| evidence of peste des petits ruminants virus (pprv) infection in sindh ibex (capra aegagrus blythi) in pakistan as confirmed by detection of antigen and antibody. | an outbreak resulting in mortality in sindh ibex (capra aegagrus blythi) was investigated. there was a history of about 36 deaths (both young and adult) during the period of 1 month. disease appeared in a generalized form, affecting the respiratory and digestive systems. major lesions were respiratory distress, pustules on and in the mouth, ocular-nasal discharges, and severe diarrhea. the most significant lesion was the oculonasal discharges and diarrhea. deaths were mainly due to blindness, an ... | 2011 | 21221782 |
| mitochondrial dna diversity of pakistani goats. | pakistan contains numerous domestic goat breeds, but until now there has been no comprehensive study on genetic diversity or a phylogenetic analysis of pakistani goats. in this study, we analysed the complete mitochondrial dna d-loop and the cytochrome b gene of 13 pakistani domestic goat breeds (capra hircus) and one wild goat, the sindh ibex (capra aegagrus blythi). the phylogenetic analyses and sequence divergence (sd) established four distinct mt-lineages termed as a, b and c (previously rep ... | 2003 | 14687071 |