THE SITUATION OF SMALLPOX IN SHEEP AND GOATS INTHE MOSCOW REGION

2021 ◽  
pp. 50-52
Author(s):  
I.L. LEONTIEVA ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Infectious Disease ◽  
Moscow Region ◽  
Sheep Breeding ◽  
Sheep And Goats ◽  
Mucous Membranes ◽  
Virulent Virus ◽  
The Cost ◽  
Highly Virulent

The article is devoted to smallpox of sheep and goats, an infectious disease caused by a highly virulent virus. The disease is characterized by fever, intoxication, development of papular-pustular rash on the skin and mucous membranes. The disease causes huge damage to sheep breeding, due to losses from death, forced slaughter of animals, reduced productivity, and the cost of veterinary and sanitary and security-quarantine measures. Specifi c treatments for sheep pox patients have not been developed.

THE TECHNICAL CONDITION OF THE SURVEYED HYDRAULIC UNITS IN THE MOSCOW REGION AND THE CLASSIFICATION FEATURES OF THEIR RESERVOIRS

2021 ◽  
pp. 69-79
Author(s):  
V. V. GRITSAN ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Technical Condition ◽  
Moscow Region ◽  
Risk Level ◽  
Ecological Framework ◽  
Safety Level ◽  
Repair Work ◽  
Hydraulic Unit ◽  
Technical Parameters ◽  
Characteristic Features ◽  
The Cost

The article presents the results of surveys of 311 class IV hydraulic structures carried out in 2016-2020 in the Moscow region. All the reservoirs of the surveyed hydraulic units were classified according to their characteristic features, the technical condition of culverts and dams was assessed, there was established the safety level of both separate structures and hydraulic units as a whole. During the surveys, the technical parameters of the surveyed structures were established, the state of each structure and the hydraulic unit as a whole was assessed, a possibility of their accident and a risk level for the downstream areas were considered. At the same time, recommendations were developed for the elimination of serious damage and, with the help of an examination, the amount of the cost of the necessary repair work was determined. The paper also assesses the issues of the ecological state of the areas where the hydraulic units are located and the hydraulic units themselves as blocks of the ecological framework of the territories.

scholarly journals Nitrate and nitrite poisoning in sheep and goats caused by ingestion of Portulaca oleracea

2018 ◽  
Vol 38 (8) ◽  
pp. 1549-1553
Author(s):  
João G. Simões ◽  
Rosane Maria T. Medeiros ◽  
Márcia A. Medeiros ◽  
Robério G. Olinda ◽  
Antônio Flávio M. Dantas ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Methylene Blue ◽  
Body Weight ◽  
Clinical Signs ◽  
Portulaca Oleracea ◽  
Sheep And Goats ◽  
Ruminal Ph ◽  
The Third ◽  
Mucous Membranes ◽  
Nitrate And Nitrite ◽  
Positive Results

ABSTRACT: Three outbreaks of poisoning by Portulaca oleracea were reported in sheep and goats in Northeast Brazil. In the first outbreak, 8 out of 20 sheep were affected and later died. In the second outbreak, three goats and one sheep died out of a flock of 30 animals that included both species. In the third outbreak, two out of 19 sheep were affected, and they recovered after a treatment of 2% methylene blue at a dose of 4 mg/kg body weight. In the first and second outbreaks, the animals ingested P. oleracea after it was cut and offered in feeders. In the third outbreak, the flock was grazing in an area that had been invaded by the plant. To determine the toxicity, P. oleracea was administered experimentally at a dose of 80g/kg of body weight to seven sheep, weighing 19-30 kg. One control sheep received green grass. One to four hours after P. oleracea ingestion, the animals showed clinical signs of poisoning characterized by cyanotic mucous membranes, bloat, ruminal pH of 8-9, pollakiuria, aerophagia, involuntary movements of the upper lip, apathy, tachypnea and tachycardia. Five animals recovered, including one that was treated with 1% methylene blue, and two animals died. During necropsy, the mucous membranes were brownish, and the blood was dark brown. Diphenylamine tests of the plant and of rumen contents were positive for nitrates. Positive results for nitrates were also found in 24 samples of P. oleracea that were collected in different places in the states of Pernambuco and Paraíba. We conclude that P. oleracea accumulates nitrates at toxic levels and may cause poisoning in sheep and goats.

