IS IT POSSIBLE TO CONTROL BOVINE TUBERCULOSIS WITHOUT COMPENSATION? REVIEWING TEN YEARS OF THE CHILEAN PROGRAM AND ITS PROGRESS

Is it possible to control bovine tuberculosis without compensation? Reviewing ten years of the Chilean program and its progress

Abstract In 2011, the Chilean bovine tuberculosis Raw Seaweeds (bTB) program was launched by the Livestock and Agriculture Service (SAG) as a compulsory countrywide program based on testing and culling of bTB reactors at herd-owners expense.This review outlines the rationale and key components of the bTB program, and the dynamic changes that have o

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The renal hydatid cyst: report on 4 cases

The hydatid cyst is a frequent pathology in Morocco.All localizations are possible.However, renal hydatid cyst is still rare; it constitutes about 2.5 % of all localizations.We report 4 cases admitted at the Department of Pediatric Surgery of the University Hospital of Fes in the period running from February 2004 to January 2008.The four patients w

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CmRCC1 Gene From Pumpkin Confers Cold Tolerance in Tobacco by Modulating Root Architecture and Photosynthetic Activity

Low-temperature stress is the main limiting factor of cucurbit crop cultivation as it affects crop yield and quality.The identification of genes involved in cold tolerance is a crucial aspect of pumpkin rootstock breeding.Here, we examined the function of a pumpkin Regulator of Chromosome Condensation 1 (CmRCC1) gene in the root development and col

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