| contamination of bovine (buffalo, bubalus bubalis (l.)) milk from indoor use of ddt and hch in malaria control programmes. | samples of bovine (buffalo, bubalus bubalis (l.)) milk collected from randomly selected houses of ludhiana and sangrur districts of punjab, india, where ddt and hch, respectively, had been sprayed for the control of malaria, were analysed for insecticide residues between september 1985 and june 1986. the average concentration of ddt residues in samples from the ddt sprayed area were approximately 4-12 times higher than those in the corresponding samples from hch sprayed areas. mean levels of hch ... | 1989 | 2480640 |
| sero-prevalence of brucellosis in humans and animals of punjab. | | 1974 | 4452601 |
| serologic prevalence of q fever in the state of punjab, india. | | 1973 | 4689033 |
| [an intestinal form of pasteurellosis following rinderpest vaccination in punjab]. | | 1971 | 5142077 |
| contamination of bovine milk with ddt and hch residues in relation to their usage in malaria control programme. | the contribution of spraying ddt and hch for malaria control towards the contamination of bovine milk was investigated by analysing milk samples collected from preselected localities sprayed with either ddt or hch in the punjab. a direct correlation was found between the amounts of residues of these insecticides in milk and their typical usage pattern for the mosquito control programme. it is considered that these results may have significant bearing on the regulatory control of ddt and hch resi ... | 1980 | 6159389 |
| bluetongue virus precipitating antibodies in dairy animals in the punjab. | | 1981 | 6283701 |
| polypeptide profiles and antigenic characterization of cell membrane and flagellar preparations of different stocks of trypanosoma evansi. | polypeptides and antigens of cell membrane (cm) and flagellar (fl) preparations of seven different stocks of trypanosoma evansi were studied using sodium dodecyl sulphate polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis and by western blotting. the stocks were collected from bareilly, bikaner, hisar karnal, lucknow and ludhiana localities of northern india and were isolated from either buffalo, equids or camel. between two and five polypeptides with molecular weights (mw) ranging from 48.4 to 80.2 kda (except ... | 1995 | 7754604 |
| pregnancy wastage in two tribal communities (gujars and bazigars) of punjab, india. | the present report is an attempt to secure adequate data about pregnancy wastage in gujar and bazigar females of punjab. gujars in general are primarily cattle breeders and shepherds but gujars of punjab are farmers, too. in punjab they mostly occupy the submountainous regions and riverline lowlands. bazigar is a persian word meaning "he who does bazi" or any sort of game or play but it is applied only to jugglers and acrobats. bazigars are a gypsy tribe of vagrant habits. most of them are now s ... | 1994 | 8067723 |
| treatment of theileriosis in crossbred cattle in the punjab. | one hundred and nine cases of bovine tropical theileriosis (theileria annulata infection) in punjab state, india, were treated with oxytetracycline (23 cases) or buparvaquone (86 cases). ages of affected cattle ranged from 6 days to 3 years. oxytetracycline cured only 7 animals (30.4%), all of them calves below 15 days old, while buparvaquone cured all but one (98.8%), a severely affected 10 day old calf. cured cattle remained theileriosis-free for 12 to 18 months following recovery. theileriosi ... | 1993 | 8236482 |
| lowered vaccine dose for immunisation of calves against tropical theileriosis using theileria annulata lymphoblasts. | bovine tropical theileriosis is of high incidence in calves below 2 months old in india. the theileria cell culture vaccine evolved by the punjab agricultural university (pau) was evaluated previously for its efficiency and safety in younger calves, both experimentally and in the field. the dose of cells used for vaccination was regulated at 1.75 to 2 x 10(6) cells. this study, which was undertaken to assess the minimum number of cells which would be effective and safer for vaccination, showed t ... | 1997 | 9512754 |
| epidemiology and diagnosis of subclinical iodine deficiency in crossbred cattle of punjab. | to determine the prevalence of iodine deficiency in crossbred cows (taurus x indicus) of punjab and to assess the diagnostic value of the plasma concentrations of thyroid hormones, total cholesterol and free fatty acids in iodine deficiency. the efficacy of ethiodised oil, as a long-term supplement of iodine, was also evaluated. | 2001 | 11432002 |
