Sfoglia per Soggetto "goat"

Accuracy of paratuberculosis diagnostic tests in small ruminants: Protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis

Buczinski S., Arsenault J., Kostoulas P., Corbière F., Fecteau G., Dendukuri N. (2019)

Paratuberculosis is a worldwide infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium avium ssp. paratuberculosis (MAP). Various ruminant species can be affected by the disease, and the diagnosis of the disease is challenging in the ...

Administration of Vaccines in Dairy Sheep and Goat Farms: Patterns of Vaccination, Associations with Health and Production Parameters, Predictors

Lianou D.T., Michael C.K., Petinaki E., Mavrogianni V.S., Fthenakis G.C. (2022)

This paper reports findings regarding patterns of vaccine usage in sheep and goat farms, in 325 sheep flocks and 119 goat herds throughout Greece. The objectives of the study were (a) to describe the patterns of vaccine ...

Antimicrobial resistance of animal and human strains of enterobacteriaceae in Greece

Burriel, A. R.; Mastoraki, F.; Kritas, S. (2003)

Two hundred sixty two strains of Enterobacteriaceae from animal and human sources where intermixing and/or spreading is possible were examined for their resistance to 15 antimicrobials frequently used in animal prophylaxis ...

Application of a semi-dependent latent model in the Bayesian estimation of the sensitivity and specificity of two faecal culture methods for diagnosis of paratuberculosis in sub-clinically infected Greek dairy sheep and goats

Kostoulas, P.; Leontides, L.; Billinis, C.; Florou, M. (2006)

In this study, we compared the frequency of isolation of Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis (MAP) from faecal samples grown on Herrold's egg-yolk medium (HEYM) or on Lowenstein-Jensen (LJ) medium and estimated the ...

Application of Bayesian modeling for diagnostic assays of Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis in sheep and goats flocks

Hemati Z., Meletis E., Derakhshandeh A., Haghkhah M., Kostoulas P., Singh S.V., Chaubey K.K., Gupta S. (2022)

Background: This study aimed to screen the sera of goats and sheep from flocks suspected of Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis (MAP) infection by a newly standardized Mce-truncated ELISA (Mt-ELISA) kit for the ...

Association of staphylococcal populations on teatcups of milking parlours with vaccination against staphylococcal mastitis in sheep and goat farms

Michael C.K., Lianou D.T., Vasileiou N.G.C., Tsilipounidaki K., Katsafadou A.I., Politis A.P., Kordalis N.G., Ioannidi K.S., Gougoulis D.A., Trikalinou C., Orfanou D.C., Fragkou I.A., Kontou P.I., Liagka D.V., Mavrogianni V.S., Petinaki E., Fthenakis G.C. (2021)

There is a paucity of information regarding staphylococcal populations on teatcups of milking parlours in sheep and goat farms. The objectives were to describe the populations of staphylococci on teatcups in milking parlours ...

Atypical PrPsc distribution in goats naturally affected with scrapie

Sofianidis, G.; Psychas, V.; Billinis, C.; Spyrou, V.; Argyroudis, S.; Vlemmas, I. (2008)

The brain and spinal cord of 48 goats from two Greek herds in which scrapie had been reported were examined. All animals were symptomless at the time Of euthanasia. Notably, no lesions were observed either at the level of ...

Bayesian estimation of sensitivity and specificity of a PCR method to detect Coxiella burnetii in milk and vaginal secretions in sheep and goat samples

Abiri Z., Khalili M., Kostoulas P., Sharifi H., Rad M., Babaei H. (2019)

Coxiella burnetii is a gram-negative and polymorphic rod bacterium that causes Q fever, a common zoonotic disease distributed worldwide. Widespread occurrences of the disease outbreaks indicate the importance of coordinated ...

Cerebral and non-cerebral coenurosis: on the genotypic and phenotypic diversity of Taenia multiceps

Christodoulopoulos G., Dinkel A., Romig T., Ebi D., Mackenstedt U., Loos-Frank B. (2016)

We characterised the causative agents of cerebral and non-cerebral coenurosis in livestock by determining the mitochondrial genotypes and morphological phenotypes of 52 Taenia multiceps isolates from a wide geographical ...

Comparison of biuret and refractometry methods for the serum total proteins measurement in ruminants

Katsoulos P.D., Athanasiou L.V., Karatzia M.A., Giadinis N., Karatzias H., Boscos C., Polizopoulou Z.S. (2017)

Background: Determination of serum total protein concentration is commonly performed by the biuret method. Refractometric measurement is a faster and less expensive alternative but its accuracy has not been determined in ...

