Special section: Dr W J A Payne 90th Birthday Commemorative Issue Guest Edited by: Trevor Wilson
995-998
Appreciation
Dr W J A Payne: an appreciation
R Trevor Wilson
999-1004
Review Article
Living with transboundary animal diseases (TADs)
Paul B. Rossiter and Najib Al Hammadi
1005-1016
Review Article
Physiological adaptation to the humid tropics with special reference to the West African Dwarf (WAD) goat
J. O. Daramola and A. A. Adeloye
1017-1021
Review Paper
Gender issues in livestock production: a case study of Zimbabwe
Anna C. Mupawaenda, Shingirai Chawatama and Plaxidia Muvavarirwa
1023-1033
Review Paper
Veterinary aspects of ecological monitoring: the natural history of emerging infectious diseases of humans, domestic animals and wildlife
Michael H. Woodford
1035-1049
Review Paper
Potential uses of local feed resources for ruminants
Metha Wanapat
1051-1059
Review Paper
Improving livelihoods in East Africa through livestock research and extension: reflections on changes from the 1950s to the early twenty first century
A. Omore, L. Kurwijila and D. Grace
1061-1070
Original Paper
Local breeds, livelihoods and livestock keepers’ rights in South Asia
Ilse Köhler-Rollefson, H. S. Rathore and E. Mathias
1071-1080
Original Paper
Environmentally sustainable production of food, feed and fuel from natural resources in the tropics
T. Reg Preston
1081-1090
Original Paper
Fit for purpose – the right animal in the right place
R. Trevor Wilson
1091-1099
Original Paper
Characteristics and virulence genes of Escherichia coli isolated from septicemic calves in southeast of Iran
Reza Ghanbarpour and Eric Oswald
1101-1114
Original Paper
Genotype X environment interaction in two breeds of chickens kept under two management systems in Southern Ethiopia
Fassill Bekele, Hans Magnus Gjøen, Jessica Kathle, Tormod Ådnøy and Girma Abebe
1115-1126
Original Paper
An in vitro nutritive evaluation and rumen fermentation kinetics of Sesbania aculeate as affected by harvest time and cutting regimen
M. R. Al-Masri
1127-1131
Original Paper
Genotyping of benzimidazole susceptible and resistant alleles in different populations of Haemonchus contortus from Himalayan and sub-Himalayan regions of North-West India
Rajat Garg and C. L. Yadav
1133-1142
Original Paper
Feed supplementation prevents post-conception decline in milk progesterone concentrations associated with production stress in dairy buffaloes (Bubalus bubalis)
Sarzamin Khan, Muhammad Subhan Qureshi, Nazir Ahmad, Muhammad Amjed and Muhammad Younas, et al.
1143-1150
Original Paper
Performance and limitation of two dairy production systems in the North western Ethiopian highlands
Yitaye Alemayehu Ayenew, Maria Wurzinger, Azage Tegegne and Werner Zollitsch
1151-1155
Original Paper
An analysis of socio-economic and environmental sustainability of goat production in the Taurus Mountain Villages in the Eastern Mediterranean Region of Turkey, with consideration of gender roles
Müge K. Davran, Sezen Ocak and Arzu Secer
1157-1168
Original Paper
Communal goat production in Southern Africa: a review
F. Rumosa Gwaze, M. Chimonyo and K. Dzama
1169-1177
Monthly changes in body condition scores and internal parasite prevalence in Nguni, Bonsmara and Angus steers raised on sweetveld
T. Ndlovu, M. Chimonyo and V. Muchenje
1179-1185
Original Paper
Hydatidosis of slaughtered animals in Ngorongoro district of Arusha region, Tanzania
E. Ernest, H. E. Nonga, A. A. Kassuku and R. R. Kazwala
1187-1196
Original Paper
Integrated resource-driven pig production systems in a mountainous area of Northeast India: production practices and pig performance
A. Kumaresan, K. M. Bujarbaruah, K. A. Pathak, Anubrata Das and R. K. Bardoloi
1197-1202
Original Paper
Peste des petits ruminants virus (PPRV) infection; Its association with species, seasonal variations and geography
Muhammad Abubakar, Syed Muhammad Jamal, Muhammad Javed Arshed, Manzoor Hussain and Qurban Ali
1203-1211
Original Paper
Evaluation of genetic variability and mutation drift equilibrium of Banni buffalo using multi locus microsatellite markers
