Juniper Publishers Journal of Dairy and Veterinary Sciences

  Journal of Dairy & Veterinary Sciences - Juniper Publishers Abstract The present study was conducted to determine whether vaccination with bovine herpes virus type 1 (HVB-1) as prophylaxis for infectious bovine rhinotracheitis has an effect on pregnancy rates in mixed Holstein heifers in the Ecuadorian Amazon region. Sixty heifers divided into three groups of 20 animals each were used: no immunogen, live virus vaccine and killed virus vaccine. The diagnosis of pregnancy was determined (45 days post-dissemination) by trans-rectal ultrasonography. For the management of the experiment, all groups were subjected to a protocol of synchronization with prosastagens and estradiol. Significant statistical differences were observed in the percentages of pregnancy, being higher in the control treatment (29.9%) respectively followed by treatment with live virus (19.5%) and treatment with dead virus with (19.2%). where there were statistically different values in the three treatments unde...

  Journal of Dairy & Veterinary Sciences - Juniper Publishers Abstract A cross-sectional study was conducted from November 2018 to March 2019 to assess handling, storage and utilization of veterinary vaccines in selected districts of Sidama zone, Southern Ethiopia. A purposive and snowball sampling techniques were employed to select study areas and study participants, respectively. Questionnaire based survey was performed on fifty (50) veterinarians on their practice of vaccine handling and storage and forty-five (45) farmers to describe the occurrence of the disease condition following vaccination. Analysis was performed by using SPSS version 22 and P-value less than 0.05 at 95% confidence level was considered as significant. Accordingly, Blackleg vaccine, Pastuerellosis vaccine, Anthrax vaccine, Lumpy Skin Disease (LSD) vaccine, Newcastle disease vaccine, African Horse Sickness (AHS) vaccine and Rabies vaccine were commonly utilized vaccines. Bar type refrigerators were used ...