Sheep
Sheep
Sheep are raised primarily for wool, meat, and milk. They are important livestock known for their gentle nature and adaptability to different environments.
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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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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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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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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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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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