| brucella strains isolated from human and animal sources at karnal and bhiwani punjab. | | 1963 | 14065205 |
| the problem of brucellosis in punjab. | | 1964 | 14225271 |
| contamination of liquid milk and butter with pesticide residues in the ludhiana district of punjab state, india. | an analysis of 92 samples of liquid milk from ludhiana, india, during 1999-2001 revealed the presence of ddt in 6 (7.4%) samples and of these 2 samples were found to exceed the maximum residue limit (mrl) of ddt fixed at 0.05 mg kg(-1) (on a whole milk basis). hch residues were detected in 49 (53.3%) samples and constituted only gamma-hch (lindane). the mrl of lindane is fixed at 0.01 mg kg(-1) (whole milk basis), and all 49 liquid milk samples exceeded this value. these results are indicative o ... | 2004 | 15388272 |
| monitoring of ddt residues in bovine milk in punjab, india. | | 2004 | 15669726 |
| a study on the epidemiology of brucellosis in punjab (india) using survey toolbox. | a random survey was conducted to study the epidemiology of brucellosis in punjab (india), using the 'survey toolbox' sampling software. a two-stage sampling procedure was adopted: in the first stage, villages were selected, and in the second the selection of animals was made. in all, 52 villages were selected randomly from a sampling frame of all the villages of punjab. the total number of animals in these villages was 18,644, out of which 973 animals (approximately 5%) belonging to various owne ... | 2005 | 16642758 |
| prevalence of cryptosporidium parvum infection in punjab (india) and its association with diarrhea in neonatal dairy calves. | a prevalence study was contemplated to determine the prevalence of cryptosporidium spp. in dairy farms in punjab, india. the cryptosporidium oocysts were detected from 50 and 25.68% from 80 diarrheic and 74 non-diarrheic animals, respectively. both shedding and intensity of shedding were significant in calves with diarrhea. the cryptosporidium spp. appears to be common in dairy calves and an important contributor of calf diarrhea in the punjab province. the prevalence of the infection peaked in ... | 2006 | 16647820 |
| sero-prevalence of bovine johne's disease in buffaloes and cattle population of north india using indigenous elisa kit based on native mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis 'bison type' genotype of goat origin. | present pilot study is the first attempt in the country to estimate sero-prevalence of bovine johne's disease (bjd) by screening cattle and buffaloes representing large population belonging to farmer's and farm herds in the home tracts (uttar pradesh (up) and punjab) of hariana cattle and murrah buffaloes in north india. indigenous and in-house plate elisa kit (using protoplasmic antigen from native mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis 'bison type' strain of goat origin), originally devel ... | 2008 | 17854892 |
| seroprevalence of neospora caninum antibodies in cattle and water buffaloes in india. | neospora caninum is now recognized as a major cause of abortion in cattle worldwide, but there is no report of n. caninum infection in cattle in india. serum samples from 427 dairy cattle and 32 dairy water buffaloes from 7 organized dairy farms located in punjab, india, were tested for n. caninum antibodies using a commercial monoclonal antibody-based competitive enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (elisa). antibodies to n. caninum were found in 35 of 427 cattle from 6 of the 7 farms; 9.6% of cow ... | 2007 | 18314683 |
| seroprevalence of neospora caninum antibodies in dogs in india. | neospora caninum is one of most important causes of abortion in cattle worldwide, and dogs are an important risk factor for n. caninum infection in cattle. antibodies to n. caninum were determined in 184 (126 rural, 58 urban) dogs from the punjab state, india, using commercial monoclonal antibody-based competitive elisa and found in 16.8% of the animals. the prevalence of n. caninum antibodies was significantly higher in rural dogs (21.4%, 27 of 126) than city dogs (6.9%, 4 of 58). to our knowle ... | 2008 | 18372658 |
