A post-mortem study of bovine fasciolosis in the Mitidja (north center of Algeria): prevalence,risk factors,and comparison of diagnostic methods

Tropical Animal Health and Production - The present study was conducted to determine the prevalence of fasciolosis and investigate the associated risk factors (sex, age, and season) in slaughtered...     

Effect of phosphonoformic acid in the development of bovine embryos in vitro

This research evaluated the ability of phosphonoformic acid to inhibit bovine herpesvirus 1 (BHV-1) in cumulus cells commonly used in co-culture with bovine in vitro-produced embryos. At 200 and 400 microg/ml, phosphonoformic acid inhibited 4 logs of BHV-1. Subsequently, phosphonoformic acid (200 and 400 microg/ml) added to both in vitro fertilization and culture medium resulted in a decrease in the proportion of developed blastocysts, and the number of cells per blastocyst was lower in the treated embryos. Therefore, while phosphonoformic acid can effectively inhibit replication of BHV-1 in co-culture cells, it also inhibits development of in vitro-produced bovine embryos.