scholarly journals A study on antibiotic prescription among the hospitalized pediatric patients at a referral center in Puducherry, India

2017 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 700
Author(s):  
M. Bala Gopal ◽  
P. Thiyagarajan ◽  
Vinayagamoorthy Venugopal ◽  
Venkata Naveen Kumar
Keyword(s):  
Infectious Disease ◽  
Developing Countries ◽  
Antimicrobial Resistance ◽  
Significant Proportion ◽  
Antibiotic Use ◽  
Hospitalized Children ◽  
Referral Centre ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Microbial Resistance ◽  
The Cost

Background: Antimicrobial resistance has reached to a significant proportion globally. This antimicrobial resistance increases the cost of health care in addition to the existing burden of the prevalence of infectious disease in developing countries. We need to have institutional protocols based on the standard guidelines. It is important for the clinician to use antibiotics only when it is necessary. The aim of the study was to analyze the rationality of the antibiotics used among the hospitalized children in the referral centre located in the rural area, to evaluate the pattern of antibiotics prescribed among the hospitalized children and to find out the factors associated with the usage of antibiotics among them.  Methods: Analytical, cross sectional study was performed on all patients admitted to the inpatient pediatric medical service at a referral centre situated in the rural part of the Puducherry, India during the period from July 2015 to June 2016. Results: 959 children were included in our study.607 children belong to less than 5 years of age group. Overall 60% of the children have received either oral or parenteral antibiotics. Based on the categorization of children as per the final clinical diagnosis children requiring antibiotic, can be used and not required are 13% (125), 38.6% (370) and 48.4% (464) respectively. Respiratory, gastrointestinal and systemic infectious diseases were the major group of cases admitted in our centre. Antibiotic use in respiratory and systemic infectious disease were maximum with 248 (70.1%) and 179 (71.6%) respectively. Among the antibiotics cephalosporin, penicillin group and azithromycin constitute more than 90% of the antibiotics prescribed cases.Conclusions: Overuse of antibiotic is universal and seen in both developed and developing countries. This increases the cost of treatment and increases the chances of microbial resistance. As per the W.H.O. recommendations surveillance system is required in all the hospitals to assess the antibiotic use and to monitor the prevalence of microbial resistance. 

Productivity of young sheep of Romanov breed at diff erent level of feeding

2022 ◽  
pp. 50-62
Author(s):  
V. G. Dvalivishvili ◽  
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A. S. Khodov ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Metabolic Energy ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Sheep Breeding ◽  
Slaughter Weight ◽  
Intensive Rearing ◽  
Experimental Feeding ◽  
Tver Region ◽  
The Difference ◽  
The Cost ◽  
Experimental Group

The purpose of the research was a comparative study of the efficiency of feed use and the productivity of young sheep at different feeding levels, as well as clarifying the norms of metabolic energy and raw protein for growing young rams of Romanov breed with intensive rearing and fattening at the age of 3 to 10 months. Scientifi c and economic experiment has been carried out in the sheep breeding complex of the breeding farm in the OOO Farm “Pokrov” in the Zubtsovsky area in the Tver region. After weaning of sheep at the age of 3 months, 2 groups of young rams and 2 groups of young ewes have been formed, from twin litters per 15 heads in each. It has been found that the intensity of the growth of young rams was higher at both levels of rearing and fattening. The young rams of the 1st control group grew by 16,61 kg during the experimental feeding period, and the young ewes by 9,62 kg. In animals of the 2nd experimental group, the difference was 5,52 kg or 32,8 % in favor of the young rams. All indicators of the slaughter of young rams, depending on the level of feeding diff ered significantly. Thus, the difference in removable weight was 5,77 kg or 17,7 % in favor of animals of the 2nd experimental group. The difference between the groups by pre-slaughter weight was 5,74 kg or 19,2 % (P ≤ 0,001). By weight of the hot carcass, the sheep of the 2nd experimental group significantly exceeded the 1st control group by 2,82 kg or 21,3 % (P ≤ 0,01), by slaughter weight the difference was 3,97 kg or 29,0 % (P ≤ 0,01). The slaughter yield increased from 45,7 to 49,5 % or 3,8 abs.%. Age affects the efficiency of mutton production. Thus, the cost of 1 kg of mutton did not diff er from 7-month-old and 10–month-old rams, and feed expenditures increased significantly, therefore the prime-cost of mutton in older animals also increased, and the profitability of production decreased. Therefore, the slaughter of animals and the sale of mutton under intensive rearing is more effective at the age of 7 months.