| serological survey of antibodies to toxoplasma gondii in sheep, cattle, and buffaloes in punjab, india. | sera from 186 sheep, 83 cattle, and 103 water buffaloes from punjab, india, were evaluated for antibodies to toxoplasma gondii using a commercial elisa kit. this study was planned using a 2-stage random sampling procedure and sampling software 'survey toolbox.' in the first step, villages were selected randomly from a sampling frame of all the villages of punjab, followed by selection of owners and animals in the second step. antibodies to t. gondii were found in 7 of 186 sheep, 2 of 83 cattle, ... | 2008 | 18576848 |
| comparison of indirect fluorescent antibody test (ifat) and slide enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (selisa) for diagnosis of babesia bigemina infection in bovines. | an indirect fluorescent antibody test (ifat) and slide enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (selisa) were standardized for the detection of antibodies specific to babesia bigemina in experimentally infected bovine calves and subsequently used for the screening of naturally infected bovine and bubaline sera. in experimentally infected calves positive reactivity was detected in sera at the earliest on day 7 by both the tests. serological studies for detection of b. bigemina specific antibodies in 180 ... | 2009 | 19115088 |
| adverse reproductive and child health outcomes among people living near highly toxic waste water drains in punjab, india. | environmental influence plays a major role in determining health status of individuals. punjab has been reported as having a high degree of water pollution due to heavy metals from untreated industrial effluent discharge and high pesticide consumption in agriculture. the present study ascertained the association of heavy metal and pesticide exposure on reproductive and child health outcomes in punjab, india. | 2010 | 19843497 |
| molecular epidemiology of mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis: is900 pcr identification and is1311 polymorphism analysis from ruminants in the punjab region of india. | johne's disease is chronic granulomatous infectious enteritis of animals caused by mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis. a total of 153 animals from 19 dairy farms, 2 gaushalas (unproductive-animal rehabilitation centers), 2 goat and 2 sheep farms from different districts of the punjab region were selected on the basis of clinical signs of disease. all samples from cattle (n=86), buffalo (n=34), goat (n=25) and sheep (n=26) were subjected to ziehl-neelsen staining and dna extraction b ... | 2010 | 21071087 |
| Developing a sustainable phytomanagement strategy for excessive selenium in western United States and India. | Phytomanagement technology is recognized as an inexpensive and environmental friendly strategy for managing natural-occurring selenium (Se) in soils and in poor quality waters. Multi-year field and greenhouse studies were conducted with different plant species in California, USA and Punjab, India under high Se growing conditions. Some of the plant species included; canola (Brassica napus), mustard (B. juncea), broccoli (B. oleracea), spearmint (Mentha viridis), sugarcane (Saccharum officcinarum) ... | 2011 | 22046761 |
| prevalence and haemato-biochemical profile of anaplasma marginale infection in dairy animals of punjab (india). | to do the systematic comparison of prevalence of anaplasmosis by pcr and giemsa stained thin blood smear (gstbs) based parasitological assays in dairy cattle of punjab, which has not been reported yet. to analyse the haematobiochemical alterations in infected animals to arrive at the conclusion regarding the pathogenicity induced by anaplasma marginale (a. marginale) in latent and patent infection. | 2013 | 23339917 |
| comparative evaluation of different test combinations for diagnosis of mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis infecting dairy herds in india. | a total of 355 cows were sampled (serum, n = 315; faeces, n = 355; milk, n = 209) from dairy farms located in the punjab state of india. faeces and serum/milk samples were screened by acid fast staining and "indigenous elisa," respectively. is900 pcr was used to screen faeces and milk samples. bio-load of map in dairy cows was 36.9, 15.6, 16.3, and 14.4%, using microscopy, serum elisa, milk elisa and milk pcr, respectively. estimated kappa values between different test combinations: serum and mi ... | 2015 | 25945351 |