Bovine diseases causing neurological signs and death in Mexican feedlots

Abstract The number of large feedlot operations, similar to that of USA and Canada, has notably increased in Mexico in the last three decades. Clinical and laboratory diagnoses of neurological diseases in feedlot cattle are crucial in Mexico and Central America because of the high incidence of bovine paralytic rabies (BPR). Because of its zoonotic potential, BPR must be promptly diagnosed and differentiated from other bovine neurological diseases such as thrombotic meningoencephalitis (TME), polioencephalomalacia (PEM) and botulism. More recently, BPR and botulism have been diagnosed with increasing frequency in Mexican feedlots. Neither BPR nor botulism has relevant gross lesions, thus post-mortem diagnosis without laboratory support is impossible. Herein, we describe five outbreaks of neurological diseases in Mexican feedlots in which BPR, botulism and PEM were diagnosed either independently or in combination. A diagram illustrating the most conspicuous pathologic findings and ancillary laboratory test required to confirm the diagnoses of these neurological diseases in feedlot cattle is proposed

Análisis de la morfología de la cabra mestiza de la subprovincia fisiográfica Volcanes de Colima, México

            The aim of this study was to characterize the morphology of the creole goat of the Volcanes de Colima physiographic sub-province, Mexico. Seventeen body measurements were taken from 371 goats older than two years and four racial indices and 17 functional indices were calculated. Data were analysed using Pearson correlation, principal component, and hierarchical cluster analysis. The rump angle, chest width and all measurements of the ears and udder showed the greatest variability. Also, the goats showed great morpho-structural harmony. Racial indices showed that goats are dolichocephalic, ellipometric, and have a convex rump, while functional indices indicated dual-purpose zootechnical aptitude. Four principal components explained 84.5% of the variation of body measurements. Rump angle, hearth girth, body length and ear length presented the highest weighting coefficients in PC1, PC2, PC3 and PC4, respectively. The hierarchical cluster analysis classified the goats into four groups: group 1 has the lower rump angle, suitable for milk production; groups 2 and 3 with a phenotype tending to dual purpose, being able to focus on the production of meat or milk; and group 4 with a phenotype predisposed to meat production.            El objetivo del presente estudio fue caracterizar la morfología de la cabra mestiza de la subprovincia fisiográfica Volcanes de Colima, México. Se tomaron 17 medidas corporales a 371 cabras mayores de dos años y se calcularon cuatro índices raciales y 17 índices funcionales. Los datos fueron analizados usando análisis de correlación de Pearson, de componentes principales y de conglomerados jerárquicos. El ángulo de caída de grupa, la anchura de pecho y todas las medidas de las orejas y la ubre fueron las que mostraron la mayor variabilidad. Asimismo, las cabras mostraron una gran armonía morfoestructural. Los índices raciales mostraron que las cabras son dolicocéfalas, elipométricas y tienen una grupa convexa, mientras que los índices funcionales indicaron una aptitud zootécnica de doble propósito. Cuatro componentes principales explicaron el 84.5% de la variación entre las medidas corporales de las cabras. El ángulo de caída de la grupa, el perímetro torácico, la longitud corporal y la longitud de oreja presentaron los mayores coeficientes para los componentes CP1, CP2, CP3 y CP4 respectivamente. El análisis de conglomerados jerárquicos clasificó a los animales en cuatro grupos: grupo 1 conformado por cabras con un menor ángulo de caída de grupa, apropiado para la producción de leche; grupos 2 y 3 con fenotipo tendiente al doble propósito, pudiendo orientarse a la producción de carne o leche; y grupo 4 con fenotipo con predisposición a la producción de carne

EVALUACION DEL PROGRAMA DE TRANSFERENCIA DE TECNOLOGIA DE BANCO DE PROTEINA. LEUCAENA LEUCOCEPHALA EN EL ESTADO DE COLIMA

Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria y Zootecni

Competitividad en la cadena productiva de leche del estado de aguascalientes, México

La cadena productiva de leche (MPC) en Aguascalientes contribuye a disminuir la dependencia nacional de importación de este producto. El objetivo de este estudio fue identificar el nivel de competitividad y las relaciones de intercambio de los diferentes eslabones de la CPL. Mediante un muestreo sistemático (2004- 2005), se aplicaron cuestionarios a 171 unidades económicas (UE) para estimar: relación beneficio costo (RBC), valor agregado (VA) y criterios de competitividad (CC). La CPL presentó una mezcla heterogénea de UE coexistentes; organizadas como sistema especializado (tecnificado, integrado, VA grande y RBC positiva) o como sistema semiespecializado (tecnología incipiente, mano de obra familiar, VA escaso y RBC negativa). Las UE micro y pequeñas estaban integradas horizontalmente de manera parcial (43.1%), conservaban vínculos con los intermediarios llamados ruteros (37.9%). La agroindustria (AI) se coordinó verticalmente hacia atrás con los productores primarios. La RBC de las UE dedicadas al comercio fue cercana al punto de equilibrio y, a diferencia de la AI, sus CC se orientan al precio más que a la calidad de los productos lácteos. Los resultados sugieren que la competitividad de las UE se relaciona directamente con su tamaño, por lo que la integración y coordinación pudieran ser una alternativa útil para las pequeñas empresas

Efectos de un probiótico y de la densidad sobre el comportamiento productivo de alevines de tilapia del nilo (oreochromis niloticus)

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NEOTROPICAL CARNIVORES: a data set on carnivore distribution in the Neotropics

Mammalian carnivores are considered a key group in maintaining ecological health and can indicate potential ecological integrity in landscapes where they occur. Carnivores also hold high conservation value and their habitat requirements can guide management and conservation plans. The order Carnivora has 84 species from 8 families in the Neotropical region: Canidae; Felidae; Mephitidae; Mustelidae; Otariidae; Phocidae; Procyonidae; and Ursidae. Herein, we include published and unpublished data on native terrestrial Neotropical carnivores (Canidae; Felidae; Mephitidae; Mustelidae; Procyonidae; and Ursidae). NEOTROPICAL CARNIVORES is a publicly available data set that includes 99,605 data entries from 35,511 unique georeferenced coordinates. Detection/non-detection and quantitative data were obtained from 1818 to 2018 by researchers, governmental agencies, non-governmental organizations, and private consultants. Data were collected using several methods including camera trapping, museum collections, roadkill, line transect, and opportunistic records. Literature (peer-reviewed and grey literature) from Portuguese, Spanish and English were incorporated in this compilation. Most of the data set consists of detection data entries (n = 79,343; 79.7%) but also includes non-detection data (n = 20,262; 20.3%). Of those, 43.3% also include count data (n = 43,151). The information available in NEOTROPICAL CARNIVORES will contribute to macroecological, ecological, and conservation questions in multiple spatio-temporal perspectives. As carnivores play key roles in trophic interactions, a better understanding of their distribution and habitat requirements are essential to establish conservation management plans and safeguard the future ecological health of Neotropical ecosystems. Our data paper, combined with other large-scale data sets, has great potential to clarify species distribution and related ecological processes within the Neotropics. There are no copyright restrictions and no restriction for using data from this data paper, as long as the data paper is cited as the source of the information used. We also request that users inform us of how they intend to use the data