Volume 7, Issue 3 (2012) | American Journal of Animal and Veterinary Sciences

Abnormal Findings in Haemograms of Dachshund Puppies: Presumptive (Immunodeficiency) Familial Disease

Vanessa Turinelli — 2012-08-09

American Journal of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, Published online: 9 August 2012; doi:10.3844/ajavsp.2012.112.115

In a litter of seven Dachshund puppies, one subject was stillborn and six presented with diffuse skin infections characterized by dermatitis, abscessation, pustules, crusts and ulcers. Two of the pupp...

Effect of Fetal Serum and Follicular Liquor Supplementation on the In Vitro Production of Bovine Embryos

Clara Larocca — 2012-08-09

American Journal of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, Published online: 9 August 2012; doi:10.3844/ajavsp.2012.116.119

To optimize In Vitro Fertilization (IVF) results in bovines by lowering costs, comparing the efficiency of Fetal Calf Serum (FCS) (high cost) with respect to bovine Follicular Fluid (bFF) (low cost) a...

An Assessment of Echocardiography as a Diagnostic Tool for Dilated Cardiomyopathy in Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo)

Davida Kamara — 2012-08-15

American Journal of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, Published online: 15 August 2012; doi:10.3844/ajavsp.2012.120.125

Our understanding of the etiology of Dilated Cardiomyopathy (DCM), which affects about 5% of turkeys, is limited. This limitation may be due to the lack of an easy-to-use diagnostic tool with well-def...

Influence of Heirloom Tomato Polyphenol Extracts on Expression of Inflammation Genes in Bovine

Kwaku Gyenai — 2012-08-25

American Journal of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, Published online: 25 August 2012; doi:10.3844/ajavsp.2012.126.135

The effect of tomato on diseases of economic importance continues to be of broad interest. To evaluate these relationships, the effect of crude extracts of Cherokee purple tomato on pro-inflammatory g...

The Effect of Broiler Breeder Ages on the Qualitive and Quantitive Properties of the Egg

Shahabodin Gharahveysi — 2012-08-30

American Journal of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, Published online: 30 August 2012; doi:10.3844/ajavsp.2012.136.140

Broiler breeder age is one of the most important factors that affects on egg properties. However by increasing the age of broiler breeder flock, the quality of eggs and consequently the quality of the...

A Characterization of Inflammatory and Structural Markers within the Rumen Epithelium During Grain-Induced Ruminal Acidosis in Lactating Dairy Cattle

L. Dionissopoulos — 2012-09-19

American Journal of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, Published online: 19 September 2012; doi:10.3844/ajavsp.2012.141.148

The objective of this study was to characterize the mRNA and protein expression of inflammatory and structural genes in the rumen epithelium during grain-induced ruminal acidosis in lactating dairy ca...