Month: May 2025
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Relationships between sheep nematode infection, nutrition, and grazing behavior on improved and semi-natural pastures
Abstract Gestrointestinal nemtodes (GINs) are key parasites of grazing sheep worldwide. To understand the factors influencing GIT infection, we examined…
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Resource use efficiency in urban and peri-urban sheep,goat and cattle enterprises
Urban livestock husbandry receives growing attention given the increasing urban demand for livestock products. At the same time,little is known…
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Cattle
Cattle weight estimation model through readily photos
Abstract Cattle weight is a key indicator for assessing health, meat quality, productivity, and overall well-being. Manual measurement methods are…
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Goats
Ixodid tick population on small domestic ruminants (goat and sheep) in different agro-climatic regions
Highlights •First extensive survey of tick in domestic small ruminants in the State of Tamil Nadu, India covering 220 villages.…
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Goats
Current status of contagious ecthyma or (orf disease) in goat and sheep
Abstract Contagious ecthyma, an acute, contagious, debilitating and economically important viral skin disease of sheep, goat and some other domesticated and wild…
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Birds
The correlation between on-farm biosecurity and animal welfare indices in large-scale turkey production
Abstract This research aimed to determine the association between biosecurity and animal welfare measures in large-scale fattening turkey farms in…
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Buffalo
The milk production impacts of liver fluke (Fasciola hepatica) infection in dairy cows
Highlights Infection status was determined using serum antibody analysis. In spring 48 % and autumn 38 % of cows were categorised Fasciola hepatica antibody negative.…
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LiveStock
Haemonchus contortus (parasites) in sheeps
Haemonchus contortus, also known as the barber’s pole worm, is a blood-sucking gastrointestinal parasite that primarily infects the abomasum (true…
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Buffalo
Nutritional quality of buffalo and camel milk
Summary of nutritional quality of buffalo and camel milk: Buffalo milk is high in fat (6–8%) and protein, making it…
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