The virus of PRRS has a particular affinity for the macrophages particularly those found in the lung. Macrophages are part of the body defences.... ... more>>
PRRS is caused by a virus which was first isolated and classified as an arterivirus as recently as 1991. The disease syndrome had been first... ... more>>
PDNS can be responsible for high mortalities in affected pig herds. It is also significant because of its similarities to African Swine Fever (ASF)... ... more>>
The causal agent of eperythrozoonosis is the bacterium Mycoplasma (formerly Eperythrozoon) haemosuis. M. haemosuis is rod-shaped, coccoid or... ... more>>
All lantana should be treated as poisonous to stock. Red flowered varieties are thought to be the most toxic but some white and pink flowered... ... more>>
The disease locally known as “Khari disease” is characterized by weak, thin and porous hooves with chalky dust powder formation associated with... ... more>>
In the remote mountain districts of far west Nepal, an unidentified chronic debilitating disease has been recorded primarily in adult buffalo... ... more>>
The causative pathogens of onychomycosis include dermatophytes, Candida, and non-dermatophytic moulds. Dermatophytes are the fungi most commonly... ... more>>