methods. The investigation revealed that the overall prevalence of gastrointestinal parasitic infections was 65% (either single or mixed) in the studied population. Among different gastrointestinal parasitic infections, occurrence Ascaris suum was the highest (38%) followed by Macracanthorhynchus hirudinaceus (22%), Strongyloides ransomni (20%) and Trichuris suis (5%).Age specific infections rate revealed that pigs age between (>5-12months) were affected more by different gastrointestinal parasitic infections where Ascaris suum infection constituted the highest, (45.24%)and Macracanthorhynchus hirudinaceus infection was 35.71%, that was statistically significant (P>0.05). On the other hand, infection caused by Strongyloides ransomni (26.19%) was more frequent in age group ≤ 6months of age whereas age group >12months showed very lower prevalence than other two groups for all infections except Oesophagostomum sp (6.25%). Further, occurrence of protozoan parasites were common in age groups (>5-12months) which was not statistically significant (P>0.05). Nevertheless, sex specific infection rate explored that female pigs showed more susceptibility to different gastrointestinal parasitic infections in compare to male. The occurrence of Ascaris suum infection was the highest (40.48%) in female. Conversely, occurrence of Hyostromgylus rubidus infection was the maximum (5.17%) in male pig in compare to female (2.38%). Further, infection caused by coccidian protozoa or Balantidium coli were very lower in both gender of the study population but it was not statistically significant. It could be stated that the current investigation was fresh of its type which will be acted as bench mark for further study in this area. Moreover, as it was a limited study where breed and topographical variation, seasonal pattern of the diseases were not included. Hence, it was suggested further extensive investigation on gastrointestinal parasitism to overcome the limitations of the current study which will assist to determine the important predictors related to such parasitic diseases.","PeriodicalId":17430,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Veterinary Advances","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2015-11-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"74297182","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2015-09-30DOI: 10.5455/JVA.20150924120559
I. G. Kuzayed, J. Rwuaan, P. Rekwot, L. Idris, J. Ajani, I. Shettima, A. E. Ikpo
Gonadal and extragonadal sperm reserves of 20 adult male rabbits (bucks) were determined following an experimental infection with Trypanosoma brucei brucei over a 12 weeks study period. Ten rabbit bucks were infected with 1 ml of the parasites containing 1 X 106 trypanosomes, while the other 10 bucks served as control post infection. At the end of the experiment, two bucks from each of the groups were sacrificed and their testes were harvested for the determination of gonadal and epididymal spermatozoa reserves using a haemocytometer. The mean gonadal spermatozoa reserves of the control and the infected rabbit bucks were 247.6 ± 65.13 X106/g testis and 173.1 ± 26.88 X106/g testis respectively. The mean epididymal spermatozoa reserves of the control and the infected rabbit bucks were 108.2 ±38.22 X106/g and 19.25± 13.41 X106/g, respectively. The mean (±SEM) of the caput, corpus and cauda of the control rabbit bucks were 106.9±10.63 X106/g, 7.63±2.63 and 175.00±26.50 respectively, while the mean (±SEM) for the infected rabbit bucks were 46.00±7.25, 4.13±0.38 and 42.63±37.13 X106/g respectively.
{"title":"Gonadal and Extragonadal Sperm Reserves of Rabbit Bucks Experimentally Infected with Trypanosoma Brucei in Zaria, Nigeria","authors":"I. G. Kuzayed, J. Rwuaan, P. Rekwot, L. Idris, J. Ajani, I. Shettima, A. E. Ikpo","doi":"10.5455/JVA.20150924120559","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5455/JVA.20150924120559","url":null,"abstract":"Gonadal and extragonadal sperm reserves of 20 adult male rabbits (bucks) were determined following an experimental infection with Trypanosoma brucei brucei over a 12 weeks study period. Ten rabbit bucks were infected with 1 ml of the parasites containing 1 X 106 trypanosomes, while the other 10 bucks served as control post infection. At the end of the experiment, two bucks from each of the groups were sacrificed and their testes were harvested for the determination of gonadal and epididymal spermatozoa reserves using a haemocytometer. The mean gonadal spermatozoa reserves of the control and the infected rabbit bucks were 247.6 ± 65.13 X106/g testis and 173.1 ± 26.88 X106/g testis respectively. The mean epididymal spermatozoa reserves of the control and the infected rabbit bucks were 108.2 ±38.22 X106/g and 19.25± 13.41 X106/g, respectively. The mean (±SEM) of the caput, corpus and cauda of the control rabbit bucks were 106.9±10.63 X106/g, 7.63±2.63 and 175.00±26.50 respectively, while the mean (±SEM) for the infected rabbit bucks were 46.00±7.25, 4.13±0.38 and 42.63±37.13 X106/g respectively.","PeriodicalId":17430,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Veterinary Advances","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2015-09-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"75305176","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2015-09-30DOI: 10.5455/JVA.20150917122414
G. I. Opaluwa, J. Rwuaan, P. Rekwot, I. Lawal, I. Shettima, J. Ajani, A. E. Ikpo, D. Iliyasu
This study was designed to determine the haematological values and plasma protein concentration of 20 adult rabbit (bucks), experimentally infected with Trypanosoma brucei over a period of 12 weeks. Ten out of the 20 rabbit bucks were inoculated intraperitoneally with 1ml of saline diluted blood containing 1 x 10 6 trypanosomes T. brucei brucei, while the remaining ten rabbit bucks were left uninfected. The infected rabbit bucks were monitored for nine weeks while the others served as control post infection. There was progressive decrease in PCV with mean values of 40.07±0.49 and 36.42±1.15 for the control and infected groups respectively. Haemoglobin concentrations had mean values of 14.31±1.01 a and 12.21±0.39 b for the control and infected groups respectively, while plasma concentrations of infected and control groups had mean values of 6.48±0.08 a and 6.41±0.17 b respectively. The study revealed a significant decrease (p˂0.05) in haematological values and plasma protein concentrations of rabbit bucks infected with Trypanosoma brucei when compared to the control.
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The study examined the challenges semi-urban fish farmers face in their use of information and communication technology devices in Imo state. Data were obtained using structured questionnaire from 210 fish farmers selected randomly from a list of 2300 fish farmers obtained from fish farmers cooperative office in Owerri, the state capital. Using descriptive statistical tools, data were analyzed and presented in tables for understanding and clarity. Results revealed that majority (37.6%) are within the active age of 41-50, 58.6% are males, 50% have secondary education, and have about 11-15 years of fish farming. The respondents have frequent access to radio, telephone (mobile), television, magazines and newspapers. They need information on feed formulation, water management, disease management, fingerlings, processing and drug use. They face the following challenging erratic power supply, low level of education, language barrier, low income, lack of skills in ICT, among others. In view of the following we recommend that communication companies and service providers improve their network coverage. Government should also improve in their provision of electricity and make power supply constant and steady.
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