Livestock sharing man's environment are exposed to an array of toxic pollutants, which may be hazardous to their health and production. Fluorine is one of the prime concern among these.The quantum of literature on endemic fluorosis in animal from different country is over whelming.In India endemic hydrofluorosis arising due to excess concentration of fluoride in natural water has been recognized in human population in many states. Animals are also affected albeit less severely.This study has been particularly focus on Central East India as this part of the country is still in the developing...

Giardiasis is a zoonotic parasitic disease caused by the flagellate protozoan Giardia. It is the most common pathogenic parasitic infection in humans worldwide. The infection occurs in many animals and animals are believed to play a role in keeping infections present in an environment Giardiasis is transmitted via the fecal-oral route with the ingestion of cysts.Primary routes are personal contact and contaminated water and food. Owing to its zoonotic implication the present study was planned to study the epidemiological pattern of giardiosis in diarrhoeic bovine calves and dogs and...

Mastitis, on account of causing serious wastage and undesirable milk quality, has emerged as a major challenge and continue to be one of the most common and costly diseases in dairy cattle across the globe accounting for around 40% of the total direct costs of the common production diseases. In India, the economic losses due to mastitis have increased about 115 folds in last five decades. Subclinical mastitis is believed to be more prevalent than clinical mastitis in most the countries. Most of dairy farmers in Jammu division are hardly aware of sub-clinical mastitis and give no importance to...