Animal and Veterinary Sciences

Volume 10, Issue 2, March 2022

  • Review on Immunity to Fungal Infections in Animals

    Dessie Abera

    Issue: Volume 10, Issue 2, March 2022
    Pages: 15-20
    Received: 22 February 2022
    Accepted: 25 March 2022
    Published: 31 March 2022
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    Abstract: The occurrence of mycosis is relatively uncommon in healthy and immunocompetent hosts. But now a days, the incidence of fungal infections are increasing and there is no effective vaccine for fungal infections in contrast to bacterial and viral diseases. And also, available antifungal drugs are not effective to treat infected animals. Understanding ... Show More
  • Prevalence and Associated Risk Factors of Bovine Mastitis on Dairy Cattle in Mogadishu Somalia

    Mohamed Ali Yusuf-Isleged

    Issue: Volume 10, Issue 2, March 2022
    Pages: 21-27
    Received: 21 March 2022
    Accepted: 6 April 2022
    Published: 20 April 2022
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    Abstract: Mastitis is one of the main problems that lead to economic inefficiency in dairy farms. In Somalia, the shortage of milk and milk products has many causes, however examination of sub-clinical mastitis and their prevalence has not been adequately addressed and no comprehensive research has been led on their epidemiology. Therefore this study was lau... Show More
  • Comparative Evaluation of Horizontal and Vertical Frame Beehives at Adami Tulu Agricultural Research Center of Oromia, Ethiopia

    Taye Beyene, Mekonen Woldetsadik, Desta Abi

    Issue: Volume 10, Issue 2, March 2022
    Pages: 28-32
    Received: 8 March 2022
    Accepted: 8 April 2022
    Published: 20 April 2022
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    Abstract: The sole purpose of a hive is to encourage the bees to construct their nests in such a way that it is easy to manage and maintain them. The study was conducted at Adami Tulu Agricultural Research Center to evaluate the performances of honeybee colonies, honey yield and cost incurred in both horizontal beehives as compare to movable frame beehive. A... Show More
  • Application of Climate Envelope Model in the Control of Fasciola gigantica Prevalence in Nigeria

    Isah Hamisu, Abdulmumin Garba Budah

    Issue: Volume 10, Issue 2, March 2022
    Pages: 33-40
    Received: 23 September 2021
    Accepted: 16 November 2021
    Published: 20 April 2022
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    Abstract: Mapping the potential areas for pathogen prevalence is a repetitive process and this research is an initial attempt to model the nation-wide prevalence of Fasciola gigantica in Nigeria. Data on Fasciola gigantica occurrence localities were obtained from published literature together with bioclimatic variables, the climate envelope model (MaxEnt) wa... Show More
  • Factors Associated with Plant Parasitic Nematode (PPN) Population: A Review

    Belay Feyisa

    Issue: Volume 10, Issue 2, March 2022
    Pages: 41-45
    Received: 24 February 2022
    Accepted: 6 April 2022
    Published: 25 April 2022
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    Abstract: Meloidogyne spp., root-knot nematodes (RKNs), are sedentary endoparasites that harm practically every crop on the planet. The root knot nematode attacks a variety of vegetable crops, causing delayed maturity, lower yields and quality, high production costs, and, as a result, a loss of income. The number of Root Knot Nematodes fluctuates from time t... Show More