{"title":"Specific gravity measurements of lamb carcass joints.","authors":"A A el Shahat, M A el Ashry","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>10 Ossimi lamb carcasses were used to determine the specific gravity values of different joint cuts. The correlation coefficients were established between the specific gravities of these joints and the percentages of fat and muscle in the rib saddle joint. It was found that the gravity of different carcass sections was significantly related to the muscle and fat percentages in the rib saddle joint. The results indicate that the specific gravity values of carcass sections can be utilized for a practical estimate and assessment of carcass components.</p>","PeriodicalId":75586,"journal":{"name":"Beitrage zur tropischen Landwirtschaft und Veterinarmedizin","volume":"25 4","pages":"439-42"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1987-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"14569752","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":"Indigenous livestock disease problems and slaughter cattle infections in the Ada district of the Ethiopian highlands.","authors":"E Mukasa-Mugerwa, E Bekele, T Tessema","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>In the farming enterprises of the Ada district, sheep and goats were most commonly diseased by pneumonia and helminthiasis among all farming animals, which led to severe losses of lambs and sheep. In cattle, helminthiasis and malnutrition conditioned considerable losses of calves. Faecal investigations showed that 72% of the cattle were infected with internal parasites, with nematodes more frequent in calves and fascioliasis among adult cattle. Pathological malformations of organs were encountered in 65% of the cattle slaughtered at the Debre Zeit abbatoir. Economically and hygienically most important are fascioliasis, hydatidosis, and cysticercosis.</p>","PeriodicalId":75586,"journal":{"name":"Beitrage zur tropischen Landwirtschaft und Veterinarmedizin","volume":"25 4","pages":"443-52"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1987-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"14625611","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":"Studies on the energy reserve of Fasciola gigantica (COBB.) from Nigerian zebu cattle. II. The fatty acid composition.","authors":"J C Ezigbo, E C Onyeneke","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The fatty acids were studied of the total lipid extracts of mature liver flukes Fasciola gigantica from the bile ducts of Nigerian zebu cattle. The high content of saturated fatty acids, which amounted to more than 54% of the total fatty acids, conferred a high level of saturation on these parasites. This was brought about by a general increase in the values of palmitic acid. The results are discussed in connection with the parasite-host relationship.</p>","PeriodicalId":75586,"journal":{"name":"Beitrage zur tropischen Landwirtschaft und Veterinarmedizin","volume":"25 3","pages":"343-6"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1987-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"14552238","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":"Nematode parasites of goats and sheep in the Imo State, Nigeria.","authors":"F C Okafor","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Field surveys on the occurrence of intestinal nematodes in 335 goats and 117 Sheep in the Imo State of Nigeria showed an infection density of 78 and 77%, respectively. 8 nematode species were differentiated in goats, and 10 in sheep. Among these, Oesophagostomum columbianum (in goats) and O. venulosum (in sheep) prevailed. Relationships were found between the age of the animals and the nematode species as well as the season and the rate of infestation.</p>","PeriodicalId":75586,"journal":{"name":"Beitrage zur tropischen Landwirtschaft und Veterinarmedizin","volume":"25 4","pages":"453-7"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1987-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"14625612","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":"Influence of protein source and level on the utilization of proximate nutrients by the African giant rat (Cricetomys gambianus Waterhouse).","authors":"F O Amubode","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>16 African giant rats received in four groups over a period of 28 days a diet with a crude protein content of 20% based on groundnut cake (diet 1), palmkernel cake (diet 2), and a diet with a crude protein content of 17% based on palmkernel cake (diet 3), or 24% crude protein based on groundnut cake (diet 4). The best results were obtained by diet 2 with 12.3 g liveweight gain per day and 2.1 g feed/g liveweight gain. Diets 2 and 3 had a significantly higher liveweight gain per gram protein utilized. Diet 1 caused a significantly lower digestibility of the dry matter, the crude protein, the crude fibre, and the nitrogen-free extractive. Diet 2 yielded the most favourable protein source in economic terms.