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First insights into the microbiome of Tunisian Hyalomma ticks gained through next-generation sequencing with a special focus on H. scupense

: Soufiene Chaari, Mourad Rekik, Hadda-Imene Ouzari, Tarek Hajji, Mohamed Aziz Darghouth. Formal analysis: Hayet Benyedem, Abdelmalek Lekired, Moez Mhadhbi, Mokhtar Dhibi, Rihab Romdhane, Tarek Hajji ... . Funding acquisition: Soufiene Chaari, Mourad Rekik. Investigation: Hayet Benyedem, Mokhtar Dhibi, Rihab Romdhane, Tarek Hajji. Methodology: Moez Mhadhbi. Resources: Mokhtar Dhibi, Rihab Romdhane

Presence of antibodies against tick-borne encephalitis virus in sheep in Tunisia, North Africa

, Amman, Jordan Mourad Rekik AuthorsMédiha Khamassi Khbou View author publications You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar Rihab Romdhane View author publications You can also ... can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar Vanessa Suin View author publications You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar Mourad Rekik View author publications

The effect of constant dietary energy supply during late gestation and early lactation on performances of prolific D’man ewes

Effect of the infection with the nematode Haemonchus contortus (Strongylida: Trichostrongylidae) on the haematological, biochemical, clinical and reproductive traits in rams

This study aimed to investigate the effect of Haemonchus contortus infection on rams' haematological, biochemical and clinical parameters and reproductive performances. A total number of 12 Barbarine rams (control and infected) were included in the experiment. The infected group received 30 000 H. contortus third-stage larvae orally. Each ram's ejaculate was immediately evaluated...

Genome-wide scans identify known and novel regions associated with prolificacy and reproduction traits in a sub-Saharan African indigenous sheep (Ovis aries)

Maximizing the number of offspring born per female is a key functionality trait in commercial- and/or subsistence-oriented livestock enterprises. Although the number of offspring born is closely associated with female fertility and reproductive success, the genetic control of these traits remains poorly understood in sub-Saharan Africa livestock. Using selection signature...

Effect of the infection with the nematode Haemonchus contortus (Strongylida: Trichostrongylidae) on the haematological, biochemical, clinical and reproductive traits in rams

This study aimed to investigate the effect of Haemonchus contortus infection on rams' haematological, biochemical and clinical parameters and reproductive performances. A total number of 12 Barbarine rams (control and infected) were included in the experiment. The infected group received 30 000 H. contortus third-stage larvae orally. Each ram's ejaculate was immediately evaluated...

First molecular isolation of Mycoplasma ovis from small ruminants in North Africa

Eperythrozoonosis is a small ruminant disease caused by the bacterium Mycoplasma ovis (formerly known as Eperythrozoon ovis). Whilst acute infection in sheep may result in an anaemia and ill thrift syndrome, most animals do not develop clinical signs. Molecular methods were used to compare and evaluate the prevalence of infection with M. ovis in sheep and goats in Tunisia. A...

First molecular isolation of Mycoplasma ovis from small ruminants in North Africa

Eperythrozoonosis is a small ruminant disease caused by the bacterium Mycoplasma ovis (formerly known as Eperythrozoon ovis). Whilst acute infection in sheep may result in an anaemia and ill thrift syndrome, most animals do not develop clinical signs. Molecular methods were used to compare and evaluate the prevalence of infection with M. ovis in sheep and goats in Tunisia. A...

Prevalence of piroplasms in small ruminants in North-West Tunisia and the first genetic characterisation of Babesia ovis in Africa

In this study, the prevalence of piroplasms in sheep and goats was assessed with Giemsa-stained blood smear examination, PCR and nested PCR-restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) to identify Babesia and Theileria species, respectively, in 338 small ruminants (172 sheep and 166 goats) from three sites in North-West Tunisia during the 2011 summer season. The overall...

Differences in reproductive efficiency between female sheep of the Queue Fine de l'Ouest purebreed and their first cross with the D'Man