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Veterinary medicine

  2. Canine panosteitis is a self-limiting developmental orthopedic disease that, despite its name, causes bone marrow adipocyte degeneration and replacement by fibrous tissue. Pain-related lameness is the main cli...

    Authors: Luciano de Paulo Moreira, Taís Fracalossi Zocatelli and Camila Barbosa Amaral
    Citation: Bulletin of the National Research Centre 2023 47:179
    Content type: Case Report Published on:

  3. Lumpy skin disease (LSD) is an economically important viral disease of cattle caused by lumpy disease virus (LSDV) and transmitted by blood-feeding insects, such as certain species of flies and mosquitoes, or ...

    Authors: Edwiga Renald, Joram Buza, Jean M. Tchuenche and Verdiana G. Masanja
    Citation: Bulletin of the National Research Centre 2023 47:141
    Content type: Review Published on:

  4. Infectious diseases remain a major source of death and sickness globally. Their management entails use of antimicrobials. However, emergence of microbial resistance to these agents is on the increase. Inflamma...

    Authors: Hadiza Aliyu-Amoo and Hamza Ibrahim Isa
    Citation: Bulletin of the National Research Centre 2023 47:137
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  5. Feline obstipation is a clinical condition often manifested by defecation inability that results in fecal impaction. This is frequently associated with a blunt traumatic injury that affects mostly the spine an...

    Authors: Mohammad Raguib Munif, Mst. Sanjida Safawat and Abdul Hannan
    Citation: Bulletin of the National Research Centre 2023 47:133
    Content type: Case Report Published on:

  6. A new novel virus, Langya virus (LayV), was detected in China in August 2022, 3 years after the COVID-19 pandemic. LayV is similar to the previously discovered Mojiang henipavirus. Other zoonotic henipaviruses...

    Authors: Ridwan Olamilekan Adesola, Adriana Viola Miranda, Yeuk Shun Joshua Tran, Ibrahim Idris, Xu Lin, M. B. N. Kouwenhoven and Don Eliseo Lucero-Prisno III
    Citation: Bulletin of the National Research Centre 2023 47:87
    Content type: Review Published on:

  7. With the advancement in technology the amount of data generated, in almost every sphere of life, is increasing exponentially. This enormous amount of data needs new powerful tools for analysis and inference dr...

    Authors: Ambreen Hamadani, Nazir Ahmad Ganai and Janibul Bashir
    Citation: Bulletin of the National Research Centre 2023 47:68
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  8. Foot and Mouth disease (FMD) is an acute contagious and highly infectious disease of domesticated and wild cloven-hoofed animals characterized by the appearance of vesicular lesions at the epithelium of the mo...

    Authors: Wasihun Seyoum and Ephrem Tora
    Citation: Bulletin of the National Research Centre 2023 47:32
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  10. Polymelia is an occasional and congenital malformation in bovine calves, characterized by the presence of single or multiple accessory limb(s) at various body regions, which are often called the supernumerary ...

    Authors: Mohammad Raguib Munif, Mst. Sanjida Safawat and Abdul Hannan
    Citation: Bulletin of the National Research Centre 2023 47:9
    Content type: Case Report Published on:

  11. While dromedary camels (Camelus dromedarius) were traditionally believed to be resistant to most livestock diseases, research has demonstrated that they are susceptible to a large number of infectious agents. Bas...

    Authors: Bareda Diba, Benti Deresa Gelalcha, Birhanu Ayele, Bedane Adane and Paul J. Plummer
    Citation: Bulletin of the National Research Centre 2022 46:233
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  12. Biosecurity plays an irreplaceable role in preventing diseases, increasing productivity of dairy herd and welfare on the farm, prevention of drug resistance and public health safety. Assessment of biosecurity ...

    Authors: Mohammedsham Husen Harun, Shihun Shimelis, Bamlaku Andargie, Michael Yousuf Abdi and Hassen Yusuf Bekere
    Citation: Bulletin of the National Research Centre 2022 46:152
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  13. Helminthiasis, usually a chronic problem in poultry, is the major cause of economic losses in the poultry industry. This study was undertaken with the aim of evaluating the in vitro and in vivo anthelmintic ef...

