Volume 5, Issue 2 (2010) | American Journal of Animal and Veterinary Sciences

Effect of Equilibration Temperature on In vitro Viability and Subsequent Embryo Development of Vitrified-Warmed Immature Bovine Oocytes

Hajarian Hadi — 2010-09-01

American Journal of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, Published online: 1 September 2010; doi:10.3844/ajavsp.2010.71.75

Problem statement: Vitrification is replacing conventional slow freezing to cryopreserve gametes and embryos especially for in vitro production of embryo in domestic animal species. However, the resul...

Effects of Flavomycin on Ruminal Fermentation, In Situ Degradability and In Vivo Digestibility in Bovine Fed Sugarcane Diets

S.M. Mogentale — 2010-06-30

American Journal of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, Published online: 30 June 2010; doi:10.3844/ajavsp.2010.76.85

Problem statement: The aim of the present study was to characterize and differentiate the effects of addition of flavomycin or monensin on ruminal fermentation and degradability as well as on total di...

Prevalence of Stray Dogs with Intestinal Protozoan Parasites

Mohammad Mirzaei — 2010-06-30

American Journal of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, Published online: 30 June 2010; doi:10.3844/ajavsp.2010.86.90

Problem statement: Intestinal protozoan parasites are important enteropathogens in dogs. Moreover, several canine intestinal protozoan parasites are zoonotic and are considered important to public hea...

Determination of Adhesin Encoding Genes in Escherichia coli Isolates from Omphalitis of Chicks

Reza Ghanbarpour — 2010-06-30

American Journal of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, Published online: 30 June 2010; doi:10.3844/ajavsp.2010.91.96

Problem statement: Omphalitis is one of the most common causes of mortality in chicks during the first week after hatching. Escherichia coli strains are the most common isolated bacteria from omphal...

Influence of Dietary Beta-1,3/1,6-Glucans on Clinical Signs of Canine Osteoarthritis in a Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial

A.C. Beynen — 2010-06-30

American Journal of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, Published online: 30 June 2010; doi:10.3844/ajavsp.2010.97.101

Problem statement: There are indications for a beneficial effect of beta-1,3/1,6-glucans on the clinical signs of dogs with osteoarthritis. Data from a controlled trial were necessary to prove or disp...

Oral Administration of Gelatin Hydrolysate Reduces Clinical Signs of Canine Osteoarthritis in a Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial

A.C. Beynen — 2010-06-30

American Journal of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, Published online: 30 June 2010; doi:10.3844/ajavsp.2010.102.106

Problem statement: There are indications that the intake of gelatin hydrolysate has a beneficial impact on the clinical signs of osteoarthritis in dogs. Data from a controlled trial were required to s...

Permanent Urethrostomy for Treatment of Caprine Hypospadias

Omid Azari — 2010-06-30

American Journal of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, Published online: 30 June 2010; doi:10.3844/ajavsp.2010.107.110

Hypospadias, a more extreme form of congenital urethral defect, is seen in young phenotypically male goats. In hypospadias, the urethra remains open on the ventral surface of the penis and is visible ...

Nephrocalcinosis in Female Rats Fed Diets Containing Either Pectin or Cellulose

Ahmed Alhaidary — 2010-06-30

American Journal of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, Published online: 30 June 2010; doi:10.3844/ajavsp.2010.111.116

Problem statement: There is evidence that the type of fiber influences the development of nephrocalcinosis in rats, but the effect of pectin was unknown. Approach: The effects of dietary pectin and ce...

Nephrocalcinosis in Female Rats Fed Diets Containing Either Pectin, Galacturonic Acid or Glucose

H.E. Mohamed — 2010-06-30

American Journal of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, Published online: 30 June 2010; doi:10.3844/ajavsp.2010.117.120

Problem statement: In our earlier study, dietary pectin has been shown to promote nephrocalcinosis in rats when compared with the feeding of cellulose. It was not known whether this pectin effect rela...