Comparison of Three Different Techniques for Subcutaneous Relocation of the Carotid Artery in Small Ruminants

Prassinos, N.; Raptopoulos, D.; Adamama-Moraitou, K.; Galatos, A. D. (2001)

Three surgical techniques for subcuzaneous relocation of the carotid artery in small ruminants are compared. A total of 25 sheep and seven goats were used and randomly assigned to three groups. In group A (technique A), ...

The contribution of laboratory animals to diagnostic imaging research in Greece

Tselepidis S., Vassiou K., Arvanitis D., Kalogeropoulou C., Marinou K. (2017)

Biomedical research in Greece has rapidly developed during the last 30 years. Diagnostic imaging groundwork is a significant field of interest which has been developed by taking advantage of the basic and applied research ...

Control of oestrous cycle in small ruminants [Παρεμβάσεις ρύθμισης του οιστρικου κύκλου των μικρών μηρυκαστικών]

Samartzi F., Fthenakis G.C. (2017)

Control of oestrous cycle is an important,management tool in sheep and goat farms. Over the years, various,methods have been developed and many applications have been,documented in the international literature. In this ...

Control of paratuberculosis: Who, why and how. A review of 48 countries

Whittington R., Donat K., Weber M.F., Kelton D., Nielsen Sø.S., Eisenberg S., Arrigoni N., Juste R., Sáez J.L., Dhand N., Santi A., Michel A., Barkema H., Kralik P., Kostoulas P., Citer L., Griffin F., Barwell R., Moreira M.A.S., Slana I., Koehler H., Singh S.V., Yoo H.S., Chávez-Gris G., Goodridge A., Ocepek M., Garrido J., Stevenson K., Collins M., Alonso B., Cirone K., Paolicchi F., Gavey L., Rahman M.T., De Marchin E., Van Praet W., Bauman C., Fecteau G., McKenna S., Salgado M., Fernández-Silva J., Dziedzinska R., Echeverría G., Seppänen J., Thibault V., Fridriksdottir V., Derakhshandeh A., Haghkhah M., Ruocco L., Kawaji S., Momotani E., Heuer C., Norton S., Cadmus S., Agdestein A., Kampen A., Szteyn J., Frössling J., Schwan E., Caldow G., Strain S., Carter M., Wells S., Munyeme M., Wolf R., Gurung R., Verdugo C., Fourichon C., Yamamoto T., Thapaliya S., Di Labio E., Ekgatat M., Gil A., Alesandre A.N., Piaggio J., Suanes A., De Waard J.H. (2019)

Paratuberculosis, a chronic disease affecting ruminant livestock, is caused by Mycobacterium avium subsp paratuberculosis (MAP). It has direct and indirect economic costs, impacts animal welfare and arouses public health ...

A detailed questionnaire for the evaluation of health management in dairy sheep and goats

Lianou D.T., Chatziprodromidou I.P., Vasileiou N.G.C., Michael C.K., Mavrogianni V.S., Politis A.P., Kordalis N.G., Billinis C., Giannakopoulos A., Papadopoulos E., Giannenas I., Ioannidi K.S., Katsafadou A.I., Gougoulis D.A., Lacasta D., Caroprese M., Fthenakis G.C. (2020)

The objective of this work was to develop, use and present a detailed questionnaire for the evaluation of health management in dairy small ruminants; it includes 442 questions organised in seven sections: general, ...

Development of resistance to eprinomectin in gastrointestinal nematodes in a goat herd with pre-existing resistance to benzimidazoles

Mickiewicz M., Czopowicz M., Moroz A., Szaluś-Jordanow O., Górski P., Várady M., Königová A., Spinu M., Lefkaditis M., Kaba J. (2019)

We described a first case of resistance to eprinomectin in goat herd in Poland in which resistance to benzimidazoles had been previously reported. The herd was established in 2011 by purchasing several goats from a single ...

Diarrhoea in neonatal small ruminants: Updated review and proposed measures for its control in Greece. [Διάρροιες των νεογέννητων αμνοεριφίων: Νεότερα δεδομένα και προτάσεις για τον έλεγχο τους]

Kritas S., Karatzias H., Alexopoulos C., Kyriakis S. (2018)

Diarrhoea in neonatal small ruminants appears to be responsible for substantial financial losses in sheep and goat enterprises worldwide, including Greece. Enterotoxigenic strains of Escherichia coli, Clostridium perfringens ...