B. P. Mishra, R. S. Kataria, P. Kathiravan, S. S. Bulandi and K. P. Singh, et al.
1213-1217
Original Paper
Changes in colostrum of Murrah buffaloes after calving
A. K. Dang, Suman Kapila, Maneesh Purohit and Charan Singh
1219-1224
Original Paper
Nutritional composition of three fodder species browsed by camels (Camelus dromedarius) on arid area of Tunisia
V. Laudadio, M. Dario, M. Hammadi and V. Tufarelli
1225-1229
Original Paper
Seroprevalence of Toxoplasma gondii in sheep and goats in Rahim Yar Khan (Punjab), Pakistan
M. Ramzan, M. Akhtar, F. Muhammad, I. Hussain and E. Hiszczyńska-Sawicka, et al.
1231-1239
Original Paper
Prevalence of Bovine viral diarrhoea virus (BVDV) antibodies among sheep and goats in India
N. Mishra, K. Rajukumar, A. Tiwari, R. K. Nema and S. P. Behera, et al.
1241-1242
Short Communcation
Ocurrence of Philophthalmus gralli (Trematoda: Philophthalmidae) in farmed ostriches in Brazil
Guilherme Gomes Verocai, Lauro Nogueira Lopes, Leonardo Burlini, Thaís Ribeiro Correia and Clarissa Pimentel de Souza, et al.
1243-1252
Original Paper
Effect of feeding some West African browse foliages on growth and carcass composition in sheep
Salifou Ouédraogo-Koné, Chantal Y. Kaboré-Zoungrana and Inger Ledin
1253-1257
Original Paper
A retrospective survey of hydatidosis in livestock in Arusha, Tanzania, based on abattoir data during 2005 - 2007
H. E. Nonga and E. D. Karimuribo
1259-1262
Short Communcation
Prevalence and intensity of Oestrus ovis in sheep of Shiraz, southern Iran
Sardar Jafari Shoorijeh, Shahram Negahban, Amin Tamadon and Mohammad Amin Behzadi
1263-1265
Short Communcation
Studies on the Eimeria of Goats at Magadu Dairy Farm SUA, Morogoro, Tanzania
E. N. Kimbita, R. S. Silayo, E. D. Mwega, A. T. Mtau and J. B. Mroso
1267-1273
Original Paper
Efficacy of albendazole against nematode parasites isolated from a goat farm in Ethiopia: relationship between dose and efficacy in goats
Tadesse Eguale, Hassen Chaka and Daniel Gizaw
1275-1281
Original Paper
Productive and reproductive performance of strategically supplemented free grazing prepartum Bunaji cows in the agropastoral farming system
O. A. Olafadehan and M. K. Adewumi
1283-1288
Original Paper
Trends in calving ages and calving intervals for Iranian Holsteins in Fars province, southern Iran
Maryam Ansari-Lari, Maryam Rezagholi and Mahdie Reiszadeh
1289-1297
Original Paper
Bovine dermatophilosis, A re-emerging pandemic disease in zimbabwe
P. Chatikobo, T. Choga, C. Ncube and J. Muzenda-Mutambara
1299-1308
Original Paper
Disease incidence in ranch and pastoral livestock herds around Lake Mburo National Park, in South Western Uganda
M. Ocaido, R. T. Muwazi and J. Asibo Opuda
1309-1317
Original Paper
Occurrence of concurrent infectious diseases in broiler chickens is a threat to commercial poultry farms in Central Ethiopia
Mersha Chanie, Tamiru Negash and Samuel Bekele Tilahun
1319-1323
Original Paper
Effect of rutin and chloroquine on White Leghorn chickens infected with Plasmodium (Bennettinia) juxtanucleare
P. Silveira, U. Vashist, A. Cabral, K. B. Amaral and G. L. G. Soares, et al.
1325-1333
Original Paper
Protection levels of vaccinated pigeons (Columba livia) against a highly pathogenic newcastle disease virus strain
Adriano O. T. Carrasco, Meire C. Seki, Ricardo L. M. de Sousa, Tânia F. Raso and Aramis A. Pinto
1335-1346
Original Paper
Livestock keeper perceptions of four indigenous cattle breeds in tsetse infested areas of Ethiopia
Jennie Stein, Workneh Ayalew, J. E. O. Rege, Woudyalew Mulatu and Birgitta Malmfors, et al.
