A new viral disease in ferrets
A new multisystemic disease in ferrets caused by a coronavirus has been described for the first time. This findig opens a new way of research of the role of coronavirus in animal diseases.
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Abortion in Andorran cows
Neospora caninum is a protozarian parasite that causes abortions in dairy and beef cattle around the world. A research carried out by UAB scientists has studied risk factors for Andorran cattle. The results suggest that the locations of the grazing sites can enhance horizontal transmission and that some breeds...
Swine and bacteria
Though we normally do not think about it, farm animals also suffer from diseases. A team from the UAB has studied the behaviour of bacterial populations of Haemophilus parasuis found in pigs and which sometimes provokes mortal outbreaks. This bacterium is a respiratory pathogen in pigs, whose...
Virgin goat's milk
For many years dairy scientists have induced lactation by means of direct injection of estrogen and progesterone. A new advance allows to improve the effectiveness of this treatment in dairy goats thanks to reserpine, a prolactin releasing agent.
The wild boar ("Sus scrofa") in the eco-epidemiology of "Rickettsia slovaca"
Scientists of the UAB Faculty of Veterinary and Parc Taulí Health Corporation have studied the role that wild boar plays in the epidemiology of Rickettsia slovaca, aetilogical agent of TIBOLA -Tick-borne-lymphadenopathy-, an...