    Authors: Khadijat Abidemi Gasaliyu, Oseka Joseph Ajanusi, Mohammed Musa Suleiman, Sani Dahiru, Kuburat Hadiza Yusuf, Stephen Kyari, Matthew Ogwiji and Ochuko Orakpoghenor
    Citation: Bulletin of the National Research Centre 2022 46:131
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  15. Amphibian parasites have been used as models for understanding important issues about host activity and sensitivity to environmental perturbations and amphibian decline. With the aim of comparing the parasitic...

    Authors: Okechukwu Martin Okeagu, Bamidele Akinsanya and Tolulope Uzoka
    Citation: Bulletin of the National Research Centre 2022 46:105
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  16. Crude ethanolic extracts of leaves and stem of Physalis minima (Solanaceae) were evaluated for in vitro anthelmintic activity on the Bangladeshi mature parasitic flatworm Paramphistomum cervi (Trematoda) in cattl...

    Authors: Fazle Rabbi Shakil Ahmed, Afroza Sultana, Mst. Jesmin Sultana and Antara Saha
    Citation: Bulletin of the National Research Centre 2022 46:94
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  17. Samples of hunted greater cane rat (Thryonomis swinderianus) were collected from Oluwo Market, Epe and Odo Ona Kekere in Oluyole Local Government Area Ibadan, Nigeria. Trace metals such as zinc, cadmium, vanadium...

    Authors: Ayodele Elizabeth, Akinsanya Bamidele, Ogunyebi Amos Lanrewaju, Akeredolu Excellence and Isibor Patrick Omoregie
    Citation: Bulletin of the National Research Centre 2022 46:81
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  18. In spite of efforts to control avian influenza (AI) and Newcastle disease (ND) over decades, circulation of the viral causative agents among domestic and feral birds is considered implicated factors for the in...

    Authors: Adebowale I. Adebiyi, Olushola Gamra, Afusat Jubril and Daniel O. Oluwayelu
    Citation: Bulletin of the National Research Centre 2022 46:25
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  19. Due to high disease burden and poor animal health services in Uganda, administration of antimicrobials particularly oxytetracycline (OTC) is often done by farm owners and workers without any prescription. This...

    Authors: Pheonah Kebirungi, Anthony Nyombi, Timothy Omara, Christopher Adaku and Emmanuel Ntambi
    Citation: Bulletin of the National Research Centre 2022 46:17
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  20. Soil-Transmitted Helminths are a group of parasites that cause gastrointestinal infections in humans and require the soil to develop into their infective forms. Ecological factors such as soil temperature, soi...

    Authors: Odunayo Emmanuel Oyewole and Iyabo Adepeju Simon-Oke
    Citation: Bulletin of the National Research Centre 2022 46:13
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  21. Porcine cysticercosis, human cysticercosis, neurocysticercosis, and epilepsy pose a serious public health risk and lead to economic losses to the small-scale pig farmers in Tanzania’s rural areas. It also resu...

    Authors: Emmanuel Nestory Kayuni
    Citation: Bulletin of the National Research Centre 2021 45:217
    Content type: Review Published on:

  22. The transition to pulmonary respiration and the termination of foetal cardiovascular shunts is expected to commence immediately after birth. Subsequently, alveolar ventilation and tissue perfusion must be esta...

    Authors: Buhari Habibu, Mohammed Umaru Kawu, Tagang Aluwong and Hussaina Joan Makun
    Citation: Bulletin of the National Research Centre 2021 45:188
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  23. African giant land snails (Archachatina marginata) are hermaphroditic pulmonate nocturnal gastropods of the Achatinidae family. The snail is one of West Africa's largest known terrestrial snails. The majority of ...

    Authors: Titus Adeniyi Olusi, Olugbenga Samuel Babatunde and Muideen Adeniji
    Citation: Bulletin of the National Research Centre 2021 45:183
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  24. A study was undertaken to assess the effect of bioactive peptides derived from cottonseed (BPC) supplementation on productive performance, egg quality, and total antioxidant capacity (TAC) of serum and yolk in...