1347-1352
Original Paper
Abattoir survey on cattle hydatidosis in Tigray Region of Ethiopia
Gebretsadik Berhe
1353-1356
Short Communication
Trypanosomosis of cattle in selected districts of Awi zone, northwestern Ethiopia
Nigatu Kebede and Abebe Animut
1357-1362
Short Communication
Breed differences in calving interval in the humid Mexican tropic
Aída Lorena Murillo Medina, Alejandro Córdova-Izquierdo, Ramón Soriano Robles, Germán David Mendoza Martínez and Héctor Castillo-Juárez
1363-1370
Original Paper
A survey of village poultry production in the Solomon Islands
T. Jansen, P. C. Glatz and Z. H. Miao
1371-1376
Original Paper
Prevalence and seasonal variation of ectoparasite load in free-range chicken of Kashmir valley
S. T. Salam, M. S. Mir and A. R. Khan
1377-1380
Short Communication
A retrospective survey of liver fasciolosis and stilesiosis in livestock based on abattoir data in Arusha, Tanzania
H. E. Nonga, M. F. Mwabonimana, H. A. Ngowi, L. S. B. Mellau and E. D. Karimuribo
1381-1391
Original Paper
Variation in the functions of village goats in Zimbabwe and South Africa
F. Rumosa Gwaze, M. Chimonyo and K. Dzama
1393-1407
Original Paper
Bacterial fermentation in the gastrointestinal tract of non-ruminants: Influence of fermented feeds and fermentable carbohydrates
A. T. Niba, J. D. Beal, A. C. Kudi and P. H. Brooks
1409-1412
Short Communication
A investigation of border disease virus in sheep in Western Turkey
S. Gür
1413-1419
Original Paper
Production performance of Dera Din Panah goat under desert range conditions in Pakistan
M. Yaqoob, F. Shahzad, M. Aslam, M. Younas and G. Bilal
1421-1426
Original Paper
Granular Vulvovaginitis Syndrome in Nelore pubertal and post pubertal replacement heifers under tropical conditions: role of Mycoplasma spp., Ureaplasma diversum and BHV-1
M. L. Gambarini, T. L. Kunz, B. D. Oliveira Filho, R. N. G. Porto and C. M. G. Oliveira, et al.
1427-1438
Original Paper
Wild ostrich (Struthio camelus australis) reproduction in Orbata, a nature reserve in Tunisia
S. Kennou Sebei, R. Bergaoui, M. Ben Hamouda and R. G. Cooper
1439-1448
Original Paper
Seroprevalence estimation and management factors associated with high herd seropositivity for Anaplasma marginale in commercial dairy farms of Puerto Rico
J. H. Urdaz-Rodríguez, G. T. Fosgate, A. R. Alleman, D. O. Rae and G. A. Donovan, et al.
1449-1453
Original Paper
Antibody seroprevalences against Peste des Petits Ruminants (PPR) virus in sheep and goats in Sudan
Nussieba A. Osman, A. S. Ali, Mahasin E. A/Rahman and M. A. Fadol
1455-1463
Original Paper
Causes and implications of bovine organs/offal condemnations in some abattoirs in Western Nigeria
S. I. B. Cadmus and H. K. Adesokan
1465-1473
Original Paper
Seroprevalence estimation and management factors associated with high herd seropositivity for Babesia bovis in commercial dairy farms of Puerto Rico
