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Review ArticleOpen accessPhrase in the titleManaging Internal Parasites of Small Ruminants using Medicinal Plants a Review on Alternative Remedies, Efficacy Evaluation Techniques and Conservational StrategiesWandile Nikelo, Maliviwe Mpayipheli, Lyndy McGawThroughout the world, internal parasites are a majorhindrance to small ruminant production. The most common internal parasites ingrazing small ruminants are likely to be gastrointestinal nematodes. They causea reduction in live-weight gain, wool growth, poor reproductive performance,and increased production costs and thus hamper global food security.Pharmaceutical control continues to be the main measure used to manage orcontrol internal parasites, however … …American Journal of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, Vol. 17, Issue 4 · 6 Oct 2022 · 6,847 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the keywordsCharacterization of the Sheep Farming System in the Brazilian Semiarid from the Multivariate PerspectiveJanaina Kelli Gomes Arandas, Ângelo Giuseppe Chaves Alves, Olivardo Facó et al.This study aimed to characterize the purebred Morada Nova sheep and crossbred farming systems in Ceará State, Brazil, through multivariate analysis. The study was carried out in the Morada Nova municipality in Ceará. Thirteen representative Morada Nova pure sheep Breeders (MNB) and 48 crossbreds’ breeders of Morada Nova with other breeds (CMN) were interviewed. Was used a questionnaire-based including 12 … …American Journal of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, Vol. 15, Issue 3 · 1 Jul 2020 · 7,396 accessesView PDFCite
Review ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractEfficiency and Sustainability of Alternative Protein Sources for Livestock Production in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Systematic Review and Meta-AnalysisOlusegun Oyebade Ikusika, Bulo Luvuyo, Jaja Ishmeal FestusSub-Saharan Africa (SSA) faces growing challenges in sustainable livestock production due to high costs and limited availability of conventional protein sources such as soybean meal and fishmeal. This systematic review and meta-analysis evaluated the nutritional efficiency and sustainability of locally available alternative protein sources for livestock feed in SSA. Following PRISMA guidelines, systematic searches were conducted across five databases (PubMed, … …American Journal of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, Vol. 20, Issue 4 · 19 Feb 2026 · 1,844 accessesView PDFCite
Review ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractBibliometric Research on Goat Ticks: A Global Analysis from 1990 - 2024Emrobowansan Monday Idamokoro, Augustine Suh NibaThis study illustrates the results trends of academic literatures in line with goat ticks globally. An aggregate of 1204 documents was Web of Science (WOS) data archive for evaluation utilizing bibliometric analysis. From the study, the result presented comprised, relevant subject matters in the field of study, global citations, affiliated organizations, source of documents as well as vital keywords and … …American Journal of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, Vol. 20, Issue 2 · 22 Aug 2025 · 5,039 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractMolecular Characterization of Contagious Pustular Dermatitis Virus in Goats of Sri LankaSusanthaa Piratheepan, Sumathy Puvanendran, Kalyani PereraContagious Pustular Dermatitis (CPD), is a zoonotic disease of small ruminants causing severe deterioration of skin. Contagious Pustular Dermatitis Virus (CPDV) is an epitheliotrophic virus belonging to the parapox virus. Accurate information on CPD in Sri Lanka is scarce. This study was conducted to investigate the prevalence and to characterize the CPD virus from goats in Sri Lanka and select … …American Journal of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, Vol. 18, Issue 4 · 29 Nov 2023 · 5,346 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractIn-Vitro Gas Production and Digestibility of Indian Marsh Fleabane (Pluchea Indica L.) and Portia Tree Leaves (Thespesia Populnea)Thaintip Kraiprom, Sitthisak Jantarat, Santi Madman et al.The use of plant leaves as an alternative roughage is an effective feeding strategy under a limited supply or lack of feed resources for small ruminants. Thus, this study aimed to investigate the potential of Indian Marsh Fleabane (Pluchea indica L.) Leaf (IMFL) and Portia Tree (Thespesia populnea) Leaf (PTL) as roughage sources. This experiment was carried out to determine … …American Journal of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, Vol. 17, Issue 1 · 16 Mar 2022 · 6,505 accessesView PDFCite
Review ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractPopulation, World Production and Quality of Sheep and Goat ProductsMitra Mazinani, Brian RudeSheep and goats are two of the first animals that were domesticated by humans. The initial reasons for raising these animals was meat, milk and dairy products, fleece and skin. Also, one of the most important reasons for raising sheep and, goats on the farm was due to the difficulties associated with preserving animal products like meat. It was easier … …American Journal of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, Vol. 15, Issue 4 · 26 Nov 2020 · 18,231 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractStudy on Sero-Prevalence of Small Ruminant and Human Brucellosis in Yabello and Dire Districts of Borena Zone Oromia Regional State, EthiopiaWubishet ZewdieCross-sectional study was conducted in Yabello and Dire districts of Borena zone Oromia regional state, Ethiopia to estimate sero-prevalence of small ruminant and human Brucellosis. Sero-survey was applied to the target population of 228 small ruminants and 86 humans. The sera samples were collected from small ruminants (sheep and goats) and humans for serological analysis of brucellosis. Samples were serially … …American Journal of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, Vol. 15, Issue 1 · 21 Jan 2020 · 7,987 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractDevelopment of Improved Preventive and Treatment Strategies for Controlling of Toxoplasmosis in Saudi ArabiaAlaa B. Ismael, Ayman A. Swelum, Mohammed A. NassanToxoplasmosis causes severe public health problems and has great veterinary and economic importance worldwide. The present study aims mainly to develop an improved preventive and treatment program for controlling toxoplasmosis in sheep and goats. This study was performed on sheep and goats farm containing 357 animals (300 sheep and 57 goats). This farm had a large numbers of barren ewes, … …American Journal of Infectious Diseases, Vol. 12, Issue 2 · 14 Jun 2016 · 7,731 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractFlow Cytometry Baseline on Peripheral Leukocyte Cell Profiles for Dairy Goat KidsDarcy M. Fletcher, Megan B. Vogt, Hannah E. Pirner et al.Small ruminants, like goats, would make excellent animal models for not only infectious diseases in large ruminants but also analogous diseases in humans, such as human tuberculosis, Crohn’s disease, melioidosis and brucellosis. The main disadvantage for the small ruminant model is the lack of sufficient baseline data on normal, healthy goat kids. Furthermore, most reagents (antibodies and the like) were … …American Journal of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, Vol. 8, Issue 4 · 26 Sep 2013 · 7,572 accessesView PDFCite