Volume 2, Issue 3 (2007) | American Journal of Animal and Veterinary Sciences

The Effect of Post-Mating Progesterone Supplement on Pregnancy and Lambing Rates of Ewes Bred Out-of-season

Mustafa Q. Husein — 2007-12-31

American Journal of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, Published online: 31 December 2007; doi:10.3844/ajavsp.2007.55.61

The objective of this experiment was to determine whether post-mating progesterone (P4) supplement improves pregnancy and lambing rates in ewes bred during the seasonal anestrous period. In June, 39 s...

Study on Mechanism of Ascites Syndrome of Broilers

J.L. Guo — 2007-09-30

American Journal of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, Published online: 30 September 2007; doi:10.3844/ajavsp.2007.62.65

Two hundred and forty male Cobb broilers were used to study the reasons of causing ascites. The results showed that cold ambient temperature could induce ascites (33.89% vs. 2.50%) and significantly i...

Clinical and Surgical Findings and Outcome Following Rumenotomy in Adult Dairy Cattle Affected with Recurrent Rumen Tympany Associated with Non-Metallic Foreign Bodies

Z. Bani Ismail — 2007-09-30

American Journal of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, Published online: 30 September 2007; doi:10.3844/ajavsp.2007.66.71

Medical records of 31 adult dairy cows suffering from recurrent rumen tympany for at least 1 month duration that underwent exploratory laparotomy and rumenotomy were reviewed and information was obtai...