J. H. Urdaz-Rodríguez, G. T. Fosgate, S. D. Waghela, A. R. Alleman and D. O. Rae, et al.
1475-1485
Original Paper
Milk production and calf rearing practices in the smallholder areas in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa
M. Mapekula, M Chimonyo, C. Mapiye and K. Dzama
1487-1494
Original Paper
Urea treated maize straw for small-scale dairy systems in the highlands of Central Mexico
Anastacio García-Martínez, Benito Albarrán-Portillo, Octavio Alonso Castelán-Ortega, Angélica Espinoza-Ortega and Carlos Manuel Arriaga-Jordán
1495-1502
Original Paper
Major metacestodes in cattle slaughtered at Wolaita Soddo Municipal abattoir, Southern Ethiopia: Prevalence, cyst viability, organ distribution and socioeconomic implications
A. Regassa, F. Abunna, A. Mulugeta and B. Megersa
1503-1504
Short Communication
Prevalence and economic significance of fasciolosis in cattle in Mekelle Area of Ethiopia
Gebretsadik Berhe, Kassahun Berhane and Gebrehiwot Tadesse
1505-1511
Original Paper
Comparative therapeutic effect of moxidectin, doramectin and ivermectin on psoroptes mites infestation in buffalo (Bubalus bubalis)
Sabry A. El-Khodery, Mitsu Ishii, Salama A. Osman and Magdy H. Al-Gaabary
1513-1519
Original Paper
Effects of early feed restriction on live performance, carcass characteristics, meat and liver composition, some blood parameters, heterophil-lymphocyte ratio, antibody production and tonic immobility duration
E. E. Onbaşılar, S. Yalçın, E. Torlak and P. Özdemir
1521-1524
Original Paper
Estrus synchronization in sheep with synthetic progestagens
Hayatu Awel, Lisanework Eshetu, Gebrehiwot Tadesse, Alemselam Birhanu and S. K. Khar
1525-1530
Original Paper
Prevalence and major bacterial causes of bovine mastitis in Asella, South Eastern Ethiopia
Matios Lakew, Tadele Tolosa and Worku Tigre
1531-1538
Original Paper
The effects of replacing Dichantium hay with banana (Musa paradisiaca) leaves and pseudo-stem on carcass traits of Ovin Martinik sheep
Carine Marie-Magdeleine, Léticia Liméa, Tatiana Etienne, Cicero H. O. Lallo and Harry Archimède, et al.
1539-1547
Original Paper
Prevalence of enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli virulence genes from scouring piglets in Zimbabwe
Evelyn Madoroba, Edilbert Van Driessche, Henri De Greve, Jan Mast and Ignatious Ncube, et al.
1549-1561
Original Paper
Compilation and adoption of ethno-veterinary medicine, traditional and other management practices by small ruminant farmers in Edo State Nigeria
M. A. Bamikole and U. J. Ikhatua
1563-1567
Original Paper
Frequency of BCoV detection by a semi-nested PCR assay in faeces of calves from Brazilian cattle herds
Danilo T. Stipp, Aline F. Barry, Alice F. Alfieri, Elisabete Takiuchi and Alexandre M. Amude, et al.
1569-1576
An in-vivo study of the efficacy and safety of ethno-veterinary remedies used to control cattle ticks by rural farmers in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa
B. Moyo, P. J. Masika, S. Dube and V. Maphosa
1577-1581
Effects on performance of growing pigs fed diets containing different levels of dried cashew pulp
E. O. K. Oddoye, J. F. Takrama, V. Anchirina and K. Agyente-Badu
1583-1589
Dietary folate and vitamin B12 supplementation and consequent vitamin deposition in chicken eggs
Chaiyapoom Bunchasak and Sompong Kachana
1591-1596
Effect of Hoodia gordonii meal supplementation at finisher stage on productivity and carcass characteristics of Ross 308 broiler chickens
T. D. Mohlapo, J. W. Ng’ambi, D. Norris and M. M. Malatje
1597-1604
Milk yield and reproductive performance of dairy cattle under smallholder management system in North-eastern Amhara Region, Ethiopia
Solomon Abraha, Kelay Belihu, Merga Bekana and Fikre Lobago
1605-1606
Salmonella Umbadah: A new Salmonella serovar isolated from cattle in Sudan
H. E. H. Hag Elsafi, M. M. Nor Elmadiena, A. A. El Hussein, M. A. M Siddig and C. A Muckle, et al.