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Comparative Clinical And Parasitological Efficacy Of Moxidectin Pour-On, Ivermectin, And Piperazine Citrate On Toxocara Vitulorum Infection In Buffalo Calves (Bubalus Bubalis):A Randomized Clinical Trial, Mohamed Abdo Rizk, Salama A. Osman, Magdy H. Al-Gaabary, Sabry A. Elkhodery
Comparative Clinical And Parasitological Efficacy Of Moxidectin Pour-On, Ivermectin, And Piperazine Citrate On Toxocara Vitulorum Infection In Buffalo Calves (Bubalus Bubalis):A Randomized Clinical Trial, Mohamed Abdo Rizk, Salama A. Osman, Magdy H. Al-Gaabary, Sabry A. Elkhodery
Turkish Journal of Veterinary & Animal Sciences
Toxocara vitulorum is an important intestinal nematode that causes great economic losses in farm animals worldwide. However, there is a paucity in the development of effective and safe anthelmintic drugs against this parasite in buffalo calves. Therefore, this study aimed to evaluate the antitoxocariasis efficacy of moxidectin, ivermectin, and piperazine citrate in buffalo calves. To achieve this purpose, 130 buffalo calves were randomly selected from Kafr El-Sheikh governorate, Egypt, and were examined for the presence of Toxocara vitulorum. Thirty calves were identified to be infected. Diseased calves were allocated randomly into 3 groups (10 each). The first group received moxidectin …
First Record Of Mothocya Melanosticta Schioedte And Meinert, 1884 (Isopoda: Cymothoidae) From Egyptian Pinecone Soldierfish With Special Reference To Its Infestation Status, Ismail Saad Elshahawy, Abdel-Razek Yousf Desouky
First Record Of Mothocya Melanosticta Schioedte And Meinert, 1884 (Isopoda: Cymothoidae) From Egyptian Pinecone Soldierfish With Special Reference To Its Infestation Status, Ismail Saad Elshahawy, Abdel-Razek Yousf Desouky
Turkish Journal of Veterinary & Animal Sciences
Cymothoidae are cosmopolitan, ubiquitous, and nonspecific parasites of fish of different biotopes causing a significant economic loss to fisheries either by killing and stunting or simply by damaging their hosts. This study represents the first record of Mothocya melanosticta from the Red Sea, with a new host record in Myripristis murdjan (pinecone soldierfish), the other resident species of the fish-parasitic isopod family Cymothoidae in Egypt. The recovered Mothocya melanosticta was of moderate body size (17.7 × 8.2 mm) and had a cephalon with widely truncated rostrum, short pleotelson with uropod rami not extending beyond the telson, and the presence of …
Hypocalcaemia In Ossimi Sheep Associated With Feeding On Beet Tops (Beta Vulgaris), Sabry El-Khodery, Mohamed El-Boshy, Khalid Gaafar, Abdelbaset Elmashad
Hypocalcaemia In Ossimi Sheep Associated With Feeding On Beet Tops (Beta Vulgaris), Sabry El-Khodery, Mohamed El-Boshy, Khalid Gaafar, Abdelbaset Elmashad
Turkish Journal of Veterinary & Animal Sciences
Hypocalcemia was diagnosed in 48 Ossimi ewes in a flock of 125 sheep. Clinical signs, feed analysis, biochemical findings, and response to treatment were used for diagnosis. Lactating ewes were more frequently affected (56.25%) than pregnant (33.33%) and dry non-pregnant (10.41%) ewes. Teeth grinding, voiding soft pellets, absence of recumbency, non-tympanic rumen, dry mouth, and thin body condition were atypical findings. Ruminal fluid analysis showed significant increases of potassium and ammonia (P < 0.05), and a significant decrease of magnesium (P < 0.05) in diseased ewes, as compared with clinically normal ewes. Serum calcium, magnesium, and glucose in the diseased ewes were significantly lower (P < 0.001), (P < 0.01), (P < 0.05) than in clinically normal and control ewes, respectively; however, there was a significant increase of acetone (P < 0.01). In all, 2 ewes were slaughtered due to the failure to respond to treatment and only the kidneys had gross abnormality. Histopathological examination showed degenerative changes in the renal tubules, with deposition of calcium oxalate crystals. The results of this study indicate that the clinical syndrome of hypocalcemia and renal failure occurred in Ossimi sheep that feed on beet tops. The observed atypical signs of hypocalcemia highlight the importance of examining serum and ruminal fluid to determine the proper intervention.