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Health and Production of Greek Organic Pig Farming: Current situation and perspectives
(2012)
For many years, outdoor pig farming has been one of the most important livestock production sectors in Greece. Since the 1960s, the introduction of high-yielding pig genotypes, under intensive production systems, has ...
Aujeszky's Disease (Pseudorabies). An old threat in current pig industry? Part II. Epidemiology, Immunity, Prevention and the current situation in Greece
(2011)
Aujeszky's disease (AD) (or pseudorabics) is an important viral disease of swine causing neurological signs in neonatal pigs, respiratory problems in fatteners and reproductive disorders in breeding stock. Swine is the ...
Validation of a competitive ELISA for diagnosis of Brucella melitensis infection in sheep and goats
(2008)
A competitive enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (cELISA) was validated for the serodiagnosis of Brucella melitensis infection in small ruminants using 2108 positive and 2154 negative reference sera from sheep and goats. ...
Diagnosis and treatment of copper poisoning caused by accidental feeding on poultry litter in a sheep flock
(2007)
We report a case of chronic copper poisoning in a flock of 182 grazing dairy sheep in Thessaly, Central Greece. Five ewes were found dead during the course of a week. The diagnosis of copper poisoning was confirmed by ...
Leukocyte counts in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid obtained from normal and Maedi-Visna-infected sheep
(2009)
Background Bronchoalveolar lavage has proven helpful for the diagnosis of certain ovine diseases of the lungs. There is insufficient data concerning the leukocyte profile of bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) from MaediVisna ...
Evaluation of a portable glucose meter for use in cattle and sheep
(2011)
Background In farm animal practice, determination of blood glucose concentration under field conditions is often necessary. Objective As there is no portable glucose meter device developed for use in farm animals, the ...
Liver flukes promote cholelithiasis in sheep
(2011)
The main objective of this study was to investigate whether cholelithiasis in sheep is related to parasitism or other commonly observed disorders such as liver abscesses. Additionally, the features of the observed biliary ...
Morphology of the Hairs in the Goat-Breed Capra prisca
(2008)
The morphology of the guard and wool hairs in the Greek Goat (Capra prisca) was described and studied using Scanning Electron Microscopy. The diameter of wool hairs ranged from 10-12 mu m, whereas the guard hairs possessed ...