{"title":"Impact of A1/A2 Milk on Health: Facts and Implications","authors":"R. ThirupathyVenkatachlapathy","doi":"10.19080/jdvs.2019.09.555761","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.19080/jdvs.2019.09.555761","url":null,"abstract":"A single nucleotide polymorphism (Cytosine to Adenine) at codon 67 of β- Casein gene generated A1 and A2 isoforms of β- Casein. The protein A1 β- Casein is known to release Beta Casomorphins (BCM’s), which are peptides containing 4 to 11 amino acids upon digestion in gastro intestinal tract. BCM’s were observed to be associated with non-communicable diseases like type I diabetes, coronary heart disease (HD), schizophrenia and autism. Of late, evidence surfaced after experiments in animal models which suggested that BCM’s had beneficial effects also. Abbreviations:","PeriodicalId":403730,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Dairy & Veterinary Sciences","volume":"45 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-01-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114461684","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}
{"title":"Will the Lameness Locator Replace the Equine Vet?","authors":"M. F. S. Caviedes","doi":"10.19080/jdvs.2019.09.555762","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.19080/jdvs.2019.09.555762","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":403730,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Dairy & Veterinary Sciences","volume":"2 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-01-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"123940220","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}
{"title":"Causes of Small Ruminants Liver Condemnation and Financial Loss at Abyssinia Slaughtering Service House, Bishoftu, Ethiopia","authors":"Hailegebrael Bedada","doi":"10.19080/JDVS.2019.09.555757","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.19080/JDVS.2019.09.555757","url":null,"abstract":"A study was conducted from November 2017 to April 2018 on sheep and goats slaughtered at Abyssinia Slaughtering Service House with the aim of determining major causes of liver condemnation and to estimate the direct financial losses attributed to the condemned liver. Ante mortem and post-mortem inspection procedures were followed throughout the study and abnormalities encountered were recorded. A total of 520 sheep and 510 goats were examined at ante mortem and all were passed for slaughter. Out of 1030 sheep and goats slaughtered, 381 (37%) livers were totally condemned. The major causes of liver condemnation were due to hepatitis, calcification, cirrhosis, stelesia hepatica, C. tenuicollis, fasciola and adhesion. The principal causes of condemnation were hepatitis 56(10.8%), calcification 47(9.04%), Stelesia hepatica 47(9.04%) and Fasciola 37 (7.1%) in sheep and hepatitis 36(7.06%) and cirrhosis 33(6.5%) in goats. Hepatitis was highest contributor in both species while calcification and Stelesia hepatica in sheep and cirrhosis in goat were mostly contributed to liver condemnation. Comparison of liver condemnation rate was carried out for different age, animal origin and species of animals. However, statistically significant difference was observed only between species (P-value=.000). The direct financial loss due to liver condemnation was calculated to be 58,018.4 ETB or 2,148.8 USD per annum, rendering them unfit for local market on esthetic ground or considering their zoonotic risks to human beings. To this end, public education on the effects of animal disease, application of strict control measures accompanying epidemiological studies and exercising appropriate meat inspection procedures were forwarded to minimize liver condemnation and as well as to safeguard the welfare of the public.","PeriodicalId":403730,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Dairy & Veterinary Sciences","volume":"21 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-01-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122942947","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}
{"title":"Rumen Manipulation: One of the Promising Strategies to Improve Livestock Productivity-Review","authors":"Amanuel A. Bekuma","doi":"10.19080/jdvs.2019.09.555758","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.19080/jdvs.2019.09.555758","url":null,"abstract":"Anaerobic rumen microorganisms mainly bacteria, protozoa and fungi degrade ligno-cellulosic feeds consumed by the ruminants. The ruminants in developing countries are chiefly maintained on low grade roughage and grazing on degraded range land resulting in their poor nutrient utilization and productivity. Hence, manipulation of rumen fermentation is crucial to optimize ruminal fermentation for improving nutrient utilization and productivity of the animals. Chemical additives those selectively affect rumen microbes, introduction of naturally occurring or genetically modified foreign microbes into the rumen and genetically manipulation of existing microbes in the rumen ecosystem are the available rumen manipulation strategies. Accordingly, rumen protozoa are getting rid of by defaunation for plummeting ruminal methane production and increasing protein outflow in the intestine, resulting in get better growth and feed conversion efficiency of the animals. Additionally, probiotics of bacterial and yeast origin are also used in animal feeding to stabilize rumen fermentation, reduced incidence of diarrhea and thus improving growth and feed conversion efficiency of young stalk. In view of feed resource availability more emphasis must be given for manipulating rumen fermentation to increase cellulolytic activity for efficient utilization of low-grade roughage thereby improves livestock production and productivity.","PeriodicalId":403730,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Dairy & Veterinary Sciences","volume":"2 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-01-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"123878506","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}
