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ArticleItem Open Access Assessment of Losses in Sheep and Goat During Pre-Slaughter Transportation(New Delhi Publishers, 2018-06) Vignesh, P; Babu, Narendra R; Abraham, Robinson J.J.; Gnanaraj, Tensingh; Govind, V; Rao, Appa V; TANUVASA study was conducted to estimate the different types of losses in sheep and goat during transport from shandy to slaughter house both in summer and winter seasons. Pre-slaughter losses were documented and different practices adapted in two different types of short (about 20 kms) and long (about 150 kms) distance transportation in the present study. A weight loss of 0.95 and 0.98 per cent was recorded in winter and summer seasons during short distance. A weight loss of 3.02 and 3.18 per cent was recorded in winter and summer seasons respectively during long distance transport of 150km which were lesser than earlier findings. There is no significant difference in total injuries, per cent actual weight loss in live animals, dead animals on arrival, weight loss due to excreta, total weight loss during winter and summer seasons in both types of transport. Some other observations also made like time of transit, average feed withdrawal time and average age of animals. Further, study revealed no significant difference in temperature and relative humidity observed in shandies and in transport vehicle between winter and summer seasons which might be due to transportation of animals in early morning hours in both the seasons. The lower losses in weight and mortality rate observed in this study may be correlated to the fact that the temperature and relative humidity of the transport environment were within the comfort zone of the animals.ArticleItem Open Access Pathomorphology and molecular detection of Peste des petits ruminants (PPR) in natural outbreak in goat kids(2019-12) Karthi, A; Jayanthi, N; Sudhakar Rao, GV; Gnanaraj, Tensingh; Jaisree, S; et al.; TANUVASPeste des petits ruminants (PPR) affected goat kids showed clinical signs of pyrexia, congested mucous membrane, profuse diarrhea, bilateral mucopurulent nasal discharge, erosive stomatitis and glossitis with halitosis. On necropsy, erosions to ulcer on the nasal openings, frothy exudate in the tracheal lumen with severe consolidation and red hepatisation of cranial and diaphragmatic lobes were observed. Histopathologically, hyperkeratosis with irregular breakage in the nasal epithelium of nasal opening and tracheitis with deciliation, infiltration of lamina propria by mononuclear cells and submucosal hemorrhages and congestion were recorded. Lungs showed severe acute bronchointerstitial pneumonia with severe neutrophilic infiltration,collapsed bronchi and bronchiolar lumen filled with debris of desquamated bronchial epithelial cells, degenerated and non-degenerated neutrophils, syncytial formation with multinucleated cells containing intranuclear and intracytoplasmic eosinophilic inclusion bodies. Reverse transcriptase PCR and sequence analyses of partial N gene confirmed the etiological agent as PPR virus lineage IV.ArticleItem Open Access Sub Clinical Pregnancy Toxaemia Diagnostic Indicators and its Therapeutic Evaluation in Goats(2021-06) Vijayanand, Varadarajan; Balagangatharathilagar, Mani; Gnanaraj, Tensingh; Vairamuthu, Subbiah; TANUVASA total of 516 adult non descriptive does brought to Veterinary University Peripheral Hospital, Madhavaram Milk Colony, Chennai – 51, during the period October 2016 to September 2018. were treated for various medical conditions. Of this, 72 does were in their last six weeks of gestation carrying twins/triplets and presented with the history of off feed. They were subjected to determination of blood beta hydroxybutyric acid (BHBA) concentration by means of a portable blood ketone and glucose monitoring system and qualitative urinalysis using urine dip stick. Does with BHBA > 0.8 mmol/L and 0.8 mmol/L and < 1.6 mmol/L. HIGHLIGHTS mm Periparturient mortality in goats have a great economic impact on the livelihood of marginal farmers. mm Reliable diagnostic indicators of negative energy balance in the primary stage of the disease are the need of the hour for better herd health management.ArticleItem Open Access முயல் வளர்ப்பு ஒரு கண்ணோட்டம்(SKM Animal Feeds and Foods (India) Private Ltd., 2018-03) Geetha, T.; Gnanaraj, Tensingh; TANUVAS