Volume 15, Issue 4 (2020) | American Journal of Animal and Veterinary Sciences

Epidemiological Characteristic of Animal Bite and Direct Economic Burden of Rabies Vaccination in the Southern of Iran

Vahid Rahmanian — 2020-10-06

American Journal of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, Published online: 6 October 2020; doi:10.3844/ajavsp.2020.245.251

The ever-increasing cases of animal bites caused by rabies, livestock losses, as well as economic damages are of utmost importance in developing countries. This study was conducted to determine the ep...

Nose Color of Charolais × British Crossbred Beef Steers Alters Body Weight at a Common Degree of Fatness and Marbling Score in Steers Reared Under Similar Management from Birth through Finishing

Zachary K. Smith — 2020-10-07

American Journal of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, Published online: 7 October 2020; doi:10.3844/ajavsp.2020.252.256

This study evaluated differences in nose color (Black or Pink) on carcass traits and mature body weight in Charolais × British crossbred beef steers. Steers (n = 180; 280±18.2 kg) were weaned and fe...

Morphology and Histochemistry of the Corpus Luteum (CL) of Ovaries of Pregnant and Infertile Cows

Evgeny Skovorodin — 2020-10-23

American Journal of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, Published online: 23 October 2020; doi:10.3844/ajavsp.2020.257.265

The purpose of our study is to study the functional morphology of the Corpus Luteum (CL) of the ovaries of pregnant and infertile cows in normal and pathological conditions. For that purpose, the ovar...

Beef Productivity of Limousine Cattle at Stable Keeping

Irina Vlasova — 2020-10-23

American Journal of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, Published online: 23 October 2020; doi:10.3844/ajavsp.2020.266.274

The regularities of the post-embryonic development of farm animals have been studied by numerous researchers. Their ontogenesis is a result of the complex interaction of animal genotype with those con...

Metabolic Markers of Insulin Resistance in Feline Hypertrophied Myocardium. Insulin Resistance in Heart Failure

Oleinikov Dmitrii Arkadievich — 2020-11-13

American Journal of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, Published online: 13 November 2020; doi:10.3844/ajavsp.2020.275.283

Investigation of myocardial tissue concentration of ATP, glucose transporters 1 and 4, pyruvate dehydrogenase, hexokinase 2, insulin receptor and adropin proteins, determining metabolic changes and po...

Effect of Probiotic Feed Additives on Honeybee Colonies Overwintering

Galina Mishukovskaya — 2020-11-18

American Journal of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, Published online: 18 November 2020; doi:10.3844/ajavsp.2020.284.290

The paper presents the study on the effect of two types of probiotic feed additives of different composition on the quality of honeybee colonies during wintering. Feed additive called SpasiPchel conta...

Population, World Production and Quality of Sheep and Goat Products

Mitra Mazinani — 2020-11-26

American Journal of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, Published online: 26 November 2020; doi:10.3844/ajavsp.2020.291.299

Sheep and goats are two of the first animals that were domesticated by humans. The initial reasons for raising these animals was meat, milk and dairy products, fleece and skin. Also, one of the most i...

Relationship of Longevity with Productive and Reproductive Variables in Nelore Cows of the Bolivian Tropic

Ikeda Atsuko — 2020-12-02

American Journal of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, Published online: 2 December 2020; doi:10.3844/ajavsp.2020.300.308

The objective of this study was to evaluate the relationship between longevity with productive and reproductive efficiency variables of Nelore cows in grazing systems in the Bolivian tropics. Retrospe...

Palm Oil Sludge Fermentation with Pleurotus ostreatus and its Application in Laying Quails' Ration

Ade Trisna — 2020-12-09

American Journal of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, Published online: 9 December 2020; doi:10.3844/ajavsp.2020.309.314

Palm oil sludge is a byproduct of palm oil processing which is still limited in its use as a constituent of poultry feed. This study aims to improve the quality of palm sludge fermented with Pleurotus...

Analysis of the Omega-3 Fatty Acids Content in Commercial Omega-3 Supplements in Arab Gulf Countries

Fatmah Alghamdi — 2020-12-14

American Journal of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, Published online: 14 December 2020; doi:10.3844/ajavsp.2020.315.322

The objective of this study was to analyze and compare the eicosapentaenoic acid (C20:5n3; EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (C22:6n3; DHA) content of omega-3 supplements sold in Arab Gulf Countries with ...