Resting and field metabolic rates of Awassi sheep and Baladi goats raised by Negev bedouin

2020 ◽  
Vol 158 (5) ◽  
pp. 431-437
Author(s):  
Michael Kam ◽  
Shaher El-Meccawi ◽  
Arieh Brosh ◽  
A. Allan Degen
Keyword(s):  
Metabolic Rate ◽  
Resting Metabolic Rate ◽  
Arid Areas ◽  
Metabolic Rates ◽  
Herbaceous Vegetation ◽  
Sheep And Goats ◽  
Awassi Sheep ◽  
Natural Pasture ◽  
Field Metabolic Rates ◽  
The Cost

AbstractSheep are grazers and goats are intermediate feeders. By employing O2 consumption and heart rate measurements, resting metabolic rate (RMR) and field metabolic rate (FMR) were determined in four male fat-tailed Awassi sheep (44.0 ± 3.94) and four male Baladi goats (35.5 ± 5.42 kg) that were co-grazing natural pasture in the Negev Desert. There were 67.7 ± 3.75 g DM/m2 of herbaceous vegetation biomass, which was rapidly becoming senescent and more fibrous. We hypothesized that FMR of these desert-adapted ruminants would be relatively low when compared to other sheep and goat breeds, as animals in arid areas tend to have low metabolic rates. Both sheep (n = 6) and goats (n = 6) foraged 71% of the allotted 11 h free-pasture period; however, sheep grazed more than goats (P < 0.001); whereas goats browsed more than sheep (P < 0.001). RMR was higher (P = 0.007) in sheep than in goats (529 ± 23.5 v. 474 ± 25.4 kJ/kg0.75 BW/d), but FMR did not differ between species (618 ± 55.7 v. 613 ± 115.2 kJ/kg0.75 BW/d). In addition, the cost of activities, as a proportion of FMR, did not differ between sheep and goats; FMR increased by 89 kJ/kg0.75 BW/d or 17% in sheep and by 138 kJ/kg0.75 BW/d or 29% in goats. In comparing FMRs of sheep and goats in this study with these species in other studies, differences were inconsistent and, therefore, our hypothesis was not supported.

scholarly journals A review on Schmallenberg virus infection: a newly emerging disease of cattle, sheep and goats

2013 ◽  
Vol 58 (No. 10) ◽  
pp. 516-526 ◽  
Author(s):  
RVS Pawaiya ◽  
VK Gupta
Keyword(s):  
Infectious Disease ◽  
Rna Virus ◽  
Viral Disease ◽  
Emerging Disease ◽  
Schmallenberg Virus ◽  
Future Scenario ◽  
Sheep And Goats ◽  
Bunyaviridae Family ◽  
And Control ◽  
Negative Sense