    Authors: Nasir Landy and Farshid Kheiri
    Citation: Bulletin of the National Research Centre 2021 45:182
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  25. Haemonchosis is a serious disease affecting ruminants’ productivity worldwide. Medicinal plants are deemed one of the most natural bio-products safely used as alternatives to the synthetic anthelmintics. In th...

    Authors: Noha M. F. Hassan, Ahmed A. Zaghawa, Nadia M. T. Abu-Elezz, Mohamed A. Nayel and Akram A. Salama
    Citation: Bulletin of the National Research Centre 2021 45:180
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  26. Pet birds are housed and reared exclusively for ornamental use. These include psittaciformes (parrots, parakeets, budgerigars, love birds) and passeriformes (e.g. canaries, finches, sparrows, also called songb...

    Authors: Adelekan Oluseyi Okunlade, Oluwaseun Olanrewaju Esan and Akinlabi Oladele Ogunleye
    Citation: Bulletin of the National Research Centre 2021 45:155
    Content type: Case Report Published on:

  27. This study attempts to review the role of slaughter facilities management of all zoonotic diseases encountered at the abattoirs as well as the safety of meat produced for public consumption in abattoirs in Nig...

    Authors: Salisu Ibrahim, Bilkisu Yunusa Kaltungo, Hajara Buhari Uwale, Alhassan Yunusa Baba, Shehu Na-Allah Saidu, Farouk Umar Mohammed and Hashimu Mohammed Dahiru
    Citation: Bulletin of the National Research Centre 2021 45:137
    Content type: Review Published on:

  28. Cadmium (Cd) is a known metallohormone which mimics the action of steroid hormones with adverse effect on testicular function. It is highly toxic and a prevalent environmental contaminant with no conventional ...

    Authors: Remigius Ibe Onoja, Chinwe Uzoma Chukwudi, Emmanuel Uchechukwu Ugwueze, Davinson Chuka Anyogu, Wilson Obidah and Benjamin Ifechukwu Emesiani
    Citation: Bulletin of the National Research Centre 2021 45:125
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  29. Goats, often associated with sheep, are a vital part of the national economy in many countries around the world, and goat farming contributes significantly to the family economy, sustainable livelihoods and po...

    Authors: Nadjet Amina Ouchene-Khelifi, Nassim Ouchene and Mohamed Lafri
    Citation: Bulletin of the National Research Centre 2021 45:22
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  30. The global warming has become a worldwide problem affecting adversely the human being and the productivity of the livestock. This study aimed to investigate the effect of seasonal heat stress on the incidence ...

    Authors: Amal M. Abo El-Maaty, Mohamed A. Aly, Mohamed S. Kotp, Amal H. Ali and Mahmoud A. El Gabry
    Citation: Bulletin of the National Research Centre 2021 45:8
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  31. Wildlife reservoirs not only act as a source of infection for vectors but also serve as hosts for the vectors themselves, supporting their populations. Their public health significance in developing countries ...

    Authors: Kingsley Uchenna Ozioko, Chris Ikem Okoye, Patience Obiageli Ubachukwu, Raymond Awudu Agbu, Bede Izuchukwu Ezewudo and Celestine Osita Ezea
    Citation: Bulletin of the National Research Centre 2021 45:4
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  32. Cryptococcuria has not been reported in dogs although few cases have been described in humans and cats. Cryptococcuria is often seen as a manifestation of systemic or disseminated cryptococcosis. Early diagnos...

    Authors: Abhishek Dharm Singh, Abhiroop Banerjee and Kunal Batabyal
    Citation: Bulletin of the National Research Centre 2020 44:200
    Content type: Case Report Published on:

  33. Helminth infections occur in poverty-stricken areas and developing countries with warm and humid environments and where sanitary conditions are poor. Only few drugs are regularly used for the treatment of thes...

    Authors: Kalpesh B. Ishnava and Priya S. Konar
    Citation: Bulletin of the National Research Centre 2020 44:33
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  34. Chlorella vulgaris (CV) is a natural source of functional antioxidants capable of protecting against oxidative stress; its dietary supplementation in animals can serve as a way of improving animals’ performance a...

    Authors: A. B. Sikiru, A. Arangasamy, I. C. Alemede, S. S. A. Egena and R. Bhatta
    Citation: Bulletin of the National Research Centre 2019 43:162
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