Effects of Supplemental Fat to Low Metabolizable Energy Diets on Cholesterol and Triglyceride Contents of Broiler Meat

Mansour Rezaei — 2010-06-30

American Journal of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, Published online: 30 June 2010; doi:10.3844/ajavsp.2010.121.126

Problem statement: Modern diets high in Saturated Fatty Acids (SFA) and low in Monounsaturated (MUFA) and Polyunsaturated (PUFA) fatty acids are mostly blamed for the increased incidence of cardiova...

Effect of Calcium Supplementation on Growth, Nutrient Digestibility and Fecal Lactobacilli in Dairy Calves

C. Yuangklang — 2010-06-30

American Journal of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, Published online: 30 June 2010; doi:10.3844/ajavsp.2010.127.131

Problem statement: Based on earlier studies in veal calves and rats, the hypothesis tested was that high calcium intakes by ruminating dairy calves reduce fat digestibility, but do not affect growth p...

Effect of Sugar Cane Extract, Commercial Probiotic and their Mixture on Growth Performance and Intestinal Histology in Broiler Chickens

Oraya Khambualai — 2010-06-30

American Journal of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, Published online: 30 June 2010; doi:10.3844/ajavsp.2010.132.138

Problem statement: As the intestinal function is intimately affected by fed diets, many kinds of natural substances and probiotics have been supplemented to broilers to raise poultry productivity due ...

Osteoporosis Induction in Animal Model

Kamran Kaveh — 2010-06-30

American Journal of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, Published online: 30 June 2010; doi:10.3844/ajavsp.2010.139.145

Problem statement: Osteoporosis; the major health problem is an imperative disease requires a significant attention to discover different aspects of this threatening abnormality. There are some prob...

Isolation and Identification of Epiphytic Lactic Acid Bacteria from Guinea Grass (Panicum maximum)

M. Pasebani — 2010-06-30

American Journal of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, Published online: 30 June 2010; doi:10.3844/ajavsp.2010.146.150

Problem statement: Bacteria can perform a variety of beneficial functions, for example many lactic acid bacteria are responsible for fermentation of silage in the process of forage conservation. In th...

Adding Medicinal Herbs Including Garlic (Allium sativum) and Thyme (Thymus vulgaris) to Diet of Laying Hens and Evaluating Productive Performance and Egg Quality Characteristics

R. Ghasemi — 2010-06-30

American Journal of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, Published online: 30 June 2010; doi:10.3844/ajavsp.2010.151.154

Problem statement: In trying to finding phytogenic antibiotic-substitutes this study was done and effects of adding graded levels of Medicinal Herbs (MH) including garlic (Allium sativum) and thyme (...

The Prevalence of Linguatula serrata Nymphs in Mesenteric Lymph Nodes in Cattle

Saeid R. Nourollahi Fard — 2010-06-30

American Journal of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, Published online: 30 June 2010; doi:10.3844/ajavsp.2010.155.158

Problem statement: The Linguatula serrata is one of the parasitic zoonoses. Human beings may also be infected by both the nymph stage, a condition called nasopharyngeal linguatulosis or Halzoun syndro...

Histological Study of Cervix Uteri in Caspian Miniature Horse

M. Rezaian — 2010-06-30

American Journal of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, Published online: 30 June 2010; doi:10.3844/ajavsp.2010.159.162

Problem statement: Uterine cervix which separates the uterus from the vagina, shows remarkable anatomical and histological differences among mammalian species. Since no cleared observations have been ...

Immune Response and Pasteurella Resistance in Rabbits Fed Diets Containing Various Amounts of Black Cumin Seeds

Nabiela M. El Bagir — 2010-06-30

American Journal of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, Published online: 30 June 2010; doi:10.3844/ajavsp.2010.163.167

Problem statement: The consumption of black cumin (Nigella sativa) seed has immunomodulatory and anti-bacterial activity, but in rabbits this had not yet been tested. Approach: In the present stu...