</p>","PeriodicalId":75586,"journal":{"name":"Beitrage zur tropischen Landwirtschaft und Veterinarmedizin","volume":"25 1","pages":"97-101"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1987-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"14427505","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":"Studies on microorganisms secured from different organs of slaughtered sheep with special reference to the microbial load in certain muscles.","authors":"F F Goda, N A Wassef, A A Ibrahim, S Roushdy","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>A total of 312 samples collected from different organs and muscles of dead, disabled, diseased, dying, and normal carcasses of sheep were examined bacteriologically to determine the different species of microorganisms as to their public health significance. In addition, the aerobic plate count (APC) and most probable number (MPN) coliform/g were determined of Musculus biceps brachii, Musculus quadriceps femoris, and Musculus longissimus dorsi. The mean bacterial load was higher in summer than in winter in dead and in normal sheep. Moreover, the APC was higher in winter 3 hours after slaughtering than after 24 h cooling. The bacterial load decreased in that order in the muscles of dead, disabled, diseased, and dying sheep carcasses. The lowest bacterial load was recorded in the Musculus longissimus dorsi. The most predominant isolates recovered from different organs and muscles were Escherichia coli (60), staphylococci (33), Proteus vulgaris (12), Enterobacter aerogenes (11), Corynebacterium ovis (9), Alcaligenes faecalis (7), Actinomyces israelii (5), Citrobacter freundii (4), pneumococci (3), and enterococci (2). The importance is discussed of the isolated strains as zoonotic agents and for assessing the hygienic meat quality.</p>","PeriodicalId":75586,"journal":{"name":"Beitrage zur tropischen Landwirtschaft und Veterinarmedizin","volume":"24 1","pages":"85-95"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1986-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"15077695","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":"Blood constituents in relation to the reproductive state in she-camel (Camelus dromedarius).","authors":"M M Eltohamy, A Salama, A A Yousef","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Progesterone, enzymes, minerals, trace elements, and total protein were determined in the blood serum of nine non-pregnant, early, mid-, and late pregnant as well as puerperal camels, and were assessed in their relation to the reproductive state. The progesterone level followed by the copper level reaches peak values at mid-pregnancy. The zinc level decreases with increasing pregnancy, alkaline phosphatase increases. Hypocalcaemia and hypomagnesaemia occur towards the end of pregnancy; the total protein content increases. Surprisingly, the manganese level remained more or less constant.</p>","PeriodicalId":75586,"journal":{"name":"Beitrage zur tropischen Landwirtschaft und Veterinarmedizin","volume":"24 4","pages":"425-30"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1986-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"14689005","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":"Relationship between milk production and some blood constituents in Egyptian Baladi goats.","authors":"G A Hassan, F D el-Nouty, M A Samak, M H Salem","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Under the conditions of a high ambient temperature and the lack of green fodder goats are very important for milk production. During 16 weeks of lactation period, the milk yield of 10 Baladi goats was 55 kg. The amount of milk exhibited a positive relation to the globulin and glucose content of the blood. There was a highly negative correlation with the albumin content and the number of leucocytes.</p>","PeriodicalId":75586,"journal":{"name":"Beitrage zur tropischen Landwirtschaft und Veterinarmedizin","volume":"24 2","pages":"213-9"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1986-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"14886833","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":"Effects of an antistress drug on the heat tolerance of broiler breeder hens.","authors":"S P Gill, P K Trehan, B Singh, D S Dhir","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>12 broiler breeder hens aged 56 weeks were given 0.2 ml Geriforte/kg body weight via the drinking water. The experiment was carried out between May 25 and July 23. The plasma corticosteroid content of the treated animals was significantly reduced as compared with the 12 control hens (3.86 vs. 5.21 mg/dl during the dry season and 4.0 vs. 5.0 mg/dl during the rainy season). There was no significant influence on the number of eggs, feed consumption, respiration rate, body temperature, protein, glucose, sodium, and potassium content of the blood plasma.</p>","PeriodicalId":75586,"journal":{"name":"Beitrage zur tropischen Landwirtschaft und Veterinarmedizin","volume":"24 3","pages":"335-8"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1986-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"14908029","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":"Viability of Salmonella typhimurium in different environmental conditions (feed, litter; temperature).","authors":"S M Nashed","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>In countries with a prevailing poultry production, salmonellosis is of growing importance. The poultry contaminated with salmonellae plays a significant role in the food poisoning of men and in decreasing the breeding results. The study investigated the viability of Salmonella typhimurium in feed and litter contaminated with this germ, at different temperatures. The organism remained viable at 37 degrees C in feed up to 6 weeks, in litter for 2 weeks, at room temperature in the feed up to 71 weeks in the litter up to 78 weeks, and at 7 degrees C in feed and litter up to 79 weeks. Recommendations are given for the control of salmonellosis by referring to the sources and possibilities of contamination.</p>","PeriodicalId":75586,"journal":{"name":"Beitrage zur tropischen Landwirtschaft und Veterinarmedizin","volume":"24 4","pages":"431-5"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1986-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"14673974","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}