{"title":"Study on Prevalence of Small Ruminant Cysticercus Tenuicollis and its Monetary Loss at Bishoftu Elfora Export Abattoir, Oromia, Ethiopia","authors":"T. Tadesse","doi":"10.19080/JDVS.2019.09.555759","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.19080/JDVS.2019.09.555759","url":null,"abstract":"A cross-sectional study was conducted on Cysticercus tenuicollis in sheep and goats slaughtered at Bishoftu, Elfora export abattoir from November 2017 to April 2018 to determine the prevalence, organ preference and associated risk factors and to estimate direct economic losses attributed to the condemned organs from sheep and goats slaughtered in the abattoir. The statistical analysis was performed using SPSS program. The overall prevalence of C. tenuicollis from 500 shoats was found 323 (64.6%) examined by post-mortem examination. During the study, a total of 268 goats and 232 sheep visceral organs were inspected. Of this C. tenuicollis was found in Caprine 60 (22.4%) than in sheep 42 (18.1%). The age wise prevalence C. tenuicollis showed that the prevalence was higher in young sheep (41.0%) than adult sheep (20.8%). Although organ wise infection rates of both sheep and goat were (19.4%) and (20.5%) (Mesentery), (19.8%) and (18.3%) (Peritoneum), (22.4%) and (18.1%) (Liver), and (18.3%) and (17.2%) (Omentum) and (18.3%) and (21.6%) (Carcass) with no significant statistical difference. The overall percentage of C. tenuicollis was higher in young sheep (41.0%) than in adult sheep (20.8%) with significant statistical difference (p<0.05). Small Ruminant Cysticercus tenuicollis is an important disease that causes great economic losses due to organ condemnation in the study area. Improvement of awareness of the communities about the economic importance of the parasite and hence reducing the incidence and economic loss incurred by the disease via control program that involves due attention on veterinary activities.","PeriodicalId":403730,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Dairy & Veterinary Sciences","volume":"158 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-01-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132454032","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}
{"title":"Understanding Nature’s Way of Regulating Stress will Improve Animal Welfare and Productivity","authors":"A. Tilbrook","doi":"10.19080/JDVS.2019.09.555755","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.19080/JDVS.2019.09.555755","url":null,"abstract":"Understanding the mechanisms by which the body suppresses stress responses, as commonly occurs during lactation in a range of species, would provide the means to develop treatments and strategies to reduce stress in animals, especially farm animals. This would result in improvements in welfare and productivity by eliminating the detrimental impacts of stress. There has been substantial research to demonstrate that frontline stress responses are reduced during lactation, to highlight the importance of the salience of the stressor in these responses, and to identify many of the fundamental mechanisms and regions of the brain involved. Nevertheless, the extension of this knowledge to develop the means to reduce stress in the field are lacking and are required. Translation of this knowledge will lead to important benefits in terms of improved welfare and productivity in farm animals.","PeriodicalId":403730,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Dairy & Veterinary Sciences","volume":"53 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-01-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121619932","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}
{"title":"Study on Prevalence of Bovine Cystcercosis and Public Health Importance of Taeniosis at the Nekemte Municipal Abattoir, Nekemte, Western Oromia","authors":"Wabi Emiru","doi":"10.19080/JDVS.2019.09.555754","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.19080/JDVS.2019.09.555754","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":403730,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Dairy & Veterinary Sciences","volume":"14 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-01-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124906870","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}
{"title":"Milk Processing and Utilization in West African Sub-Region","authors":"Kubkomawa Hi","doi":"10.19080/jdvs.2019.09.555753","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.19080/jdvs.2019.09.555753","url":null,"abstract":"The objective of this paper was to review milk processing techniques and consumption rate in West African Sub-Region. The Nigerian dairy industry represents an important component of the agribusiness sector of the economy with great economic, nutritional, and social benefits. Processing of fresh milk is achieved by local techniques into various traditional milk products. About 47kg of liquid milk per individual is consumed per year in Nigeria compared to an average of 25kg for the sub-Saharan Africa region. Consumers display strong preference for locally produced and processed products such as nono (sour milk), kindirmo (sour yoghurt), maishanu (local butter), cuku (Fulani cheese) and wara (Yoruba cheese). The choice of preference is based on flavour, perceived nutritional value and regional customs and beliefs. Similarly, the local products are believed to be cheaper than their imported counterparts. Sour milk and local butter accounted for over 30% of all dairy products consumption. Urban household consume about 20% more dairy products than rural household. Pastoralists are mostly the producers but consume less of the products. Modern milk processing techniques and higher consumption rate should be encouraged in West African SubRegion to ensure improved human and animal productivity in the region.","PeriodicalId":403730,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Dairy & Veterinary Sciences","volume":"34 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-01-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"131341814","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}