Microbiology deals with the study of microscopic life forms. It is a wide subject that branches out to many sub-fields. However, for the sake of this brief history of microbiology, we will look at microorganisms related to the food industry. What is microbiology? Microbiology is the study of microscopic organisms such as bacteria, fungi, algae, […]
Hardware Disease in Cattle: Healthy Cows Eat Magnets
Hardware disease in cattle, also known as bovine traumatic reticuloperotonitis, is one of the most overlooked phenomena by cattle farmers. Farmers are quick to deal with bacterial, viral, or fungal diseases but often ignore hardware disease, which is just as devastating. It is quite a serious disease given that cattle do not have the intelligence […]
Viral, Rickettsial and Parasitic Zoonoses: Diagnosis, Treatment, and Control Measures
Zoonotic diseases pose a greater health risk to humans. Viral zoonoses compound the risk since they spread fast and are hard to contain. On the other hand, other zoonoses like those of parasitic origin may not show any clinical symptom in their immediate host. When people consume products from such hosts, they get infected. One […]
Food Borne Diseases: Diagnosis, Treatment & Control
According to World Health Organization, food borne diseases are those diseases that enter the host through food; especially those that affect man and cause poisoning in animals. They are of two types, namely: Food-borne infections and Food-borne intoxications Food infections occur through consumption of contaminated foods or beverages. On the other hand, food intoxication occurs when […]