Pneumonia of calves is a respiratory disease caused by the entry of bacteria and respiratory viruses into the body of calves, which occurs at the age of two to five months, and is more common in closed places and in the winter season. The best prevention of this pneumonia disease in calves is to give colostrum to calves. ...
Sorry for the immediacy, but we start in 30 minutes. The webinar is recorded. https://formacion.grupoasis.com/curso/1550-como-usar-conceptos-epidemiologicos-en-la-practica-clinica-diaria-referencias-practicas/#!/content It is an introductory webinar of the Spanish version of my book that has been published in the USA for 8 years. ...
Israel is located in the eastern basin of the Mediterranean Sea and is characterized by a subtropical climate. Summer lasts from June to October and is characterized in most regions of the country by high temperatures and humidity at all hours of the day, but no rain at all. The Israeli dairy industry has about 120,000 cows that produce close to 1.5 billion liters per year. The annual milk yield per cow is the highest in the world and stood at more than 12,000 liters in 2021. The...
Somatic cell count (SCC) is the total number of cells per milliliter of milk and is one of the main indicators of milk quality in dairy cows. Somatic cells are made of 2% mammary gland cells and around 98% white blood cells – leucocytes that are immune cells, produced by the cow’s immune system. As SCC are immune cells, the number found in the milk increases as a response to an immune challenge in the udder. This challenge is usually caused by pathogens and leads to inflammation....
Dr. Guillaume Tabouret, Principal Investigator at National Institute of Agricultural Research, France, talks to us during Phileo's Global Ruminant Symposium on Health & Management in Toulouse, France....
All living animal body is filled with four basic substances called as HUMORS, which are in balance when the animal is healthy. All disabilities and diseases are the final presentation of excess or deficit of any one of these humors viz., Black bile, yellow bile, phlegm and blood. Dyscrasia, imbalance of humors is considered as the direct cause of all disease. Eucrasia or Humors in balance is associated with good health. The nature of diseases is highly influenced...
1. Introduction Foot-and-mouth disease (FMD), also called as Aptho fever, is highly contagious, acute, viral disease of cloven-hoofed animals. It is economically important viral disease in farm animals like cattle, buffalo, goat, sheep and pigs [1]. Wild ruminants like deer and antelope are also susceptible to this disease [2]. It has high morbidity but low mortality. Mortality is mostly seen in young animals. FMD is characterized by blister formation and erosion in and around...
Introduction Tremendous increase in cow/buffalo cost, hence organized farms are focusing to maintain progeny. Dairy herd replacement can be attained by improved management strategies like lower calving intervals, higher calving rates, reduced still born and pre-weaned calf mortalities and fewer non pregnant heifers. Such strategies can increase the number of replacement heifer calves in the herd from current 15% to over...
History, clinical signs and diagnosis
A female buffalo of 8-year-old age from Phulbari-3, Chitwan, Nepal was reported to have alopecia and sloughing of tail. According to the farmer the animal had gradually lost its appetite for several days back and similar was the body condition. On clinical examination, we found 102 ° F temperature, alopecia and sloughing of tail, alopecia around the ear,...
Saurabh Singh, Responsible for Phileo LeSaffre in Central Asia, highlights the main problems that Dairy companies face in India and propose some solutions that Phileo brings through quality products and services, during VIV MEA 2018, in Abu Dhabi. ...
Introduction As any other Latin American country, bovine brucellosis is a significant animal health problem and a relevant zoonosis in Costa Rica (CR). Consequently, the disease is of veterinary and of public health relevance. Bovine brucellosis (then recognized as “Bang´s disease”) was clinically described in the Central Valley and in the volcanic highlands at the end of the XIX century, when different breeds of cattle were imported from United States and...
Introduction Teat pox in dairy cows is very common but problematic disease, caused due to mild infection of udder and teats of dairy cow. Very often it is misunderstood as cow pox which is rare disease, seldom it happens. It is a zoonotic disease, generally occurs in animals of age more than 2yrs. Freshly calved and recently introduced cattle are more susceptible. Its leads to difficulty in milking may increase the chances of mastitis. The disease can be transferred to humans,...
Dear Users, This is an interesting forum from our Spanish community, generated by Enrique Astorga from Canada: As a dairy farmer if you should take a hit of over 80 of mastitis treating the problem without resorting to antibiotics, is to leave your old practices using antibiotics or try to see other alternatives? What would you say if you have 90 success in treatment? Many dairy farmers in North America are in the search for alternative treatments without...
INTRODUCTION Subclinical ketosis (SCK) is defined as elevated concentrations of ketone bodies in the absence of clinical signs of ketosis. It is an important metabolic disease in dairy cattle during early lactation period and has been associated with decreased milk production, impaired reproductive performance, displaced abomasums, metritis, mastitis, and clinical ketosis (Duffield,2001). During the early postpartum...
Abstract The prevalence and intensity of Haemonchus contortus in two breeds of small ruminants namely Borno Red goats and Borno White sheep in Maiduguri, an arid zone of Nigeria, were investigated in the rainy season (May - September) of 2010. A total of 60 abomasa were purchased from the central abattoir in Maiduguri. Thereafter they were processed in the laboratory for total worm count. Results showed...
Each year, about one in 10 people worldwide become sick with foodborne illnesses, resulting in 420,000 deaths out of a total infected population of 600 million people. The WHO (World Health Organization) estimates that a total of 33...
1. Introduction. Subclinical endometritis (SCE) is one of the most important reproductive impairments in dairy cows studied in the last decade. It can be defined as the superficial inflammation of the endometrium (no deeper than the stratum spongiosum) [1] , without visible clinical signs, but significantly affecting reproductive performances [2,3] . Cytology is considered the best technique to diagnose SCE due to its feasibility...
Introduction Vitiligo is a progressive disease of skin in which melanocytes are gradually destroyed causing depigmentation. It is most commonly acquired hypomelanosis in human. Elephant, horses, dogs, poultry and buffaloes are animal species in which Vitiligo has been recorded. In buffaloes depigmentation starts around brisket and and may extend up to neck, abdomen, and flanks. In majority...