Effects of induced endometritis on the life-span of corpora lutea in pseudopregnant rabbits and incidence of spontaneous uterine infections related to fertility of breeding does.

A significant percentage of rabbit does fail to become pregnant after AI. We hypothesized that uterine infections induced by the insemination procedure are related to delayed luteolysis and high progesterone concentrations noted to present at the time of AI. The rabbits, randomly assigned to 4 groups (3 animals/group), were given 0.

The 1993 Italian foot-and-mouth disease epidemic: epidemiological features of the four outbreaks identified in Verona province (Veneto region).

Imported cattle gave rise to an epidemic of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) in Italy during 1993. Four outbreaks occurred in large housed beef herds in Verona province. Investigations revealed that there were no movements of livestock out of the infected premises and meteorological analyses suggested that the airborne spread of infectious particles had been limited by the anticyclonic conditions.