Schmallenberg virus (SBV) infection is an emerging infectious disease of ruminants first described in Germany in November, 2011. Since then it has spread very rapidly to several European countries. The disease is characterised by fever, reduced milk production and diarrhoea in cattle and abortions, stillbirths and foetal abnormalities in sheep and goats. SBV is an enveloped, negative-sense, segmented, single-stranded RNA virus, classified in the genus Orthobunyavirus of the Bunyaviridae family, and is closely related to Akabane, Ainoa and Shamonda viruses. As of now there is no vaccine available for SBV, which poses a serious threat to naive ruminant population. Owing to its recent discovery, our understanding of Schmallenberg viral disease and its pathology and pathogenesis is limited. This article reviews the data reported so far on this emerging disease with regard to aetiology, epidemiology, pathogenesis, pathology, diagnosis and control and discusses the future scenario and implications of the disease.

scholarly journals Outgrowing the Immaturity Myth: The Cost of Defending From Neonatal Infectious Disease

2018 ◽  
Vol 9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Danny Harbeson ◽  
Rym Ben-Othman ◽  
Nelly Amenyogbe ◽  
Tobias R. Kollmann
Keyword(s):  
Infectious Disease ◽  
The Cost

scholarly journals EFFECTS OF MODERATELY VIRULENT AFRICAN SWINE FEVER VIRUS ON INTERLEUKIN-10 PRODUCTION

2019 ◽  
pp. 23-28 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. S. Pershin ◽  
I. V. Shevchenko ◽  
A. S. Igolkin ◽  
Ye. V. Aronova ◽  
N. N. Vlasova
Keyword(s):  
Immune Response ◽  
African Swine Fever Virus ◽  
African Swine Fever ◽  
Fever Virus ◽  
Noticeable Effect ◽  
Specific Antibodies ◽  
Virulent Virus ◽  
Virus Isolates ◽  
Highly Virulent

A characteristic feature of African swine fever virus (ASFV) is the ability to escape from host immune response, affecting macrophages and replicating in them. Besides, ASFV - specific antibodies do not completely neutralize the virus. Cytokines are important factors for various viral infection pathologies. The virulence of ASFV isolates may depend on the capacity to regulate cytokine expression by macrophages. Thus, when comparing in vitro and in vivo cytokine production by macrophages, it was established that infection with low virulent virus isolates leads to an immune response with a predominance of cytokines involved in cellular immunity, such as INF-α and IL-12p40, as compared with infection with highly virulent isolates. The aim of this paper was to study the effect of African swine fever virus on the production of IL-10, a pleiotropic cytokine that inhibits synthesis of cytokines and shows a strong antiinflammatory effect. For this, 12 piglets were experimentally infected intramuscularly with a continuous cell culture-adapted ASFV isolate Vero25 at a dose of 10 HAdU per animal followed by control infection of surviving animals with the reference virus isolate Arm 07 at a dose of 1,000 HAdU per animal. Temperature measurements were taken and blood sampling to obtain serum was conducted during the experiment. IL-10 amount in blood sera was determined using Invitrogen test systems (Thermo Fisher, USA). A higher IL-10 level (15.8–173 pg/ml) was observed in blood sera of dead animals infected with a moderately virulent virus, as compared with surviving pigs (4–5 pg/ml). No correlation between the speed of appearance of specific antibodies and IL-10 serum levels has been established. No noticeable effect of the IL-10 serum level prior to infection on the survival rate of animals has been observed. Further studies are needed to establish a causal relationship, including study of the expression of various cytokines during infection with both low- and highly virulent virus isolates.

The management of herpes zoster

1965 ◽  
Vol 3 (15) ◽  
pp. 57-58
Keyword(s):  
Infectious Disease ◽  
Nervous System ◽  
Herpes Zoster ◽  
Specific Treatment ◽  
Mucous Membranes ◽  
Acute Infectious Disease ◽  
Specific Virus

Zoster (shingles) is an acute infectious disease caused by a specific virus, probably identical with varicella (chickenpox) virus, for which there is no specific treatment. However the two diseases differ in their pathogenesis. Herpes zoster consists of two clinical elements - the lesions of the skin and mucous membranes of the eye and mouth, and those of the nervous system which are primarily responsible for the characteristic pain.

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