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Seroprevalence of anti‐Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis antibodies in female sheep in Tunisia
Paratuberculosis (Ptb) is a widespread chronic infection caused by Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis (Map) that affects both domestic and wild ruminants. Most of the studies focused on cattle while, the prevalence ...
Tunisian Consumer Quality Perception and Preferences for Dairy Products: Do Health and Sustainability Matter?
Consumer awareness about dairy quality increased in the last years, specifically after recent food incidents worldwide (aflatoxin contamination in Europe, 2013, E. coli outbreak in the USA, 2015). In Tunisia, food security ...
Botanical Composition and Species Diversity of Arid and Desert Rangelands in Tataouine, Tunisia
Natural rangelands occupy about 5.5 million hectares of Tunisia’s landmass, and 38% of this area is in Tataouine governorate. Although efforts towards natural restoration are increasing rapidly as a result of restoration ...
Phenotypic characterization of Tunisian sheep breeds for resistance to abomasal parasites
The aim of this work is to study the genetic resistance of the Barbarine sheep to GIN infestation. This is a preliminary paper about the phenotypic measurements that were collected and compiled in a single phenotype database. ...
Alien plants are less palatable to pest herbivores than native plants: evidence from cafeteria experiments in search of suitable plant species to restore degraded ecosystems
Nowadays, the ecology and evolutionary potential of alien species are the subjects of several ecological studies. The goal of this study was to compare the feeding preference of Arion ater on seedlings and leaves of alien ...
Chemical analyses and anthelmintic effects of Artemisia campestris essential oil
The present study aimed at analyzing the chemical composition and evaluating the in vitro and in vivo anthelmintic activity of Artemisia campestris essential oil aerial parts. The chemical composition was analysed by ...
Tick Infestation and Piroplasm Infection in Barbarine and Queue Fine de l’Ouest Autochthonous Sheep Breeds in Tunisia, North Africa
: As ticks and tick genetically resistant breeds to infestation by ticks may represent an alternative to the overuse of chemical drugs. The aim of this study was to assess if there is the main she in 17 small to middle ...
Potential distribution and the habitat suitability of the African mustard (Brassica tournefortii) in Tunisia in the context of climate change
The global warming resulting from anthropogenic activities is considered a major threat for the biodiversity in arid and semi-arid regions worldwide. North African countries in western Mediterranean basin, including Tunisia, ...
Supplementing Barbarine ewes every two days around mating does not hamper the reproductive performance in comparison to daily supplementation
Seventy Barbarine ewes were divided into two homogeneous groups and
received 1200 g/head/day of hay, supplemented with 400 g/head/day of concentrate, either daily (group C) or every two days (group A). The supplementation ...
Infestation of small ruminants by the metacestode stage of Taenia hydatigena in slaughterhouse, North East Tunisia
Background: Cysticercus tenuicollis (larvae of Taenia hydatigena) is a frequent cosmopolitan
endoparasite of ruminants. The infestation by this parasite is underestimated
since it is neither zoonotic nor inducing high ...