Volume 5, Issue 4 (2010) | American Journal of Animal and Veterinary Sciences

Adiponectin mRNA Expression in the Cat (Felis domesticus)

Angela L. Lusby — 2010-12-27

American Journal of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, Published online: 27 December 2010; doi:10.3844/ajavsp.2010.228.232

Problem statement: Adiponectin is a hormone expressed from adipose tissue in people, rodents and dogs. Adiponectin has anti-inflammatory action with beneficial effects on cardiovascular health and i...

Effects of Metabolite Combinations Produced by Lactobacillus plantarum on Plasma Cholesterol and Fatty Acids in Piglets

T. V. Thu — 2010-12-27

American Journal of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, Published online: 27 December 2010; doi:10.3844/ajavsp.2010.233.236

Problem statement: Hypercholesterol and fatty acids in plasma are the main causes for cardiovascular disease. Reduction of risk factors from diet that associated with cardiovascular disease has much...

Effects of Dietary Inclusion of Guar Meal Supplemented by β-Mannanase on Performance of Laying Hens, Egg Quality Characteristics and Diacritical Counts of White Blood Cells

Mohammad Ehsani — 2010-12-27

American Journal of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, Published online: 27 December 2010; doi:10.3844/ajavsp.2010.237.243

Problem statement: Using Guar Meal (GM) in poultry diets has being limited because of having β-mannan, one of the Nonstarch Polysaccharides (NSP). In this study we try evaluating effects of enzyme ...

Effects of Race Distance on Physical, Hematological and Biochemical Parameters of Endurance Horses

Lawan Adamu — 2010-12-27

American Journal of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, Published online: 27 December 2010; doi:10.3844/ajavsp.2010.244.248

Problem statement: Endurance horses are generally exposed to severe stress during endurance competitions. These horses are however conditioned to cover the long distances of the competitions at mode...

Monitoring the Chemical and Microbiological Changes During Ripening of Iranian Probiotic Low-Fat White Cheese

N. Sabbagh — 2010-12-27

American Journal of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, Published online: 27 December 2010; doi:10.3844/ajavsp.2010.249.257

Problem statement: The objective of this experiment was to manufacture an Iranianlow fat probiotic cheese. Approach: Iranian white brine cheeses (4 trials) were made by varyingprocesses, i.e., lower...

Synergistic Effect of Insulin on in vitro Development of Immature Bovine Oocytes

Mojtaba Dashtizad — 2010-12-31

American Journal of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, Published online: 31 December 2010; doi:10.3844/ajavsp.2010.258.265

Problem statement: Development of efficient culture system to support embryonic development would be valuable when quality of produced embryos was important. However, the rate of bovine embryo product...

The Effect of Heat or Heat-Xylose Processing on Nitrogen Fractions and in Situ/In Vitro Ruminal and Post-Ruminal Protein Disappearance of Guar Meal

Hossein Jahani-Azizabadi — 2010-12-27

American Journal of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, Published online: 27 December 2010; doi:10.3844/ajavsp.2010.266.273

Problem statement: Guar meal is a by-product consisting of hull and germ and is mostly used as a protein source in poultry and ruminant rations. The aim was to determine the effect of heat or heat-xyl...

Effects of Vitamin A on Growth Performance, Antioxidant Status and Blood Constituents in Lactating Grey Goat

Weiren Yang — 2010-12-27

American Journal of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, Published online: 27 December 2010; doi:10.3844/ajavsp.2010.274.281

Problem statement: It is regarded that vitamin A protects cells from damage by radicals which are believed to contribute to certain chronic diseases and regulates immune function of animals by protect...

Influence of Citric Acid and Microbial Phytase on Growth Performance and Carcass Characteristics of Broiler Chickens

Rouhollah Nourmohammadi — 2010-12-31

American Journal of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, Published online: 31 December 2010; doi:10.3844/ajavsp.2010.282.288

Problem statement: The aim of this study was to investigated the effects of adding citric acid and microbial phytase supplementation (Natuphos®) on growth performance and carcass characteristics of b...